Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first vice president Sidik Mia has said the party’s president and presidential candidate in the May 21 Tripartite Elections, Lazarus Chakwera, is the people’s president because he was “robbed” of victory by suspected agents of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the results management “armed with Tippex” and distorted results in […]
Over 50 panga wielding Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadets on Friday, yet again, unleashed their terror in Chikwawa’s Nkombedzi Constituency where they stormed Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) running mate Sidik Mia’s residence, wounding his guard and wrecking some of his vehicles. The development comes a day after another clash between DPP and MCP was […]
It appears that Alhaj Mohammed Sidik Mia targets the month of Ramadan and preferably a religious gathering function to pronounce his major political wishes and so far, it is working for him. In 2017 when he announced his comeback in front line politics, he told a religious gathering in no uncertain terms that he would […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has roped in businessman-cum politician Rashid Issa as its campaign Champion for Nsanje and Chikwawa in the Lower Shire to counter Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Sidik Mia and his wife Abida. Issa has joined front line politics to fight the Mia’s in a “civil war” as they […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera and his running mate Sidik Mia stormed the Lomwe belt districts of Thyolo, Mulanje and Phalombe where they assured the people that they will make sure that the long standing land issue in the area is resolved once they take over power this month. With sizeable crowds […]
When late Gwanda Chakuamba was president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the shire valley citizens played along—and Chakuamba successfully made the shire valley, the second MCP stronghold after the central region. However, this was short-lived when Gwanda formed his party—the Republican Party. But as they say, old habits die hard—the shire valley has now […]
The vice president of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who is also the party’s running mate, Mohammed Sidik Mia, is pushing the horizons of MCP dominance beyond the closest imaginations of their disillusioned opponents in the influential lakeshore district of Mangochi. The political crowd pulle, who is also a vibrant business magnat, Thursday […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first deputy president Sidik Mia is crisscrossing all the constituencies of the populous lake shore district of Mangochi throughout this Easter season on the campaign trail to hunt votes for the party in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Mia has so far visited Mangochi South, Mangochi Masongola, Mangochi Nkungulu and Mangochi Chilipa […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy president and presidential running mate in the May 21 2019 watershed election, Mohammed Sidik Mia, said his party is certain in taking over the reins of power through the ballot and usher in new era of opportunities for all not a selected few. Mia was speaking at Migowi primary school […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Deputy President who is also presidential running mate in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, Sidik Mia, said his party will move to deal with urban poverty by protecting workers from exploitation. Mia was speaking yesterday at Naotcha ground, Chilobwe Township in commercial city of Blantyre. This area is in Blantyre […]
The topic of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) ruffled feathers during the Tuesday presidential running mates final debate with participants differing on what their governments would do once elected into power about the minority group. The debate was organised by private-owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) and tackled sticky issues that produced varying responses […]
Before a sea of people which gathered to witness the campaign launch for the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its alliance partners— Peoples Party and Freedom Party at Salima LEA ground—Lazarous Chakwera’s presidential running mate Sidik Mia, promised Malawians that he will not undermine the Chakwera presidency once they voted to power in […]
Over 2000 people affected by floods in Nsanje district had on Sunday, March 17, 2019 managed to smile again after president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera paid them a visit and on behalf of the party donated tonnes of relief food following deadly floods. Severe flooding in the recent days has affected nearly […]
Malawi’s main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice-president Sidik Mia assertion that once voted into the government the MCP shall make sure that for every community there is health service centres within a 4km radius is possible, says the party’s Director of Political Affairs for the Eastern Region, Benson Jackson Ojesi. He said the facts […]
If there is one thing that came out clearly from Thursday’s live television debate for presidential running mates, is the manifestation of the growing UTM party and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) rivalry. While United Democratic Front (UDF) running mate Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo was still outstanding, the greater part of the debate was reduced to MCP’s […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential running mate in the 21 May 2019 watershed election, Sidik Mia —renowned for his charity work – has now gone flat out to help people who have been adversely affected by floods in Shire Valley. “The floods this year caught us (Malawi) off-guard. However, on our part as Sidik Mia […]
Mzuzu-based social and political commentator Emily Mkamanga has said Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential running mate Mohammed Sidik Mia strengthened his case to be vice president with a good performance im the first televised debate ahead of May 21 Tripartite Elections at Bingu International Convention Cente (BICC) auditorium in Lilongwe. The debate on Thursday night was […]
Former regional governor for United Democratic Front (UDF) for the south, Macdonald Symon has joined Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and has been welcome by the party’s vice president Sidik Mia in Blantyre. Symon was given a party cloth as he joined with other defectors from other parties. “I have joined MCP because it has shown […]