Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is also presidential candidate for UTM party, has pocked fun at the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and People Party (PP) alliance, saying two parties-one which lost in 1994 elections and the other one which lost in 2014 have joined forces to lose again on May 21. Chilima said this on Saturday […]
In a typical case of counting eggs before they are hatched and defying Malawi Congress Party (MCP) purpoted servant leadership philosophy, Lazarus Chakwera’s political partner, former president Joyce Banda, says some People’s Party (PP) legislators will be offered Cabinet posts should MCP win the May 21 elections. According to Zodiak, Banda made the remarks at […]
Peoples Party (PP) say it will not field a parliamentary candidate in Nkhotakota central constituency following the death of its candidate last month. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) decided to register the parliamentary candidates again following the death of Andrew Mlotha last month. But PP spokesperson Ackson Kalaile Banda said there is no time to […]
People’s Party (PP) is yet to decide on whether they are going to field in another parliamentary candidate or support the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate for Nkhotakota Central Constituency following the death of Andrew Justice Mlotha who was the aspirant for the party. Speaking in an interview, PP spokesperson Ackson Kalaile Banda said the […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has denied that it coerced the ruling People’s Party (PP) for an electoral alliance but were rebuffed hence in retribution wants to arrest its leader Joyce Banda. DPP publicity secretary Nicholas Dausi, who is also Minister for Homeland Security, said his party has never spoken to PP because it […]
People’s Party (PP) has said threats by government that former President Joyce Banda’s warrant of arrest is still alive and valid are politically inspired because Banda has rebuffed governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for an electoral alliance. Addressing a news conference in Mzuzu on Saturday, PP spokesman Ackson Kalaile Banda, PP Vice President for Northern […]
In a twist of events, United Democratic Front (UDF), has disputed reports of supporting People’s Party (PP), saying those are cheap rumours propagated by ill-motive people. This comes weeks after PP District Governor for Chiradzulu, Jonas Shaibu, announced at a political rally that the whole committee of UDF had defected to PP. According to Shaibu, […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) vice president for eastern region, Lilian Patel has accused Peoples Party (PP) leadership for taking Malawians for granted. Patel made the accusation on Wednesday in Zomba during a whistle stop tour she conducted in the district. She said this following Peoples Party (PP) and its leadership’s decision to endorse Malawi […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members in Mzuzu on Sunday accused Mchengautuwa West Ward aspiring Councillor for People’s Party (PP), Luis Tembo, for campaigning for himself at DPP rally in Mzuzu. Tembo, who is one of block leaders in the area, was introduced at the rally, at Mum Primary School ground at Mchengautuwa, as a representative […]
People’s Party (PP) depuy publicity secretary, Faustace Chirwa has resigned from the party, a few days after the party’s leader and former president, Joyce Banda, endorsed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Dr. Lazarus Chakwera candidature ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Banda withdrew from the presidential race citing national unity above personal ambitions. […]
The People’s Party (PP) deputy regional secretary for the South, Leonard Mphiza, has last year made a name after competing with party president Joyce Banda at the elective convention on Monday announced his resignation from the post and withdrew his membership because Banda withdrew from the presidential race in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections […]
Malawi’s former president, Joyce Banda, has again denied any involvement in the Cashgate, the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill, saying she has evidence the corruption scandal exposed under her watch in 2013 had started during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime before she became Head of State in 2012. JB, as Banda is […]
Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has said they have agreed to endorse Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera in the May 21 Tripartite Elections because MCP gives them a better deal than UTM party. Banda in February endorsed UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima but the outfit unceremoniously pulled […]
People’s Party (PP) spokesman for finance in Parliament, John Chikalimba queried Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe to explain the progress regarding the proposed construction of houses for all security personnel. Chikalimba, who is legislator for Zomba Changalume, said soldiers and police officers continue to live in the houses which are in bad shape and insufficient. The houses, which […]
TIt’s not so uncommon for politicians to have the damned-you-do and damned-you-don’t moment. In polarised society, almost every move politicians make will draw a negative reaction from certain quarters. Truth be told, our politicians have let this country down again and again as well so it’s no surprise they are not held in high regard […]
The electoral alliance between Malawi’s main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and recent former State President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) will assure Malawians on which political parties are for a government of National Unity. This has been assured by MCP Eastern Region director of political affairs, Benson Jackson (BJ) Ojesi, who said Malawi needs […]
Political analysts have tipped Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that it has an upper hand to win the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections after former president Joyce Banda announced on Thursday that she has withdrawn her presidential bid and endorsed opposition frontrunner Lazarus Chakwera of MCP. MCP, which governed the country in a one-party dictatorship from […]
Former president Joyce Banda has withdrawn from presidential race for the May 21 2019 elections after her People’s Party (PP) formed an electoral alliance with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to take on the ruling party, a joint statement said Thursday. The announcement comes after Nyasa Times earlier reported that PP national executive committee (NEC) members […]