Month: January 2019 Posts

Defeated UTM aspirant joins PP

Jan 24, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

After losing UTM primaries in Mzuzu City constituency, parliamentary aspirant Justice Luwani Chimaliro has dumped the party to join People’s Party (PP). Chimaliro lost to incumbent Member of Parliament Leonard Njikho. He told Malawi24 that… ...

Suspect arrested in assault of UTM members

Jan 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the beating of UTM members in Mangochi. National Police Spokesperson, James Kadadzera, has identified the suspect as Adam Masitala who was arrested in Mangochi on Tuesday.… ...

UTM drums up support for Karonga Central shadow MP

Jan 22, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

UTM members invaded Katili in the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu in Karonga Central constituency on Sunday to sell their candidate Florence Nthakomwa as the 2019 tripartite race is heating up. Speaking to a sizeable… ...

UTM donates food items to flood victims

Jan 21, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

UTM has donated food items to people who were affected by floods  in Lilongwe. The party donated the items on Friday after visiting affected areas such as Biwi, Kawale, Area 22 and Mchesi. The items… ...

DPP’s ugly face rears its head again

Jan 21, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over the weekend unleashed terror on members of opposition UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP). In two separate incidents over the weekend, DPP cadets severely injured an MCP member… ...

My arrest was blessing in disguise – Kalindo

Jan 21, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Mulanje South Parliamentarian Bon Kalindo has said his arrest which saw him getting thrown into Zomba prison on remand last week, was not a punishment but a favour. Kalindo who is also national youth director… ...

UTM members defect to DPP

Jan 20, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Two weeks after the Karonga North constituency UTM campaign director Ishmael Pembamoto defected to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and promised to bring more members to the ruling party, he lived up to his promise Saturday… ...