Month: January 2019 Posts

Karonga North UTM members defect to ruling DPP

Jan 07, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Days after the controversial daylong UTM countrywide primary elections, about 22 executive district members for Karonga North-West constituency have defected from UTM to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Making the announcement Sunday afternoon in… ...

Mwenifumbo threatens to sue MCP district chairman

Jan 06, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Member of Parliament for Karonga Central constituency Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo has threatened to drag to court Malawi Congress Party (MCP) district chairman for Karonga James Nkhoma for character assassination. Mwenifumbo wants… ...

Year in review: A 2018 of surprises

Jan 03, 2019 Joseph Dumbula 0 &

Malawians were heading into 2018, over 365 days ago with hope of what would turn out not to be the usual ahead of the 2019 elections. The political scene offered overwhelming twists and turns, so… ...

UTM hits at DPP for failing to end killings of persons with albinism

Jan 03, 2019 Bright Malenga 2 &

UTM has condemned the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for failing to end killings of people with albinism. This follows the murder of Yasin Phiri aged 54, a person with albinism from Mundiyenghe village, Traditional… ...

Transport woes derail Minister Jappie Mhango’s visit to Likoma

Jan 03, 2019 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Transport Jappie Mhango and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Griselda Jeffrey failed to sail from Nkhata-Bay to Likoma to preside over primary polls due to transport challenges. Mhango who is also… ...

Voters in Karonga urged to verify their names

Dec 31, 2018 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has urged people of Karonga North Constituency to go and verify their names in the voters register when the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) conducts the fifth phase of voter verification… ...

Nsanje Lalanje aspirant aspirant calls for unity in DPP

Dec 26, 2018 Andrew Mukhuwa 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) aspirant for Nsanje Lalanje constituency Gladys Ganda has called upon all aspirants  who lost in primary elections to support those who won in order to bring sanity in the party. Ganda… ...