Month: March 2020 Posts

Chakwera urges support for health workers

Mar 30, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

President of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera, has called for support for health workers amid the threat of Covid-19 in the country. Chakwera made the remarks today while visiting health facilities today.… ...

Chilima, Chakwera tightlipped on alliance torchbearer

Mar 19, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

UTM president Saulos Chilima and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday led  the signing ceremony for the MCP-UTM alliance but the two leaders were tightlipped on who will lead the alliance in… ...

Opposition supporters march ahead of alliance signing ceremony

Mar 19, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Supporters of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM have shown their support for the alliance between the two parties by parading in Lilongwe ahead of the alliance signing ceremony. The supporters started their parade at… ...

MCP-UTM alliance will win elections – Chilima

Mar 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

UTM president Saulos Chilima says the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM alliance will win the 2020 fresh elections with 72 percent of the votes cast. Speaking at a rally at Njamba in Blantyre, Chilima… ...

Sealed: UTM agrees to partner MCP

Mar 11, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

UTM has agreed to partner the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in the May 19, 2020 presidential elections. UTM spokesperson Chidanti Malunga  confirmed the alliance in a press statement today which has also been signed by… ...

Mutharika is temporary tenant of State House – Chakwera

Mar 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has described President Peter Mutharika as a temporary occupant of State House. Chakwera said this in a statement released today in which he has demanded the release of… ...

Chakwera to march to State House over activists’ arrest

Mar 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has threatened to mobilise Malawians to march to State House if the Malawi Police do not release arrested activists. In a statement released today, Chakwera said President Peter… ...

Chilima “agrees” to become Chakwera’s runningmate

Mar 09, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Progress has been made in the UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) alliance talks as UTM president Saulos Chilima has agreed to become Lazarus Chakwera’s runningmate in the fresh presidential elections. According to the Daily… ...

Mia says Chakwera can choose new runningmate

Mar 07, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President has given party leader Lazarus Chakwera blessings to choose another person as runningmate ahead of the fresh presidential elections. In a statement on Facebook today, Mia said the ongoing… ...

MCP will win fresh elections – Chakwera

Mar 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says the party will win the fresh elections just like it won the presidential elections case. Writing on his Facebook account this morning, Chakwera said the MCP will… ...

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… ...

MCP bigwigs want Chilima as runningmate

Feb 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Senior Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members want UTM leader Saulos Chilima to become the party’ runningmate in the fresh elections. The MCP members say the party should dump vice president Sidik Mia who was runningmate… ...

Govt blasts Mkaka for calling Chakwera president of Malawi

Feb 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Government has condemned Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka for addressing party leader Lazarus Chakwera as President of the Republic of Malawi. The government is also angry with Mkaka for calling… ...

Msundwe residents are not criminals – Chakwera

Feb 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says residents of Msundwe Trading Centre in Lilongwe are not criminals but people who represent his party’s fight for electoral justice. Chakwera made the remarks during a ‘thank… ...

Malawi will burn – Bushiri

Jan 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 5 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri says Malawi will burn down following the Constitutional Court ruling on the presidential election case. Bushiri issued a warning prophecy during his Sunday service in South Africa that some politicians are bound… ...