Govt suspends MBC Director General Benson Tembo

MBC director general Benson Tembo has been sent on forced leave. According to the letter which we have seen, Tembo […]

Malawi high court rejects Banda request to block results

Malawi’s high court has thrown out President Joyce Banda’s application to block the release of election results, three days after […]

Joyce Banda resists conceding defeat and handing over power

Malawi’s former First Gentleman, Justice Richard Banda SC, has advised his wife Joyce Hilda Mtila Banda to concede defeat and […]

A drive-by analysis of Malawi’s election

The whole election seems to have been pretty dodgy. From the outside it looks like all major parties have tried to […]

MEC CHAIRPERSON SHOULD RESIGN BY 5PM- ATUPELE

United Democratic Front (UDF) Presidential torchbearer Atupele Austine Muluzi of Ung’ono Ung’ono fame in the first ever tripartite election has […]

MEC NOT TO BE PRESSURISED TO RELEASE THE RESULT- MBENDERA

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has maintained its stand that the body is independent  and it will not be harried by […]

GWAMBA TO SET TO RELEASE ZIMUVUTA MUSIC VIDEO

Rapper Gwamba is set to release his new music video for the song Zimuvuta ft Martse, Krayzie G and Tidacase. […]

MUTHARIKA TAKE A LEAD IN 19 DISTRICT

As vote counting enters in the third day since the first ever tripartite election was held, unofficial results  from 19 […]

MALAWI ELECTION RESULTS: CHAKWERA vs MUTHARIKA

It has now become apparent that the Malawi Presidential Poll has now come down to two contenders, Rev. L Chakwera […]

KAMANYA TO BE LAID TO REST TODAY

The body of former deputy minister of local government Godfrey Kamanya will be laid to rest today at Area 18 […]

Official vote counting underway

Official counting is underway. With most central region votes counted, it appears MCP’s Chakwera has a 10,000 vote lead. Yet […]

No joy for Joyce Banda, as MEC turns down her digital electoral fraud claims

Malawi’s president is demanding a vote recount after alleging a national election this week was marred by rigging, though the […]

Joyce Banda trounced by opposition candidate

Malawi first woman president Joyce Banda has lost his re-election bid to an opposition candidate. Unofficial reports say Banda has […]

Lest we forget, Malawi’s “cashgate” scandal: The $32m heist which has cost Joyce Banda the presidency

Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, is a sleepy place. The population is less than 800,000. The big employers are government […]

Suicide over Malawi vote: The case of Godfrey Kamanya, Malawi’s former Deputy Minister

A deputy minister in Malawi President Joyce Banda’s cabinet committed suicide yesterday after losing his parliamentary seat in this week’s […]

ATUPELE TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY

United Democratic Front (UDF) Presidential torchbearer Atupele Muluzi of Ung’ono Ung’ono fame will today hold a press briefing where he […]

Highlights of Malawi’s 50 years of independence

Although Malawi gained independence fifty years ago it has struggled to make the transition to democracy. Let’s take a look […]

MASANGWI BEATS BANDE

Minister of mining John Bande has joined a bandwagon of other ministers in the PP government who have tumbled in […]

“I am being rigged out of office” – Joyce Banda

Malawian President, Joyce Banda, said on Thursday that the elections were rigged, as counting of votes in the May 20, […]

Joyce Banda continues to divide opinion

Malawian President Joyce Banda, 64, is a complex and compelling figure. Some praise her as courageous and caring and refer […]

Peter Mutharika reaches 1million votes in 16 districts

Unofficial results from 16 districts of Malawi’s 29 districts in the Presidential race. These districts are: Zomba, Mulanje, Balaka, Chiradzulu, […]