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DPP’s generosity: Money goes to beer not education

May 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 4 &

Days after President Peter Mutharika partied with college students, social media was stormed with pictures of students sitting for Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education exams in unfavourable conditions. The pictures show students sitting on… ...

Too late for Muluzi to save UDF

May 17, 2018 Luke Bisani 4 &

The political ties that opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has with ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have led to UDF’s decline and it is too late to save the party, a political analyst says. Several… ...

Malawi approach on electoral reforms worrisome – PAC

May 17, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

…act could lead to elections disputes The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says failure by Malawi to pass new electoral laws is recipe for election disputes in the forthcoming elections. This comes months after Members of… ...

MCP, AFORD faulted for shunning women

May 17, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Gender activists have faulted Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) for failing to include many women in National Executive Committees (NEC). Recently, MCP and AFORD conducted their conventions which have irked gender… ...

University students accuse Chilima of igniting DPP infightings

May 17, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

As wrangles in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) continue, the party’s university youth wings have accused Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima of being the source of DPP 2019 presidential candidate disputes. In a letter released… ...

Parliament passes Control of Goods bill

May 16, 2018 Martha Chikoti 6 &

Parliament yesterday passed the Control of Goods bill which gives power to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism to consult before banning goods from being imported or exported. Speaking to reporters after the bill… ...

Pro-Chilima MPs will not endorse Mutharika – Kaliati

May 16, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 12 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje West Patricia Kaliati says legislators who have publicly expressed support for Vice President Saulos Chiilima cannot be forced to endorse President Peter Mutharika as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential… ...

DPP MPs endorse Mutharika

May 16, 2018 Martha Chikoti 3 &

Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) have endorsed President Peter Mutharika as the party's presidential candidate in the 2019 tripartite elections. The DPP backbenchers showed their support for Mutharika at a press… ...

The money was ours – DPP

May 16, 2018 Luke Bisani 3 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has claimed that money that President Peter Mutharika gave to university students came from the party. The sentiments follow a meeting that president Peter Mutharika had with university students… ...

DPP MPs being forced to endorse Mutharika

May 16, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) senior members are pressurising the party’s Members of Parliament (MPs) to show support for President Peter Mutharika as the DPP’s torchbearer in the 2019 elections. According to reports, DPP Secretary… ...

Zambians troll Mutharika for “opening toilet”

May 15, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 16 &

Zambians have mocked Malawi leader Peter Mutharika for “opening a toilet”. Mutharika on Saturday opened Namilonga Community Technical Colleges and during the event he was shown various products students at the institution make. One picture… ...

Mutharika says ‘Chilima movement’ will not succeed

May 15, 2018 Russell Kondowe 8 &

President Peter Mutharika has said Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members who want him to quit after his first term in office are wasting their time. Mutharika said this when he met DPP University Youth Wings… ...

Ku nkhondo ya ku DPP, ana a mma Yunivesite ali mbali ya Mutharika

May 15, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 4 &

Nkhondo ija ya Absalom ndi Davite yavuta ku chipani cholamula cha DPP. Ndipo pamene aliyense akukokela mbali yake, nawo ana a mu sukulu za ukachenjede ati asatsalire. Ana a mu sukulu za ukachenjede a chipani… ...

Nsanje Port turned into wedding venue

May 14, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 5 &

The Nsanje Inland Port which cost Malawi about K15 billion has now been turned into a wedding venue. According to pictures being shared widely on social media, people in Nsanje are using the port to… ...

DPP bribes students

May 14, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Sunday ferried over 700 university students from various districts to Sanjika Palace in Blantyre and bribed each student with K20,000. At Sanjika the students met President Peter Mutharika. During… ...