Politics Posts

Chilima hits back at activists

Dec 23, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 51 &

...Mutharika forces him to apologize  Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima has hit back at accusations made by Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) as well as Chancellor College political analyst, Mustapha Hussein, who criticized… ...

ESCOM angry with continued vandalism

Dec 22, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 28 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has urged the general public to work hand in hand with the parastatal as it strives to eradicate vandalism. This comes in the wake of an increase in cases… ...

Catholic Church Condemns same-sex marriage

Dec 22, 2015 Luke Bisani 148 &

The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has condemned same-sex marriages describing them as "sinful". According to Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Karonga Diocese, same sex-marriages go contrary to teachings of the Holy Bible. Mtumbuka was… ...

PP Governors want Khumbo to replace Joyce Banda

Dec 22, 2015 Luke Bisani 50 &

A bandwagon of Malawi's former ruling People’s Party (PP) governors has joined the fired northern region provincial chairperson Christopher Mzomera Ngwira in endorsing Khumbo Kachali as interim president of the party. Ngwira was fired from… ...

Chiradzulu Council fears K133m project will be abandoned

Dec 22, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 11 &

Chiradzulu District Council has expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of construction work for new district council offices and says it fears the project will be abandoned. The council is concerned with the delays by the… ...

MEC’s by-elections on today

Dec 22, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 6 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says all is set for the 22 December Parliamentary and Local Government By-elections. The electoral body says all preparations for the polls are completed and the centres are ready for… ...

DPP denies hacking MEC system

Dec 22, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 105 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which rose to power after the elections in May last year, has denied claims that it rigged the elections by hacking a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) system. An information technology… ...