Tag: Lazarus Chakwera

Pastor Salanje to contest as President in 2029

Published on July 31, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

Pastor Hastings Salanje who is currently based in South Africa has expressed interest to contest as President of the country […]

MEC Gathers 748 Sworn Statements

Published on July 31, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has complied with the constitution court’s set dateline for filing and serving of 748 sworn affidavits […]

Chakwera Visits Burnt Party Offices in BT

Published on July 25, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has made an impromptu visit to the party’s burnt regional office at […]

Chakwera Set to Join Demos In BT

Published on July 25, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera is set to join Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) organized demonstrations in Blantyre. […]

DPP denies being behind torching of MCP offices

Published on July 23, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has denied being behind the torching of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) regional office in […]

Chakwera says torching of MCP offices is an act of intimidation

Published on July 22, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has described the torching of the party’s regional offices in Blantyre as an […]

Chakwera to hold media briefing over torching of MCP regional office in Blantyre

Published on July 22, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is this afternoon expected to hold a media briefing in the capital […]

MCP, UTM Give Nankhumwa’s Dialogue Call Cold Shoulder

Published on July 18, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Transformation Movement (UTM) have said they will not take the offer made by Democratic […]

Heavy Security Escorts Mutharika to Lilongwe

Published on July 17, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Barely after few weeks when President Peter Mutharika used a by-pass road on his way back to Lilongwe from independence […]

HRDC Responds to Nankhumwa ‘Freeing MEC from Ansah is the best Mediation’

Published on July 16, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the banner Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have responded to the call made by Democratic […]

Nankhumwa Calls for Mediation; ready for talks with Chakwera, Chilima

Published on July 15, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Vice president for the south for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Kondwani Nankhumwa has said he is ready to have talk […]

MCP Welcomes 18 Legislators

Published on July 15, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Reverend Lazarus Chakwera has welcomed 18 independent Members of Parliament into the party boosting its […]

Chakwera visits Trapence, Sembereka at Lilongwe Police Station

Published on July 10, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera this morning cheered Human Right Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Vice Chairperson Gift Trapence […]

‘Ansah’s Call for Resignation is nothing to do with gender’ – UTM, MCP

Published on July 9, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Opposition political parties have dismissed the assertion that they are calling for Justice Jane Ansah’s resignation at Mec because she […]

Court Rejects Extension of Presidential Ballots Inspection

Published on July 9, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

The High court sitting as Constitution Court has rejected an application by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to extend an inspection […]

Review of Presidential Ballots Underway

Published on July 5, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Presidential ballot papers in the May 21 Tripartite Elections are currently under inspection following a June 27 Constitutional Court ruling […]

MCP Appoints Lowe as Leader of Opposition in Parliament

Published on July 3, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has appointed Lilongwe Central legislator Lobin Lowe as the interim leader of opposition in Parliament. The […]

Mutharika asks opposition to concede defeat

Published on July 3, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has asked all opposition political parties in the country to concede defeat and give him […]