Defiant Abida Mia back in streets to drum up MCP support after Malawi police fire teargas

Unbowed and unbroken, political activist Abida Mia who is wife to main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President Sidik Mia on Friday stormed the streets of the commercial capital Blantyre barely a day police dispersed her and the MCP second-in-command with teargas. During an interview with Nyasa Times on Saturday, Abida Mia, said she […]

Mia says MCP will not succumb to DPP intimidation

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice-president Mohammed Sidik Mia has said they are now more determined than ever to fight the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in next year’s elections after police used teargas and fired bullets in the air to disperse the party gathering  in Blantyre . Police fired teargas canisters and  bullets  when Mia was distributing […]

Malawi Police fire teargas, bullets to disperse MCP supporters: Mia says ‘failed assassination plot’

Malawi police in the commercial capital Blantyre on Thursday fired tear gas and shot bullets in the air air  to disperse dozens of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters who had gathered as curios market (paziboliboli) to received party cloth from vice-president Mohammed Sidik Mia. Mia, who was accompanied by his wife Abida, addressed the […]

Mia promises job creation: ‘Moving Malawi forward with MCP’

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Muhammad Sidik Mia has promised that his party will shake up things when elected to govern in 2019 for effective in service delivery and job creation is on the top priority. He said this when he distributed MCP clothes to students who study close to MCP offices at Chichiri in Blantyre on […]

MCP’s Mia embraces digital world, launches personal website

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Sidik Mia is in the league of his own in as far opening up to Malawians at home and abroad is concerned as he launched his own personal website on Sunday. “Please have a look and feel of my personal website, www.sidikmia.org. This site compliments the Facebook Page I run, the […]

MCP announce full NEC members with Lunguzi, Kandodo, Kunkuyu given posts: Mia says Chakwera assembled good team to lead Malawi

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President Sidik Mia says his boss President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has all the qualities to take Malawi to greater heights. Mia was speaking Saturday  during the first post convention rally the party conducted at Ngazi ground,  Ekwendeni in Mzimba district. The MCP second in command said Chakwera is a God […]

Mia energizes MCP leaders in Chikwawa: ‘We’re fired up and ready to go’

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice-president on Sunday interacted with over 2000 party leaders, drawn from Chikwawa district, at his residence in Ngabu. Mia said he organized the meeting in order to energize the party leaders and get them fired up for the big task in 2019. He  said “the party leaders are ready to rumble!” […]

Ntata’s Uncommon Sense: Chakwera’s recycled challenge, advantage Chilima?

“When a fire breaks out inside the enemy’s camp, respond with an immediate attack from the outside”, so advises Sun Tzu in his old classic military strategy book “The Art of War”. With a severe fire raging in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the form of a bitter argument between the past (incumbent president […]

Mia, Mkandawire ready to take MCP far and wide ahead of Malawi watershed 2019 elections

New Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first and second vice president, Sidik Mia and Harry Mkandawire respectively have promised to take the party far and wide during the campaign period for the next year’s watershed elections. The two were endorsed at the convention the held in Lilongwe at its headquarters from Saturday to Sunday. Party president […]

Chakwera unopposed as MCP convention elects Sidik Mia new Vice President : ‘Nkholokolo’ no show at indaba

Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is going ahead with its elective convention despite threats of legal challenge by the party embattled secretary general Gustave Kaliwo and has elected Mohammed Sidik Mia as new Vice President of the party replacing Speaker Richard Msowoya as party president Lazarus Chakwera was unchallenged. Atleast K100 million has been set […]

Mia denies partaking Holy Communion at Church: ‘I will remain true to my Islamic faith’

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) aspiring Vice President and former Cabinet Minister Sidik Mia, who attended a fundraiser at Machinjiri’s Malawi Assemblies of God church in Blantyre on Sunday, has described as untrue claims that he has joined Christianity.  Mia, who is a devout Moslem,  denied claims that he had to partake the Holy Communionduring the […]

Clergy blesses Mia at Assemblies of God fundraiser: ‘I am a Muslim but also help Christians’

Business magnate and  opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) influential politician, Sidik Mia, has gotten whatever is the wish of his heart, that is if the prayer offered by Pastor Dyce Chikopa  of Assemblies of God is anything to go by. Upon invitation, Mia on Sunday attended a fundraiser for Malawi Assemblies of God Church in […]

Mia says ‘glass is half full and not half empty’ on Mangochi by-election results, condemns Mulanje violence

Firebrand politician Mohammed Sidik Mia has reacted to the by-election results which has seen his opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidates coming second in both  Malindi Ward in Mangochi North East constituency  and  in Milonde Ward in Mulanje South East constituency. Writing on his Facebook page Wednesday morning, Mia says  MCP is viewing the results […]

Chakwera salutes Sidik and Abida Mia for being workaholic as MCP make inroads in south

Leader of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dr Lazarus Chakwera has showered praises to seasoned politician and business magnate Sidik Mia and his wife Abida Mia for their efforts in reviving the party in the southern region. Chakwera said this during a rally he addressed at Malindi Ground in the Malawi’s lakeshore district of […]

Mia drums up support for Chakwera’s ‘Operation Reboot’:  Says Callista has vindicated MCP 

Former  Cabinet minister Muhammad Sidik Mia has  said  Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has been vindicate by former first lady Callista Mutharika who has bashed the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  that it is infested by beasts of prey  and thieves plundering government entities. Mia, who has ddclared his interest to contest as vice president for MCP, […]

Malawi govt withdraws Mia’s diplomatic passport: MCP’s guru says he is cool with ordinary travel document

Malawi government has withdrawn a diplomatic passport for  former Cabinet minister Muhammad Sidik Mia who is aspiring to be opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President at the party’s national convention next month. Business mogul and politician had gone to Immigration Department to renew his passport to travel abroad. But Immigration Department could not issue the […]

It is a Chakwera-Mia candidacy in Malawi 2019 polls: Writing clear on the wall

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera—who is also leader of opposition in Parliament—is considered a self-centred political maverick by some quarters. A cleric throughout his adult life,  joined frontline politics and  was elected president of the MCP in 2013, succeeding longtime MCP leader, John Tembo, now in retirement. Chakwera’s vice is Richard Msowoya who was also […]