Govt, analysts fault Mkaka: MCP’s SG justifies calling Chakwera as Malawi leader
Minister of Information, Civic Education Communication and Technology, Mark Bottoman and analysts have condemned Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka’s remarks on Saturday at...
View ArticleMCP rich barons will loot Malawi, warns Chisa Mbele
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s rich friends he has put at near himself will plunder the country’s meagre resources for self gratification, businessman and social media...
View ArticleMEC has not demonstrated interest of justice for stay order — Petitioners
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday resumes sitting to hear an application by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to suspend the enforcement of the court’s ruling on nullification of the May 21...
View ArticleChakwera deprived constituents right to parliamentary representation
Malawi Congress Party (MCP), which has majority opposition seats in the House following the disputed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, had its president Lazarus Chakwera forced to refund the...
View ArticleMCP settles for Chilima: Deputy speaker Kazombo tells Chakwera to form...
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) politburo has settled to dump its vice President Sidik Mia for state vice president Saulosi Chilima in a decision reached on Thursday this week, Nyasa Times understand as...
View ArticleChakwera back in Malawi parliament
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera is finally back in the August house to take part in parliamentary proceedings ending his boyctt after the Constitutional Court overturned last...
View ArticleChakwera refuses to be leader of opposition in parliament
President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera says he will not take up the position of Leader of Opposition in parliament. Chakwera said this on Monday after he ended his parliamentary...
View ArticleKazombo, Kandodo lead MCP MPs to Chilima
About 32 members of Parliament from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and independent benches have met Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima asking him to lead a grand coalition in a fresh presidential poll...
View ArticleChakwera to resign as member of parliament
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera is expected to tender his resigned as member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe North West to comply with the Constitution before...
View ArticleUTM-MCP alliance hits a snag
Attempts to form an electoral alliance between UTM Party and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are in a deadlock because the two parties don’t trust each other and there is no give and take, Nyasa Times...
View ArticleMCP agree alliance with UTM, Chakwera as torchbearer
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) national executive committee meeting in Lilongwe on Friday night agreed to have talks with UTM Party team on a possible electoral alliance for the forthcoming first ever...
View ArticleOpposition hail Malawi army soldiers for protection of democracy
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) is being hailed for protecting protesters who have been calling for electoral justice, following last year’s disputed presidential elections. The military’s latest...
View ArticleChakwera risks arrest over ‘bloodshed’ insurrection plot with HRDC
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera risks arrest and prosecution as President Peter Mutharika on Sunday accused him of plotting insurrection through violence using the party’s...
View ArticleChilima given ‘take it or leave it deal’: Chakwera presidential candidate in...
UTM Party president Saulos Chilima has been offered a “take it or leave it” deal by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in an attempt to form a an electoral alliance by the end of the week which MCP...
View ArticleChakwera vows to lead Malawi protests march to State House: Demands release...
Malawi Congress Party(MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has vowed to defy President Peter Mutharika’s threats to use force to crash protests at State House, saying he will lead his supporters in the...
View ArticleMCP calls for nationwide protests: Chakwera brands Mutharika ‘temporary...
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera is flexing his political muscle by mobilising his followers to march to State House with his party announcing that it has called for...
View ArticleChakwera, SKC tell President Mutharika to comply with court ruling on Malawi...
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera State vice-president Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC), who is also UTM Party leader, have jointly called on President Peter Mutharika to...
View ArticleMCP-UTM keep tight lead on alliance torchbearer: Chakwera ‘last man standing’
State vice-president and UTM leader Saulos Chilima together with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday unveiled an electoral alliance but have not disclosed who...
View ArticleJourney to State House starts here —Chilima
State Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has said the UTM-MCP alliance marks the start of a new journey to State House. Chilima said this on Thursday during the UTM-MCP alliance signing ceremony at...
View ArticleChakwera tipped to lead MCP-UTM alliance for Malawi fresh polls
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera will likely lead the opposition ‘grand alliance’ in the forthcoming fresh presidential elections, according to political analyst at...
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