A representative of former president Joyce Banda and other top Peoples Party (PP) officials on Saturday graced the “welcome rally” of politician Sidik Mia into main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) heightening speculation the two rallies are set for an alliance to dislodge the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from power. Roy Kachale, first born son to […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday unveiled Muhammad Sidik Mia as a party member, ending months of speculations about his political future. The unveiling took place at Ngabu in Chikwawa where thousands of people converged at the political rally. “I am welcoming you in MCP. Together we will be stronger to build […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will hold parallel rallies in Ngabu, Chikwawa on Saturday and Sunday, setting the stage for a possible stand-off. The political outfits will hold parallel rallies in Lower Shire as they fight for control of the area as MCP is set to welcome […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has revealed that there is resistance against his reformist agenda to shade off the bad image of the party amid a growing push for a convention he believes is designed to stop the changes going on in the party. MCP, the country’s oldest party, has always been labelled as a party of […]
Opposition leader and president ofMalawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera, on Friday cheered up victims of Bingu National Stadium stampede-tragedy where 8 people lost their lives and 45 others were injured. Chakwera speaking soon after the visit said he was deeply touched over the untimely death of the the seven children and one elder. Chakwera […]
Marginalized Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentarian, Jessie Kabwila has questioned the party’s extension of an olive branch to rebelling factions, arguing they should stop cheating the nation. MCP president Lazarus Chakwera a week ago met National Executive Committee (NEC) in Lilongwe where among other things they agreed to call for the convention next year and […]
Main opposition Malawi Cogress Party (MCP) has extended olive branch to party ‘rebels’ and asked them to come back and work with the leadership in a move to end political squabbles. Party acting spokesperson Eisenhower Mkaka confirmed the development on Sunday, saying party president Lazarus Chakwera summoned the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which was […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Grelzedar Jeffery, has blemished Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Dr. Lazarus Chakwera saying his predecessor John Tembo was a much better threat to DPP than him. Speaking during a public rally in Mulanje recently, Jeffery said DPP is not afraid of Chakwera and other party leaders as they cannot […]
After months of damaging infighting in the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda have agreed to ”bury the hatchet” with party president Lazarus Chakwera over their differences, Nyasa Times understands. Kaliwo and Kaunda who announced the party would be holding a national convention from July 7 to 9 […]
Members of parliament for opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have said party secretary General Gustav Kaliwo has constructively resigned from the position he was appointed by MCP president Lazarus Chakwera, saying he should voluntarily withdraw his membership, accusing him of insubordination. Addressing a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Lilongwe, 40 members of parliament […]
The troubled opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has not contested against the calls by a grouping of party rebels led by Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo to hold an emergency convention slated for next month and Kaliwo has said its all shystems go for the indaba. Following the failure by the party to legally challenge the calls, Kaliwo […]
South Africa-based Malawian Major Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has warned opposition leader Reverend Lazarus Chakwera to rebuke his son, Nick, against attacking him and his Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) on social media. Bushiri issued the stern warning after Chakwera’s son went on Facebook to attack ECG for selling church materials. The Prophet said different churches and religions […]
Former Finance Ministers and a relation to founding president Kamuzu Banda, Ken Kandodo and People’s Party (PP) legislator Wakuda Kamanga on Saturday joined a politicall rally in Kasungu addressed by Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera who vowed to unseat Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2019 elections, arguing that the ruling party and its […]
A new Afrobarometer survey has shown that if elections were held today the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) can win the poll and its president LazarousChakwera can be Head of State. Afrobarometer, an African led, non-partisan research network in a nationwide survey conducted by the Centre for Social Research at Chancellor College, a constituent […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members and other politicians joined thousands of mourners who bade farewell to long-serving party administrative secretary Potiphar Chidaya at the Area 18 Cemetery following his demise. Chidaya died at Kamuzu Central Hospital on Saturday after losing battle to kidney failure. He was buried on Monday at a moving ceremony at Area 18 […]
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera has described the 2017/18 National Budget unveiled Friday in Lilongwe as too ambitious. Chakwera said he was pleased that the Minister of Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has taken into account suggestions and ideas the opposition proposed during the mid year […]
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP ) cleric has said Malawi is rotten because of the stinking poverty around the citizsens, official corruption and the extreme suffering of the people . Reverend Kondwani Gondwe made the observation during a sermon in the events to mark Kamuzu Day commemoration on May 14 in Kasungu. Family and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says the government’s programme of providing cheaper farm inputs to smallholder farmers has not produced results and is maintain that there should be universal subsidy program. MCP president the Reverend Lazarus Chakwera, who is also Leader of Opposition, told parliament that there should be an immediate stop to the current Farm Input Subsidy […]