Month: May 2022 Posts

Talking Blues: MCP and DPP, lead us not into temptation!

May 15, 2022 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“You [Mark Antony] climbed up, approached Caesar’s chair … and offered him a crown. …Where did you get the crown? You didn’t just find it lying there; you brought it from home, a premeditated and… ...

MCP is the very best in Malawi — Chakwera

May 11, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is "the very best" claiming that his party has the best policies and strategies. He indirectly attacked other 'briefcase' parties in Tonse Alliance, saying MCP is… ...

Chakwera appeals to MCP members to finance party

May 08, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has appealed to members of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to lead the way in demonstrating self-reliance for the MCP. He made the remarks in Lilongwe on Saturday during the party's fundraising… ...

Chakwera vows to complete stalled projects

May 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that his government will complete the projects started by previous administrations as he has done with Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) office complex. Chakwera made the… ...

MCP MP cautions political aspirants

May 06, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Central,  Albert Mbawala of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), has cautioned political aspirants that have began campaigning in the newly drafted constituencies to take heart and wait until the proposed… ...

Tonse Alliance agreement will be revealed – Chilima

Apr 24, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says the agreement which Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party signed before the 2020 presidential elections will be made public at an opportune time. Chilima said this in an interview… ...

Chipiliro Kaliyopa spits fire over police recruitment scam

Apr 19, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A suspect in the police recruitment scam, Chipiliro Kaliyopa, has rejected allegations that he collected K150,000 from each of 70 young people to help them join the Malawi Police Service. Kaliyopa has since threatened to… ...

Man steals from police hopefuls claiming he was sent by MCP, State House

Apr 12, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has demanded the arrest of a man accused of stealing money from over 70 young people by lying that he would recruit them into the Malawi Police Service. The man, identified… ...

Mkaka taught Namalomba: MCP set precedence on injunctions against Parliament

Mar 17, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Despite Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Members of Parliament claiming that an injunction against Parliament served yesterday was setting a bad precedent, MCP already set a precedent in 2019 when it served the August House with… ...

Biblical allusions in “There is no Wine” by Mlaka Maliro

Mar 13, 2022 Masiya Bingiza Nkhoma 1 &

With the attainment of multiparty democracy in 1994, Malawi weaned itself from a repressive reign of Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Through the Censorship and Control of Entertainment Act, the… ...

Government to spend K1.4 billion on Orton Chirwa’s tombstone

Mar 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi Government plans to spend K1.4 billion on a mausoleum for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) founder and political activist Orton Chirwa. Government through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture has published a notice to award… ...

Chakwera visits gravesite of MCP founder Orton Chirwa

Mar 03, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera this morning visited the gravesite of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) founder Orton Ching'oli Chirwa who died in 1992 after he was imprisoned for his opposition to the single-party rule under MCP. Chakwera… ...

MCP says Tonse partners free to choose their own presidential candidates

Feb 22, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has reaffirmed that President Lazarus Chakwera will be the party’s torchbearer in the 2025 presidential elections and has told Tonse Alliance partners, such as UTM, that they are free to choose… ...

Chakwera will be our candidate in 2025 – MCP Vice President

Feb 20, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Second Vice President of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Harry Mkandawire has told party officials in Mzuzu that President Lazarus Chakwera will be the party’s presidential candidate in the 2025 elections. Mkandawire who is… ...

Three acquitted of disturbing Chakwera rally

Feb 20, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Principal Resident Magistrate in Mzuzu Peter Kandulu has acquitted three people who were accused of proposing violence at a rally held by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera in 2016. The three are George… ...