By Foster F. Fundi I was waiting eagerly to see what stunt the father Christmas Saulos Chilima of UTM Party was going to pull this time. Frankly I thought he was going to claim to his supporters that he and he alone can heal Covid-19 patients. I would have understood coming from him. Man was […]
Wamisala anaona nkhondo, so goes the Malawi proverb…meaning that never should you underrate a layman who gives you advice. The pomp in the alliance of the once mighty Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM is dying rapidly with better marketing coming ONLY from UTM. Surprisingly, UTM marketers are not incorporating their bed-fellow MCP in all […]
I’m a southerner – from Blantyre – and I’ve been close friends with someone from the northern region for three decades now. That’s fifty percent of my adulthood. In the time we have known each other; we have grown a deep friendship that’s stood the test of time. But to some, our friendship seems unusual […]
The mid and late 20th Century…. Ethiopia (1960): Military officers Germane and Mengitsu Neway (commander of Ethiopia’s Imperial Guard) plot to capture Addis Ababa while Ras Tafari – Emperor King Haile Selassie I – is out of the country. They manage to capture and hold hostage the crown prince and several government officials for a […]
BY IMPI RALPH CHIENDA NGOZO I come from Central region of Malawi, Dedza district to be precise, Kamenya Gwaza and Ngoni by tribe. I am a resident of Blantyre and my intention this evening, is to rebuke the acts and threats directed to people from the South living in the capital city and other parts […]
By Ben Chiza Mkandawire Opposition UTM Party leader Saulos Chilima has sued Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika for failing to fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Dr. Jane Ansah and the entire commissioners….have you noticed that all his moves are happening within the courts? Through his lawyer and friend Chikosa Silungwe they’re using […]
Malawi Government has warned opposition Political Parties namely UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) against misleading Malawians with fake and unofficial messages on coronavirus. Minister of Information, Mark Botomani, Who also doubles as government Spokesperson issued the warning on Tuesday through a press statement following a planned nationwide tour by UTM and MCP to feed […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Monday announced that fresh presidential elections will be held on Tuesday 2nd of July 2020. The Constitutional Court ordered MEC to hold fresh presidential elections within 150 days from February 3, 2020. MEC’s Chairperson, Justice Dr. Jane Ansah made the announcement at Crossroads Hotel in Blantyre during the launch […]
By JACK BANDA Eisenhower Mkaka is big in Malawi Congress Party (MCP), perhaps much bigger than Party’s President Lazarus Chakwera. What he says is normally a policy in the party. I listened to him yesterday and at some point I thought he was being stupid just to cause controversy but I got really concerned with […]
In what can be described as thirsty and hungry for power, over nine political parties in the country have teamed up against the governing Mighty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of fresh presidential elections. The so called alliance is being led by crocodile party the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, UTM‘s Saulos Chilima […]