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Tony Ngalande quits PP

Jan 18, 2016 62

A few days after People’s Party (PP) deputy publicist Moses Kunkuyu left the party, one of the party's senior members Tony Ngalande has disclosed that he has also dumped Malawi’s former ruling party. Ngalande announced… ...

Chakwera apologizes to Malawians for MCP’s atrocities

Jan 17, 2016 246

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has apologized to Malawians for the hardships they faced during the era of the party’s founder Kamuzu Banda. Speaking during the burial ceremony of one of Malawi’s… ...

War within: Uladi, Khumbo fighting for Presidency in PP

Jan 15, 2016 34

The newly appointed president of the People’s Party (PP) Uladi Mussa says he suspects Malawi's former vice president Khumbo Kachali as being behind the court injunction obtained by some members of the party. On Wednesday,… ...

Police officer granted bail in Njauju Murder case

Jan 14, 2016 18

The High Court in Lilongwe has granted bail to Christopher Naphiyo, a Malawi police officer who was arrested in connection with the murder of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director of Corporate Affairs Issa Njauju. Naphiyo, 43,… ...

Councillors threaten to strike over delayed motorcycle loan

Jan 14, 2016 49

Ward Councillors in Malawi have threatened to strike over government’s failure to provide a motorcycle loan as promised by President Peter Mutharika's administration. Speaking during a press briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday morning, Malawi Local… ...

UDF vice president Omar drags Muluzi to Court

Jan 13, 2016 38

As controversy continues in Malawi opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), the party's vice president Iqbar Omar has dragged party president Atupele Muluzi to court for him to prove claims that Omar was forming parallel structures.… ...

Use of Biometric voter registration in 2019 elections doubtful

Jan 13, 2016 13

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that it will not use the biometric voter registration in the 2019 general elections if the office of National Registration Bureau (NRB) fails to produce national identity cards… ...