Month: March 2020 Posts

Coronavirus Updates: May Presidential Polls in limbo: Malawi bans public gatherings

Mar 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

There is uncertainty surrounding the forthcoming 19 May 2020 Presidential Elections after Malawi President Peter Mutharika declared a Stare of National Disaster due to the threat of the Coronavirus. President Mutharika said the country has… ...

MCP rebuffs UTM

Mar 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

MCP Secretary General Einshower Mkaka on Tuesday night threw spanners into the proposed MCP UTM alliance by telling the UTM team to ask Chilima to discuss with Chakwera. Senior UTM officials Patricia Kaliati and Chidanti… ...

‘Chilima is ignorant’ – Govt.

Mar 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has said Vice President Saulos Chilima is lying to Malawians with his claims that government is stealing UTM campaign policies. While speaking during a campaign rally held in Mzuzu on Sunday, Chilima accused… ...

Mia dumped: MCP settles for Chilima

Feb 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has officially dumped its 2019 running mate and financier, Sidik Mia, for UTM's Saulos Chilima for an electoral alliance in the forthcoming presidential race. The party made the resolution at its… ...

Malawi govt. declares Imedi a Martyr: APM administration to construct Msundwe memorial pillar

Feb 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The DPP Government is set to announce its next bombshell hot on the heels of the DPP-UDF Alliance and abolition of quota system. Sources at the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) confided that… ...

Mutharika, Chakwera beware! Bushiri is gunning for the Presidency

Feb 26, 2020 Mike J. Kangwele 3 &

As the May 2020 poll slowly narrows into a two-horse race with DPP’s Peter Mutharika and MCP’s Lazarus Chakwera looking to be the likely contenders, it has been alleged that flamboyant South African Pastor Shepherd… ...

I am not interested in standing again – Chilima

Feb 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has hinted that he might not stand again in the fresh election that has been slated for May this year. The Vice President has come under enormous pressure to disclose… ...

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… ...

MCP calls for ‘xenophobia’ against EU officials

Jan 07, 2020 Aubrey Makina 2 &

The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called on Malawians to violently chase European Union officials who are set to present a report on the 2019 May elections on Wednesday, 8 January. In a Facebook… ...