Month: July 2019 Posts

MCP building set alight in Blantyre

Jul 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Thugs on Sunday set on fire the Southern Region Headquarters of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Blantyre. The party said the criminals also looted the offices. MCP regional secretary for the south Peter Khofi… ...

MEC seeks injunction against MCP, UTM over meetings with presiding officers

Jul 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 5 &

… Asks for more time to file sworn statements The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has applied for a court order to restrain Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM leaders or supporters from disrupting MEC’s meetings… ...

MEC stops collection of statements from presiding officers

Jul 18, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has stopped meeting presiding officers to collect witness statements following threats against MEC workers conducting the exercise. The electoral body's spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the safety of the MEC staff… ...

MCP rejects Nankhumwa’s offer for dialogue

Jul 17, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says presidents of opposition parties cannot meet Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa because he is not their positional counterpart. The party said this in… ...

MCP maintains stand against MEC’s meeting with presiding officers

Jul 16, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rejected calls to withdraw a statement in which it urged Malawians to apprehend Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) workers found meeting presiding officers across the country. This follows a MEC… ...

People defending election rigging won’t prevail – Chakwera  

Jul 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr.  Lazarus Chakwera says people who tampered with the May 21 elections or benefited from the rigging and are now working night and day to defend the acts of electoral… ...

Five camps emerge in MCP as leadership struggle worsens

Jul 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The leadership struggle in MCP has taken an ugly turn with five camps now challenging to put in leaders of their choice to replace Lazarus Chakwera as soon as possible we can reveal. Our investigations… ...