Month: November 2017 Posts

MCP threatens action over Electoral Reforms Bills

Nov 13, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 96 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has threatened to take action if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government fails to table Electoral Reforms Amendment Bills during the current sitting of Parliament. If passed and assented to, the… ...

Malawi Political wars: DPP brush off Chakwera beating

Oct 02, 2017 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 17 &

The rough road to the 2019 elections is getting rougher day by day. Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are not done fighting. The verbal wars between these two… ...

Govt fires Bagus

Sep 27, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 55 &

Government has fired Salim Bagus days after he ditched the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to join the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). The President Peter Mutharika administration has fired Bagus as board member of… ...

MCP poaches from DPP again: Bagus leaves ruling for opposition

Sep 26, 2017 Richard Jimu 101 &

....analyst attributes defections to polls A few days after the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) poached Lilongwe Deputy Mayor from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the opposition has made yet another catch from the… ...

MCP’s Msungama speaks on rape accusations

Sep 25, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 50 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate for Lilongwe City South East constituency has responded to questions over his marital status and rape accusations. This follows claims by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that Msungama is… ...

Chakwera might not represent MCP in 2019

Sep 20, 2017 Bright Malenga 142 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) current President Lazarus Chakwera might not be on the Presidential ballot in the 2019 polls. A young MCP member Keneth Bwanali has expressed his wish to challenge Dr Chakwera for… ...

MCP ready to make Malawi paradise

Sep 20, 2017 Bright Malenga 238 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters in the country have said that the party's current leadership under Dr Lazarus Chakwera is ready to take Malawi out of all woes and transform the country. Malawi24 conducted a… ...

Mutharika is only achieving on paper – Chakwera

Sep 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 208 &

Leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has claimed that President Peter Mutharika is achieving on paper only. Chakwera said this as he questioned government’s claims that Malawi has achieved a single-digit inflation. Chakwera has said… ...

Malawians are tired of DPP – says MCP

Sep 18, 2017 Bright Malenga 358 &

The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said Malawians are tired of how the current ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is running the affairs of the country. The sentiments were made by MCP legislator… ...

Compensate victims not ex-MYPs, Govt told

Sep 13, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 95 &

Malawi government has been urged not to compensate former Malawi Young Pioneers (MYPs) as the issue continues to attract massive debate in the country. The call has been made by a grouping bound by miscellaneous… ...

MCP should compensate ex-MYPs – Mwakasungula

Sep 05, 2017 Richard Jimu 4 &

Human rights activist Undule Mwakasungula has said the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is responsible for compensating former members of Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP). Mwakasungula has asked the opposition party to pay the young pioneers because… ...

Mia, MCP union is temporary – Dausi

Aug 19, 2017 Bright Malenga 274 &

Minister of Information Nicholas Dausi has claimed that the union between Sidik Mia and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will not last long because it is based on money. Dausi who is also a senior member… ...

Ku DPP sakugona tulo chifukwa cha a Mia

Aug 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 230 &

Ganizo loti a Sidik Mia alowe chipani chotsutsa cha Kongeresi kukhala ngati likuwadwalitsabe mutu akuluakulu a chipani cholamula cha DPP. Nduna yoona zofalitsa nkhani mu dziko muno amenenso ndi m’dindo mu chipani cholamulachi adatonza a… ...

Ex-cabinet minister rejoins MCP

Jul 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 41 &

He lost a parliamentary seat for Kasungu central constituency under People’s Party (PP) and that distanced the then cabinet minister Ken Kandodo from active politics but now he is set to resume the political journey… ...

Chakwera will never rule Malawi

Apr 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 290 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will never rule the country under its current leader Lazarus Chakwera. This was said by DPP Secretary General Glezelder Jeffrey… ...