Politics Posts

Chiefs advised against frontline politics

May 12, 2020 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

Chiefs in the country have been advised to be apolitical in the run up to July 2 fresh presidential polls, to serve Malawians better. Over the years, the nation has seen some chiefs indulge in… ...

Sex workers in Zambia hailed for helping Health Ministry locate contacts

May 11, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Health in Zambia has praised sex workers as they are helping the ministry trace clients who have contracted coronavirus. The BBC news site reported that a rise in new infections at the… ...

Wakuda Kamanga rejoins DPP, says Mutharika is a true democrat

May 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former legislator Elias Wakuda Kamanga has rejoined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying he has realized that President Peter Mutharika is a true democrat. Kamanga, who dumped the DPP in 2012 to join the People’s… ...

Chakwera promises to complete unfinished projects in North Malawi

May 11, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Presidential candidate for the Tonse Alliance Lazarus Chakwera says his government will finish projects which the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has failed to complete in the North. Chakwera who is also president of Malawi Congress… ...

Chilima urges UTM supporters to get behind Chakwera

May 11, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima has urged his supporters to vote for Tonse Alliance presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera, saying they should not be discouraged because the UTM president is not the torchbearer for the alliance. Chilima,… ...

Analysts condemn Atupele over hate speech

May 10, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

Political analysts in the country have condemned President Peter Mutharika’s runningmate, Atupele Muluzi, for making “hate-filled” comments against the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Mangochi on Saturday. Muluzi on Saturday held a whistle-stop tour that… ...

I have no desire to return to presidency – JB

May 10, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Malawi’s fourth president, Joyce Banda, has said she has no desire to compete for the office of the President again. The 70-year-old was President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014. She became president… ...