Month: February 2020 Posts

DPP MPs manhandle Parliament employee

Feb 20, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Blantyre City South East Member of Parliament  (MP) Sameer Suleman and Blantyre North MP Francis Phiso who is also Minister of Sports will face disciplinary action after attacking Parliament’s Sergeant at Arms. During a session… ...

Jeffrey accuses opposition parties of planning violent attacks at DPP demos

Feb 19, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Grezeldar Jeffrey, has accused opposition parties of buying DPP t-shirts and party cloth in order to carry out violent attacks at the ruling party’s demonstrations. Jeffrey made the remarks… ...

DPP demands ACB to investigate Concourt judges

Feb 17, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has demanded the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the five Constitutional Court judges who nullified the 2019 presidential elections. DPP supporters and National Governing Council members made the demand… ...

DPP urged to replace both Mutharika and Chimulirenji

Feb 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been urged to replace both President Peter Mutharika and his runningmate Everton Chimulirenji in the fresh elections. According to social commentator Lyson Sibande, Mutharika is no longer an appealing… ...

I won’t change my manifesto – Chikomeni

Feb 15, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

Mzuzu based presidential aspirant Ras David Chikomeni Kaderere Chirwa has stressed that the tenets of his manifesto remain intact ahead of the forthcoming fresh presidential election. Chikomeni has expressed an interest to partake in the… ...

DPP’s Chimbanga threatens to assassinate UTM supporter Manice Dawood

Feb 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

UTM supporter Abiti Manice William Dawood has said she will sue Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Councillor Leonard Chimbanga following the latter’s threats to assassinate her. Manice who is a UTM supporter popular on Facebook for… ...

I will not represent DPP – Chilima

Feb 06, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says he has no intentions to represent the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the fresh elections to be held this year. Chilima who is also leader of UTM Party made the… ...

It’s time to support government – Kamlepo  

Jan 19, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

Member of Parliament for Rumphi East Constituency Kamlepo Kalua has declared that he will support the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government on its good initiatives saying the government has developed his constituency with electricity as… ...

Leader of concerned councillors quits DPP

Jan 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A ward councillor has dumped the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) saying he received death threats after leading other councillors in demanding pay hike. Councilor Alexander Cosmas of Mlomba Ward in Machinga Central East constituency claims… ...

Mbeta accuses Chilima’s lawyer of harassing Ben Phiri

Nov 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Lawyer representing President Peter Mutharika in the presidential elections case Frank Mbeta on Monday accused Saulos Chilima’s lawyer of harassing witness Ben Phiri in court. Mbeta made the remarks after Chilima’s lawyer Chikosa Silungwe expressed… ...

DPP government reneges on promise to employ interns

Nov 22, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has failed to deliver on its promise to employ youths who were recruited last year under the internship program. In the run-up to the May 21 elections, President Peter… ...

Mutharika admits promising same road for last five years

Nov 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has admitted that he has been promising to construct the Mangochi-Makanjira Road for the past five years. Mutharika made the confession while addressing a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rally in Balaka on… ...

Lilongwe South shadow MPs pledge peace

Oct 07, 2019 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

In anticipation for the November by-election in Lilongwe South Constituency, shadow Members of Parliament (MP) have made a pledge of peace and to practice issue based politics. The shadow MPs from the Malawi Congress Party… ...

Malawi Parliament plunges into chaos

Oct 03, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani- Hara was forced to suspend parliamentary proceedings this morning after a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament disobeyed the Speaker’s order to leave the House. Hara ordered the MP… ...

MCP wants to start civil war, ethnic cleansing in Malawi – Mutharika tells UNGA

Sep 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

President Peter Mutharika addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last night where he accused the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of demonstrating a desire for civil war and ethnic cleansing. Mutharika said MCP waged… ...