President Peter Mutharika is back in Malawi. The President returned through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe from South Africa, where he spent three weeks on a private visit. He arrived around 4.15pm on a chartered plane, accompanied by First Lady Gertrude Mutharika. Mutharika has returned to Malawi aboard a Bombardier Global 5000 twin jet, registration […]
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has challenged President Peter Mutharika’s directive to postpone the Fourth Meeting of Parliament, saying the President has no constitutional power to issue it and urging Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleman to reconsider. In a press statement issued on October 30, 2026, MLS Chairperson Davis Mthakati Njobvu said Section […]
A row has erupted over the postponement of Malawi’s Mid-Year Budget Review Meeting, with an opposition youth leader accusing President Peter Mutharika of misleading the public about the fate of the crucial parliamentary sitting. Moses Malondera, youth director of the MCP, launched a fierce attack on the President after Parliament announced that the review meeting, […]
President Peter Mutharika has postponed the fourth meeting of the 52nd session of Parliament until the next Budget Meeting, saying the government needs to direct money to the El Niño crisis and the fuel situation. The instruction is set out in a letter dated 23 October 2026 from State House in Lilongwe, addressed to the […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has entered the debate over President Peter Mutharika’s extended private visit to South Africa, arguing that the government’s limited communication on the matter is fuelling legitimate public concern about leadership and accountability. In a statement released on 27 October, PAC maintained that while government officials have repeatedly assured the public […]
Legal experts say President Peter Mutharika’s three-week stay in South Africa does not violate the Constitution, although some have raised questions about public communication over the trip. It is his fifth such trip since returning to office after the September 2025 election and, in the absence of any fuller explanation, speculation has flourished. Yet before […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called on the government to provide what it describes as “credible and verifiable” assurances about President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s ability to carry out his duties, following his extended stay in South Africa. The call comes after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Peter Mukhito said he met the […]
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has publicly challenged Vice President Dr Jane Mayemu Ansah to reveal whether she remains in contact with President Arthur Peter Mutharika, intensifying scrutiny over communication at the highest levels of government. In a strongly worded Facebook post, Kabambe said Malawians deserved clear and timely information about the state of the country’s […]
Party secretary general Peter Mukhito says he met the President in South Africa and dismisses claims he is bedridden. Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party has rejected rumours about the health of President Arthur Peter Mutharika, saying he is well and continuing to govern. In a statement dated October 25, 2026, party secretary general Peter Mukhito […]
Fuel shortages, power cuts and empty pharmacy shelves are putting lives at risk, but the President is abroad, the Energy Minister has said little, and the government has offered no explanation Malawians are facing a triple crisis of fuel shortages, erratic electricity supply and dwindling stocks of essential medicines, and their leaders have gone quiet, […]
Malawi’s opposition has urged Vice-President Jane Ansah to address the nation over the absence of President Peter Mutharika, who is currently on a trip abroad that the government describes as private. Speaking at a briefing in Lilongwe, Moses Kunkuyu, campaign director of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), told Ansah to “wake up and tell us […]
Questions are mounting over the prolonged absence of President Peter Mutharika from Malawi, as the country struggles with fuel shortages, empty hospital shelves and deepening economic hardship. The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused the government of leaving anxious citizens in the dark. Speaking in Lilongwe, MCP campaign director Moses Kunkuyu demanded urgent answers […]
On the morning of 5 April 2012, Malawians woke up to the same hardships that had defined the previous two years. Foreign exchange had dried up, fuel queues stretched for miles, money was scarce and public hospitals lacked even basic medicines. Public frustration was growing, and the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) had just called on […]
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has delivered a blunt warning to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members, telling ambitious figures to stop tearing each other down in the race for power and instead focus on helping President Peter Mutharika rebuild Malawi. Speaking as guest of honour at this year’s Mulhako wa Alhomwe Cultural Festival in Chonde, Mulanje, […]
The chairperson of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe Cultural Festival has warned politicians and people jostling for leadership positions not to bring divisions into the organisation, saying anyone who insults President Peter Mutharika will face action. Muchanakhwaye Mpuluka said the organisation is not a political party and will act against anyone who introduces partisan politics into […]
A video clip of Vice-President Jane Ansah urging Malawians to remain vigilant has resurfaced on social media, prompting widespread discussion as President Peter Mutharika remains in South Africa on a private visit. The clip, in which Dr Ansah says, “When you see smoke, whatever it is, there must be fire,” has been shared extensively online […]
Chief Secretary Justin Saidi dismisses critics as pushing ‘propaganda’, while an academic and a rights chief say the public is entitled to know more The government will not disclose details of President Peter Mutharika’s private trips abroad, Chief Secretary Justin Saidi has said, dismissing critics’ questions as propaganda. Saidi said: “Private is private. It is […]
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has ignited debate over presidential accountability and the continuity of government, questioning who assumes responsibility for the affairs of the state when the Head of State is away on a private trip. In a statement that places transparency and constitutional governance at the centre of public discourse, Kabambe drew a distinction […]