Firebrand politician-cum-evengalist Brown Mpinganjira, has taken over as acting president of former ruling People’s Party (PP) during Malawi’s first female president, Joyce Banda abscence. It is now over three months since Banda left the country for her international engagements. Her PR officier Andekuche Chanthunya said Banda was continuing with her “philanthropy tour of duty”. He […]
Elections to put in place new office bearers for Zomba Central Market committee were deferred to another date Friday as contestants failed to agree on the voting procedure. There has been an intensive campaign by the five contestants for the past few weeks. They are the outgoing chairperson Ayatu Chidothi who aligns himself with People’s Party (PP), […]
Some vendors believed to be ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) followers have demolished stalks and other structures belonging to vendors seen to be sympathisers of the former ruling People’s Party (PP) at Limbe Flea Market in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre. The incident, according to sources, happened Friday night, few days after some people also suspected […]
Violence reared its ugly head on Thursday afternoon when Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youths clad in their party regalia, some wielding panga knifes, gatecrashed Peoples Party (PP) rally that was being addressed by party northern region chairman Rev Chimwemwe Mzomera Ngwira in Chitipa. The actions of the DPP youth provoked PP supporters who immediately sought […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) has demanded Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe to resign for misleading the nation on recent salary hike for President, Parliamentarians and cabinet ministers. Over the weekend Gondwe and other government agents were forced to clarify and justify the pay hike amid economic crisis, and President Peter Mutharika and his vice, […]
The former governing Peoples Party (PP) has started reorganizing itself in readiness for 2019 with its acting secretary General Paul Maulidi replaced and deputy spokesman Ken Msonda finally confirmed as Publicity Secretary. The party’s politburo on Friday elected former parliamentarian Ibrahim Matola to replace Maulidi following a fall-out with the party’s leadership. Speaking at a […]
People’s Party of former president Joyce Banda has accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of using businessman Oswald Lutepo, the chief suspect in the systematic plunder of government money, dubbed ‘cashgate’, to slander Banda and drag her in the matter “to divert attention” to the country’s ailing economy. Lutepo gave an interview on Zodiak Broadcasting […]
Malawi’s renowned musician cum-politician Lucius Banda, who is also United Democratic Front (UDF) leader in parliament, has advised former ruling People’s Party (PP) loyalists to be criticising President Peter Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government wisely to avoid being perceived as “crying babies”. Five months in power, President Mutharika has faced criticism […]
Former ruling Peoples Party (PP) has defended President Peter Mutharika’s decision to appoint civil society and non-governmental Organisations’ leaders into boards of parastatals. There have been growing fears that the drafting of the CSO and NGO leaders into parastatals would eventually silence the civil society from its noble duty of providing check and balances against […]
The recent cosiness between President Peter Mutharika and former President, Bakili Muluzi -him of the political engineer fame – is more than just a quest for political correctness by the DPP as it seems ‘Atcheya’ is in for some form of ‘consultancy’ to use his ‘engineering’ to help prop up the seemingly ‘dull’ politics of […]
Malawi former ruling People’s Party (PP) has been evicted from their offices in Sunny Side, in Blantyre by government. PP spokesman Ken Msonda confirmed the eviction, saying it was “politically motivated” as he party did everything to occupy the building according to procedure and law. “We followed all procedures and law including paying bills to […]
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has called on politicians in the country to learn to co-exist and work together despite coming from different political parties. Mrs Mutharika spoke on Friday night when she hosted Malawi Members of Parliament who are members to the Pan-African Parliament-PAP to a dinner in Johannesburg South Africa, where she also […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) says will appoint a new acting Secretary General (SG) replacing Paul Maulidi who is considered to have ‘constructively resigned’ from the party after participating in the recent by-elections. Maulidi and five other PP members defied the party’s order to pull out of the by-elections on argument that it has lost […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has been embroiled in war of words with the opposition Peoples Party (PP) after the party’s refusal to be summoned over a press release it issued pulling out of last week’s by-elections. Last month PP pulled out of the by-elections on argument that it has lost faith in Mec’s ability to […]
Malawi opposition has criticised the appointment of financial expert, LucasKondowe, as the new anti corruption czar to lead the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday appointed Kondowe, First Merchant Bank (FMB) General Manager for Finance, Planning and Strategy to head the graft-busting body replacing Justice Renzine Mzikamanda. Kondowe’s appointment is subject to the […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) is in the process of rebranding and rebuilding following its electoral defeat to the DPP in May’s election.. In an interview with Nyasa Times, PP vice president and parliamentary leader Uladi Mussa said the party intend to have stock-taking exercise on what went wrong and what should be done to […]
The High Court in Lilongwe on Monday threw out a Stay Order former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi obtained against the party president, Joyce Banda’s decision to pull out of the by-elections. The court’s ruling has been made hours before Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) conducts by-elections in two constituencies and five wards on […]
President Peter Mutharika has rejected suggestions that his government is not revealing names faulted in the report by British audit firm, Baker Tilly, on Cashgate because some of his ministers or members of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are implicated. Mutharika told the local media in Malawi’s commercial, Blantyre, that the former ruling People’s Party […]