Politics Posts

‘Peter Mutharika is being misled’

Dec 03, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 44 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika keeps courting the wrath of citizens, opposition parties, the civil society let alone development partners due to what the ex governing Peoples Party (PP) believes is the continued plot by people that… ...

MCP wants Malata-cement subsidies abolished

Dec 02, 2015 Luke Bisani 180 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called on government to abolish Malata -Cement subsidies arguing that funds should instead be channeled to Farm Input Subsidy Program (Fisp). Speaking in the national assembly, MCP legislator  for Dedza… ...

UDF legislator involved in a sex scandal released on bail

Dec 01, 2015 Richard Jimu 180 &

Malawi opposition United Democratic Front Member of Parliament (MP), Shaibu Kaliati who was allegedly caught romping an underage girl last week has been granted bail by police, Parliament says. Kalaiti was reportedly found in the… ...

Government’s failure to address important issues worry CSOs

Dec 01, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

A Civil Society Organisation in the country has expressed worry over government's silence in addressing issues that need immediate attention. This is coming at a time when government has delayed tabling of the Access to… ...

MEC drilled on constituencies slicing

Nov 30, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 12 &

As there are reports that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will delimit constituencies in the country, a political commentator has asked the electoral body to consider economic issues before doing the exercise. Currently, Malawi has… ...

Vendors hijacking Maize at Admarcs in Balaka

Nov 30, 2015 Luke Bisani 38 &

Residents of Malawi's Balaka have complained to authorities on the shortage of maize in Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) depots in the district. Speaking to a local media house, one of the residents, Anderson… ...

Exclusive: Thousands of Malawi civil servants to face the sack

Nov 30, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 125 &

Following the economic meltdown the country is going through, the Malawi Government under Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration will start retrenching thousands of civil servants next year as part of its strategy to reduce ballooning… ...