Malawi Congress Party (MCP) top brass took turns in branding governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as a “kambelembele” [crooked] administration because lits eaders are busy enriching themselves through corrupt means and that the party carries abductions and killings. The outspoken National Youth Director for MCP Richard Chimwendo Banda, the political podium orator of the moment, was the […]
Livingstonia Synod of the CCAP and the government on Tuesday tussled and had a prolonged tug of war after the government single handedly removed vice president Saulos Chilima and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera from the list of people to make eulogies at the funeral ceremony of Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe at Bolero in Rumphi. Master […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first vice-president Mohammad Sidik Mia who has been picked as party resident Lazarus Chakwera’s running mate in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections presidential race, has assured him of an “easy entrance” to State House next year. Chakwera , who is also leader of opposition in Parliament, declared at a rally in Monkey […]
Political analysts say Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s declaration of his party’s first vice-president Mohammad Sidik Mia as his running mate in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections presidential race.has slammed the door for an electoral alliance talks . Chakwera has become the first aspiring presidential candidate to declare Mia would be his […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that his second-in-command Mohammed Sidik Mia will be his running mate in the May 21 2019 presidential elections and that the two have the ability to wrestle power from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chakwera disclosed this at Mtakataka ground in Mangochi on Sunday after addressing a […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has given in to president Peter Mutharika to hold his whistle stop tours this afternoob in Mangochi while Lazarus Chakwera has rescheduled his to Sunday. MCP publicist Maurice Munthali said the rescheduling of the whistle stop tours and a rally in Mangochi to tomorrow follows a meeting the Leader […]
Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it will go ahead with its planned whistle stop tours and a rally in Mangochi on Saturday although the District Commissioner has advised the party to put it on hold. The District Commissioner wrote the party on Thursday to put the whistle stop tours and the rally […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has declared it is a national priority to overthrow, through the ballot, the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and has told President Peter Mutharika to “start packing”, showing confidence that he would be able to defeat the incumbent in the May 21 2019 presidential elections. “Well, start packing. […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera who has set his hopes on becoming the country’s next President has unveiled a five-point plan to kick-start Malawi’s stalled development. Addressing a news conference on Sunday at his Namiwawa Residence in Blantyre after his rally at Zingangwa Secondary School ground was earlier disrupted by heavy downpour, Chakwera […]
The outspoken National Youth Director for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Richard Chimwendo Banda says the youth in the country are okay with party vice President Sidik Mia as torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera’s running mate in next year’s watershed election. Chimwendo spoke during a rally MCP organized at ZingangwaSecondary School ground in Blantyre city which […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has said Malawians have a rare and real opportunity on May 21 2019 to disabuse themselves of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government which balmed for the socio-economic woes facing the country. Chakwera, speaking during Tambala Night fundraising event hosted by the party in Blantyre on Friday, said […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lakeshore regional chairperson Augustine Chidzanja on Tuesday rubbished talks that MCP would form an electoral alliance, arguing that that the country’s oldest party is very powerful and capable of dislodging the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from power in 2019. Chidzanja made the remarks during an impromptu rally the party’s […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has hinted that his second-in-command Mohammed Sidik Mia may be chosen as running mate in the 2019 presidential elections and that the two have the ability to wrestle power from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Speaking during a rally he addressed in Mchinji on Sunday televised live on Times […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) torchbearer in the May 21 2019 tripartite elections Lazarus Chakwera and his deputy Sidik Mia on Saturday conducted whistle stop tours in Dowa where the main message was focussed on assuring people that once voted into power the party is geared to change living standards of Malawians. Chakwera took time […]
I have patiently been waiting for the country’s major presidential aspirants to outline their policy positions on how to improve the Malawi economy. I have listened to Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Peter Mutharika, Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera, People’s Party’s (PP) Joyce Banda and UTM’s Saulos Chilima. From Mutharika, all I have heard is […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) the biggest opposition to President Peter Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said there are no discussions for a possible electoral partnership with the former governing People’s Party (PP) and the new party UTM ahead of May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. MCP publicity secretary the Reverend Maurice Munthali said his party […]
The May 21 2019 presidential elections will be a three-horse race between incumbent President Peter Mutharika, leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera and State Vice-President Saulos Chilima, an analyst has said. Governance expert and commentator Makhumbi Munthali cited the recent survey conducted by the Zomba-based Institute of Public Opinion and Research (Ipor) between August and September […]
There is great possibility of electoral partnerships in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections but analysts have doubted the possibility of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and and the newly registered party, UTM led by Vice-President Saulos Chilima, working together. The analysts were commenting on reports confirmed by MCP publicity secretary the Reverend Maurice Munthali […]