The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused government of blocking the party president and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera from giving his eulogies at the funeral of veteran politician Sam Mpasu, who was president of New Labour Party. Mpasu, who served Speaker of Parliament between 1999 and 2003, was found dead yesterday in his house in […]
State Vice President Saulos Chilima led the nation in mourning veteran politician Sam Mpasu, who fought for multiparty democracy, at the funeral ceremony on Sunday at his home village Khuzi, in the area of Traditional Authority Kwataine in Ntcheu. Mpasu, who died February 12 2018 at his Blantyre residence in Mudi was accorded a full military […]
The military honours and the display of the traditional Ingoma dance was perhaps the symbol of late Sam Mpasu‘s character. Yes not everybody supported him in some of the fights he passionately involved himself in but it remains an unindisputable fact by both his friends and foes imaginary and otherwise, that Biyeni as was fondly called […]
As a way of appreciating the crucial role that late Sam Mpasu played in the country, one of the leading private electronic media organization, Zodiak Broadcasting Services will broadcast the funeral live on radio today. The late Mpasu who was found dead at his home in Blantyre on Thursday 15th of February will be laid […]
The year must have been 1996 or 1997. I am not sure. But I am certain that I was a secondary school student when I fell in love with Sam Mpasu not necessarily the politician, but the writer. In those days, I always made it a point to renew my membership with the National Library […]
Malawi political figures and prominent opinion makers pay tribute to former Speaker and opposition politician Sam Mpasu following his death as his direct cousing Stanley Wasi said he was found dead Thursday morning at his home in Mudi, Blantyre. He has died of high blood pressure, according to a postmortem conducted at the College of Medicine in […]
Sam Mpasu, Malawi’s former Education Minister and Speaker of Parliament, is no more , a relation identified as Stanley Wasi who found him at him home confirmed to Nyasa Times. Mpasu, a former secretary general of United Democratic Front (UDF, was among the most prominent critics of President Peter Mutharika. He was president of New […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Sam Mpasu has advised President Peter Mutharika to put aside suspended Agriculture minister George Chaponda as Leader of the House until investigations in suspicious maize dealings is over. Parliament starts meeting this Monday for a mid year budget review meeting. Mpasu said although Chaponda’s suspension as Agriculture minister has nothing to […]
Former Speaker of Parliament has warned embattled Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda of a contempt of parliament for his failure to appear before the parliamentary inquiry on maizegate. Chaponda was scheduled to appear before the before the Parliamentary inquiries alongside Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) chief executive officer Foster Mulumbe on […]
New Labour Party (NLP) Sam Mpasu has criticised President Peter Mutharika of paying lip service to the promises of transformational leadership, saying the Malawi populace is suffering with economic turmoil. Mpasu, an economist who served previously as Speaker of Parliament and various cabinet portfolios in the UDF government, has appealed to Mutharika to seek wisdom […]
Malawians are expressing lukewarm on their democracy, saying the system of government remain a lip service word to many. Timothy Mtambo, a civil rights activist says Malawi is far much away from achieving democracy. His comments come as Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemirating the International Demicracy Day. “There is too much […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Sam Mpasu has observed that President Peter Mutharika and his government are to rescue the country from the hunger and economic crisis, offering tips on number of things that government can do to deal with the situation. Mpasu pointed ou that “Malawi can liberate itself” from the economic turmil and hunger […]
Former Speaker of Parliament, Sam Mpasu has warned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government to stop acts of retribution to political competitors and critics. Mpasu lambasted Peter Mutharika government during a local radio interview over the termination of Louisa Angella Kabwila’s internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Angela Kabwila, daughter to Malawi Congress […]
Leader of opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera has criticised the state for dropping charges against two gays, saying suspension of homosexual laws should be approved by parliament. Chakwera said this after minister of Justice Samuel Tembenu said the state has dropped homosexual charges against Cuthbert Kulemeka, 19 and Kelvin Gonani who were charged with an […]
News that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) presented to President Peter Mutharika a report that implicated leader of opposition, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and other opposition figures in a plot to bring down government through unconstitutional means has received sharp reprimand and wide range condemnation from political commentators and the general public. Speaking on Capital Radio, […]
Former Speaker of the National Assembly Sam Mpasu has said Malawi parties need to be institutionalised if democracy is to be consolidated in the country. Mpasu decried in an interview on Daybreak Malawi programme on Capital FM on Monday that political parties in the country are mostly personalised by the leader or founder syndrome. “We should […]
Former Speaker of the National Assembly Sam Mpasu has urged government to rescind its decision to sale Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) and put in place mechanisms that can resuscitate the operations of the institution. The Peter Mutharika administration has come under heavy criticism from some quarters of the society for the decision to sell MSB. […]
Sam Mpasu, formerly Ntcheu Central Constituency legislator (1994-2004) is a Malawian politician and novelist. Also a former cabinet minister in President Bakili Muluzi government, Mpasu just published his third title: The Hare and Other Folktales. Nyasa Times’ Pius Nyondo writes about Mpasu’s life, and the just released book. To many Malawians, Sam Mpasu is just one of […]