Month: January 2018 Posts

DPP’s gathering political storm

Jan 21, 2018 Fletcher Simwaka 79 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) may be grappling with an exploding political bomb now, but Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is nurturing its own cataclysmic political bomb. Look, it’s now become abundantly clear that MCP vice president… ...

UDF turns down Mutharika: We don’t want to be your running mate

Jan 21, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 60 &

United Democratic Front (UDF) has turned the heat on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and President Peter Mutharika over plans to have Atupele Muluzi replace Saulos Chilima as DPP's running mate for the 2019 Malawi presidential… ...

Malawians told to keep their national IDs safe

Jan 13, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 47 &

Amid preparations for the 2019 Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has advised Malawians who have national identity cards to take care of their IDs since they will be needed for voter registration. The… ...

Chenji golo on the move! “l will join another party”, says Uladi

Jan 09, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 70 &

Uladi Mussa who was yesterday expelled from People’s Party (PP) says he will be joining another political party because he still has the steam in him. Uladi had claimed that PP was on the verge… ...

Talking Blues: Party Indabas in the air

Jan 07, 2018 Mapwiya Muulupale 5 &

With about 500 days to go before the May 2019 elections, political parties – the non-briefcase types that is, are pondering national conventions. High on their agendas is election of their torch bearers for the… ...

2018: election period gets nearer

Jan 02, 2018 Luke Bisani 4 &

The dawn of the year 2018 gives rise to tension on the political atmosphere as Malawi is nearing the 2019 general elections. As the year has just begun, it is a clear sign that those… ...

Liberian: ‘Who the Presidency fits, George WEAHS it’

Dec 28, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 24 &

Former footballer George Weah has defeated Joseph Boakai having secured over 60% of the votes to win Liberia's presidential race. With 98.1% of the run-off vote counted, Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) said on Thursday… ...