Month: February 2020 Posts

MCP, UTM to start talks over alliance

Feb 27, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

UTM has formed a team to hold alliance talks with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ahead of the 2020 fresh elections. UTM spokesperson, Dr. Joseph Chidanti Malunga, has confirmed that a team has been set up.… ...

It’s possible to get 50% of votes without alliance – Chilima

Feb 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima has urged party followers to believe in God saying it is possible for the party to amass over 50 percent of votes cast in presidential elections without entering into an alliance… ...

Chilima storms Lilongwe on Sunday

Feb 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima will hold a UTM party rally at Masintha Ground in Lilongwe on Sunday. It will be the UTM’s leader’s first rally since the Constitutional Court nullified the 2019 presidential elections and… ...

DPP’s Chimbanga threatens to assassinate UTM supporter Manice Dawood

Feb 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

UTM supporter Abiti Manice William Dawood has said she will sue Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Councillor Leonard Chimbanga following the latter’s threats to assassinate her. Manice who is a UTM supporter popular on Facebook for… ...

Chilima takes government to court

Feb 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Over a week after being restored as Vice President of Malawi, UTM leader Saulos Chilima has sued the government over failure to give him benefits. Chilima is demanding benefits and necessary protocols from the government… ...

Mgwirizano omwe tikufuna ndi oti Chilima akhale patsogolo – phungu wa UTM

Feb 10, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

M’modzi mwa aphungu anayi omwe chipani cha United Transformation Movement (UTM) chinapeza pa zisankho chaka chatha, wati akufuna kuti mgwirizano omwe chipani chawo chingalowe, mtsogoleri wawo a Saulos Chilima akhale pamwamba osati wachiwiriso. Izi zikutsatira… ...

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… ...

Ansah must resign – Chilima

Feb 05, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima has demanded the immediate resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah and the other MEC commissioners for failing to conduct free and fair elections. Chilima said this on Wednesday… ...

UTM ready for alliance with other opposition parties – Chilima

Jan 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima says the party is ready to enter into an alliance with other opposition parties in the event that the Constitutional Court orders that fresh elections should be held. Chilima was speaking… ...

Kabwila in court today

Jan 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Opposition politician will appear at the Lilongwe Magistrate Court where she will be formally charged. The former Salima North West parliamentarian is also expected to take plea and the court will also hear her application… ...

Jessie Kabwila arrested for intimidating judges

Jan 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Opposition politician  Jessie Kabwila has been arrested for inciting violence and intimidating Constitutional Court  judges during Thursday's demonstrations. Police have confirmed the arrest of Kabwila who is a UTM members and former Member of Parliament… ...

UDF relaxing as other opposition parties are conducting rallies

Jan 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The former ruling party, United Democratic Front (UDF), is silent on the political scene as the nation awaits the outcome of the 2019 elections case. This is contrary to what main opposition parties are doing.… ...

Two UTM witnesses attacked

Jan 06, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

UTM says thugs invaded the homes of its witnesses in the presidential elections case. The party's publicity secretary, Joseph Chidanti Malunga said in a statement today that Darlington Ndasauka and Mirriam Gwalidi who were both… ...

Talking Blues: Chakwera plus Chilima minus egos and greed equals….?

Nov 18, 2019 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

First, let’s commend ourselves for resisting the strong temptation to comment on the proceedings of the ongoing case in the Constitutional Court where Malawi Congress Party (MCP)’s Lazarus Chakwera and United Transformation Movement (UTM)’s Saulos… ...

MEC IT director given green light to demonstrate evidence

Nov 12, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Constitutional Court has allowed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Director of Information and Communication Technology Muhabi Chisi to demonstrate technical evidence in court. The court has made the ruling following Chisi’s application last week requesting… ...