Malawi government’s recent attack on former president Joyce Banda that she embarrassed the country at United Nations (UN) meetings has been described as “baseless, malicious and unfounded” by opposition People’s Party (PP). Banda has been attending various meetings in the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in United States of America (USA) after being invited […]
Malawi former governing Peoples Party (PP) has formed a shadow Cabinet in Parliament. The PP shadow Cabinet comprises 18 members and four deputies with leader of the party in National Assembly, Uladi Mussa named as spokesman for Home Affairs and Internal Security. The party’s vice president (north), Harry Mkandawire, has been named as spokesman of […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi said the decision the party’s leadership made to pull out of the forthcoming By-elections was made without a blessing of the national executive committee. PP president Joyce Banda earlier this month ordered the party to pull out of the elections set for next month after […]
Seven members of parliament from Malawi’s second opposition party, the People’s Party (PP), Thursday walked out of the house in protest over decision by second deputy speaker Clement Chiwaya’s decision to boot out its outspoken Mzimba Hora MP, Christopher Mzomera Ngwira. Pandemonium broke out in Lilongwe, the seat of parliament, when Minister of Education Emmanuel […]
Somber mood has again struck the Peoples Party (PP) in Malawi’s Northern Region. Barely five days after it buried its Mzuzu city’s Chibanja South ward counselor Charles Nyirongo who police reported was killed in a love affair fight over a divorced woman the party also has lost its Karonga South counselor Wilson Kafwirangachi Nyirenda. According […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi has obtained Stay Order from the High Court against the party’s president, Joyce Banda’s decision to pull out of the forthcoming By-elections. The party last week ordered its members to pull out of the elections set for next month after the party’s lost confidence in […]
People’s Party (PP) has described its Secretary General (SG) Paul Maulidi as a “confused man” who is succumbing to personal egos against what his party stands for. The attack on Maulidi follows the SG’s decision of dragging the party, mainly its founder former President Joyce Banda to court for attempting to prevent him from contesting […]
Six members of the former ruling People’s Party (PP), among them the party’s General Secretary Paul Maulidi, will participate in the October 7 by-elections, defying the party’s order not to contest on PP ticket. Maulidi is contesting for Blantyre North parliamentary seat while the other five will contest in Local Government by-elections. PP, founded by former President […]
Malawi’s immediate former president Joyce Banda has said she cannot claim to be an automatic candidate for her People’s Party (PP)in 2019 presidential elections, saying the party will decide in 2017 democratic convention in which she wants to contest. Banda’s stand is is in sharp contrast to President Peter Mutharika who has declared himself a […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) secretary general Paul Maulidi has dragged to court the party’s leader and former president Joyce Banda and the party for ordering him to withdraw his parliamentary candidate in Blantyre North October 7 by-elections. PP spokesperson, Ken Msonda said the party made a decision to pull out of the elections after […]
Controversy has ensued between the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) and opposition Peoples Party (PP) over the latter’s decision to pull out of the forthcoming By-elections with the Commission insisting the party is still contesting in the polls. Mec says PP has not followed proper procedures in communicating of its decision to pull out of the […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) has lost one of its Councillors in Mzuzu, Charles Nyirongo, who was injured in a fight over a woman and eventually died at Mzuzu Central Hospital. Mzuzu Police Public Relations Officer, Maurice Chapola confirmed to Nyasa Times that Nyirongo died due to injuries sustained in a fight with Sangwani Chirambo […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) has said it is not going to field a candidate for next month’s Thyolo East parliamentary by-elections because of the May 20 fraudulent polls. Mpinganjira said in a media statement that “there was massive cheating in the May 20 Tripartite Elections and that Malawi Electoral Commission [MEC] played a key […]
Leader of the People’s Party (PP) Joyce Banda on Saturday met district and regional committee members of the party in Eastern Province, urging them to put the past behind them and to remain united “as children of one family”. The meeting, which was held at Domasi in Zomba, also attracted hundreds of non position holders […]
When Peter Mutharika was declared President of the Republic of Malawi, his newly appointed Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, perhaps due to the excitement of a new job after staying too long in the wilderness, hinted at abandoning the economic policies that were pursued by the previous government of Joyce Banda, including abandoning the automatic fuel […]
I have little sympathy for Ken Zikhale Ng’oma after he has been left with an egg all over his face. He was told in plain language that spineless nomadic politicians without any belief and principles like him are no longer welcome in the ruling DPP. For many years now, Zikhale has shamelessly moved from one […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) says it is reconsidering its desire to participate in the forthcoming by-elections in two constituencies and five wards after questioning the credibility of Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) to conduct free and fair elections. Mec has been under fire following numerous irregularities that marred the controversial May elections won by Democratic […]
Malawi ex-leader Joyce Banda has said she believes that Malawi is better off as one nation and not having region separating from the nation to standalone. The immediate past Head of State said in veiled reference to the secession campaign of North Malawi. She was speaking in Chintheche, Nkhatabay when she met members of her […]