Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika will not call for a referendum to renew his mandate as demanded by quasi-religious Public Affairs Committee (PAC), governing DPP secretary-general Wakuda Kamanga has said. PAC delegates called on Mutharika to resolve Malawi’s myriad economic and political problems immediately or call for a national referendum in 90 days to renew […]
Malawis ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top brass on Friday stopped a press conference organised by the Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati who wanted to respond to Public Affairs Committee’s (PAC) call for President Bingu wa Mutharika to resign or call for a referendum. Kaliati organised the press conference Friday afternoon and […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has warned Malawians are yet to witness a political campaign the country has never witnessed before ahead of the 2014 presidential and parliamentary polls. The party has since challenged opposition parties and Malawians at large it will repeat the historic 2009 landslide victory come 2014. DPP Secretary General Wakuda […]
Some angry constituents from Blantyre Ndirande Malabada have questioned the reasoning of their Member of Parliament Aaron Sangala following his recent weird actions. Sangala, who is also National Defense and Internal Affairs Minister, was first involved in an ugly scuffle with lady Parliamentarian Anita Kalinde right inside the National Assembly where he reportedly had his […]
Malawi’s current economic woes are being fueled by some Indian business people who are also busy setting pace for the downfall of President Bingu wa Mutharika, a top ruling party official has alleged. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Wakuda Kamanga, also accused the Indians of rejoicing the hardships indigenous Malawians are facing. He […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says Malawians must forget cerebrating 48 years of their independence if they still cling to donor dependence. DPP’s Secretary General, Wakuda Kamanga, said in Blantyre as on Sunday as he laboured to explain to people of Ndirande Malabada Constituency why President Bingu wa Mutharika is advancing the Zero Deficit Budget […]
Sorrow and panic engulfed Ndirande Malabada ground in Blantyre Sunday afternoon following the death of an unknown member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Mulakho wa Alhomwe (MWA) who fell down while dancing. She fell down while dancing along with fellow MWA women of Ndirande Malabada group. The women were entertaining the crowd […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has publicly alleged that one of its own Members of Parliament, Moses Kunkuyu, is a criminal. The youthful and valiant Blantyre City South legislator fell out of grace with his party a few months ago after openly criticizing its leadership and the policies being applied. His relationship was further […]
Infighting in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has intensified with the gurus forcing members of parlimanet to declare their loyalty to the party and its leadership or face expulsion. The party has summoned all DPP members in the central region to a meeting at Civic Offices in Lilongwe on Thursday to “castigate” and denounce […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) claims some civil society leaders and members of the clergy are planning for a “grand killing” of innocent Malawians in 2012. DPP Secretary-General Wakuda Kamanga made the claims while reacting to reports that civil society leaders would be forced to hold a grand nationwide demonstration should President Bingu wa […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) senior officials and the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a meeting in Beijing during which the two sides vowed to further strengthen their ties. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, DPP was led by Secretary General Wakuda Kamanga durig the meeting Kamanga spoke highly of China-Malawi ties, which […]
Newly-appointed secretary general for the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wakuda Kamanga on Thursday made a rare announcement when he said his party congratulates the People’s Party following its recent official launch. PP, a newly registered political party in Malawi founded and led by state vice president Joyce Banda, was officially launched at Nyambadwe Lions […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) combed, screened, and searched all its rank and file and found out that the only capable person to lead the party in 2014 elections is Professor Peter Mutharika, the party’s secretary general Wakuda Kamanga has said. Kamanga disclosed this to Zodiak radio during Tiuzeni Zoona program aired on Sunday. […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has appealed to Malawians to desist from hurling insults on President Bingu wa Mutharika through social networking sites like Facebook and other media outlets. The call was made by DPP secretary general Wakuda Kamanga and campaign director Dr Ken Zikhale N’goma when they addressed a […]
By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times Before being fired as governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary-general on Sunday, Bintony Kutsaira had chaired a meeting last Friday at Civic Offices in Lilongwe where it was agreed that the Malawi Police and the Army were too soft on the anti-government demonstrators on July 20, 2011 and that here was […]
By Andrew Nyayah, NyasaTimes A new line-up of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national governing council clearly shows that the party has done away with its legal department which was headed by Henry Duncan Phoya (HDP) and deputised by Philip Banda. Phoya, who was a member of the Legal Affairs Committee of parliament, was fired […]