Month: February 2020 Posts

APM offers Atupele runningmate position

Feb 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

... To leave DPP to Atupele, to correct Bingu mistake President Peter Mutharika has offered beleaguered UDF President Atupele Muluzi a runningmate position in the forthcoming July fresh presidential election as ordered by the Constitutional… ...

Political refugees formed UTM – Chisa Mbele

Feb 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

UTM parliamentary candidate for Salima Central Joshua Chisa Mbele has conceded that his party was formed out of frustration by political refugees from the DPP and MCP. In his hard hitting social media post, Chisa… ...

I saw the judgement before everyone else but I was attacked – Bushiri  

Feb 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has claimed that he made a prophecy that the opposition would win the presidential election case only to be attacked as a fake prophet. Bushiri, who has previously been accused of doctoring… ...

Mutharika to appeal

Feb 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has described the Constitutional Court ruling that nullified his presidency as "a serious miscarriage of justice" and an "attack on the foundations of the country's democracy". Mutharika told AFP that he… ...

Historic! Malawi court nullifies presidential elections

Feb 03, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

… says Mutharika was not duly elected The Constitutional Court in Lilongwe has nullified the May 21, 2019 Presidential Elections. The five-judge panel of the court has also ordered the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to… ...

Malawi Election Verdict Due – But Which Way Will It Go?

Feb 01, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

It’s been a damaging year for politics in Malawi. As we all know, the presidential election was held on May 21st last year, and yet nearly nine months on from that date, we still don’t… ...

I did not bribe the judges – Mutharika

Jan 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi President Arthu Peter Mutharika (APM) has distanced himself from from unscrupulous individuals who attempted to bribe Constitutional Court judges presiding over the presidential election case. Mutharika says he is "completely dismayed" by the alleged… ...