Runningmates and ruining-mates or ‘combining of nyusesi’: Malawi 2019 presidential race

The dust has just settled after parties presented their nomination papers. The interesting part of the process was the unveiling of presidential runningmates. Runningmates are integral parts to the presidential campaign. They can add colour and panache to the presidential candidate or ruin the campaign. This is why in this article I want to separate runningmates from ruining-mates. I […]

Chilumpha chooses female running mate: Lukewarm mood at nomination of papers

Former vice president Cassim Chilumpha Thursday presented nomination papers to pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the May 21 tripartite elections on behalf of the Tikonze People’s Movement with a call to Malawians to collectively work towards uplifting the country. Chilumpha arrived at COMESA Hall in the capital Blantyre with a scanty following, the […]