Four vice presidential nominees faced off Saturday night in their first live debate ahead of the May 20 tripartite elections with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Richard Msowoya impressing most people for articulating issues and inspiring confidence that he has what it takes to be the second-in-command . The ‘Question Time ‘ debate, moderated by […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has demanded a contract signed between the Malawi government and South African arms firm Paramount Group, Africa’s largest private defence firm, on the purchase of the military equipment for the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) peace keeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo. Addressing a news conference on Friday in Lilongwe, the party’s […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first vice president and runningmate took time on Friday to tour Rev. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera’s constituency, Lilongwe North West asking people to help him express gratitude to the MCP torch bearer in the forthcoming tripartite election for picking him, Richard Msowoya from the north as runningmate. Msowoya went on to challenge the people that although […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it will review all laws and policies pertaining to minerals and other resources so that Malawians benefit once it forms the next government after the May 20 polls. MCP also said it will also review legislation and policies on land to ensure equity and productive usage. MCP Vice President Richard Msowoya said […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Dr Lazarus Chakwera has settled for the youthful Richard Msowoya—a former Cabinet minister in the Bingu wa Mutharika government— to be his running mate in the May 20 elections. Chakwera, a pastor throughout his adult life, has picked Msowoya according to MCP hierarchy where Msowoya is his elected vice […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has indicated that it will immediately remove the controversial quota system for entrance into the University of Malawi saying it is discriminatory and a disservice to Malawians. MCP vice president Richard Msowoya said this during whistle-stop tours at Misuku, Kapoka and Chitipa Boma. Msowoya, a former minister of education in the […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party’s vice president, Richard Msowoya has urged people in the country to vote for educated and wise person that would competently lead the country, saying some of problems facing the country is due to lack of knowledge in good governance. Speaking during a rally held by the party’s president Dr Lazarous […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president the Reverend Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday held a rally in the northern border district of Karonga where he introduced newly elected party vice president Richard Msowoya who comes from the district and pledged to bring development and change to the country under his rule. Chakwera said every Malawian no matter […]
Leader of Opposition and former president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) John Zenus Ungapake (JZU) Tembo bade the party farewell with an appeal to its members to support his successor, Dr Lazarus Chakwera. Tembo on Sunday returned to Natural Resources College which was the venue of MCP convention hat elected Chakwera president on Saturday and […]
President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) John Tembo will announce his retirement from the leadership of the party at the national convention slated for April 27 to 29 and will not seek a third tme lucky for the country’s presidency, Nyasa Times understands. As the party closed receiving the nomination forms from the interested […]
The Peoples’ Development Movement (PDM) has outlined some of its core values saying apart from championing the issue of federalism, the party is also fighting for the elimination of nepotism, regionalism, quota system and equity in development. “Federalism is not regionalism. We are not saying only the northern region should be federal but Malawi,” the […]