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Malawi’s opposition has urged Vice-President Jane Ansah to address the nation over the absence of President Peter Mutharika, who is currently on a trip abroad that the government describes as private. Speaking at a briefing in Lilongwe,…
Former Cabinet minister and United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi has criticised what he described as poor governance, corruption and the misuse of public resources, arguing that Malawi’s challenges are rooted as much in…
The Government has fired back at repeated corruption claims by UTM President Dr Dalitso Kabambe and other political figures, telling them to take their evidence to the authorities instead of the public stage. In a statement issued on…
Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr George Chaponda, is leading the country’s delegation to the 21st Meeting of COMESA Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Harare, Zimbabwe. The meeting, taking place at…
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha faced a backlash online after citing a Bible verse that prescribes death for anyone who curses their parents, in response to criticism of President Arthur Peter Mutharika. Exodus 21:17 says anyone who…
There is a certain type of constitutional farce that only Malawi can stage with complete seriousness. The actors are familiar: a Speaker determined to defend Parliament’s authority, an Attorney General convinced he is defending the law,…
Speaker Sameer Suleman and Information Minister Shadric Namalomba have traded savage blows over allegations of corruption, with neither man prepared to back down. It all kicked off on Saturday when Suleman, preaching at prayers in…
NDC Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande says the party will sanction Obuasi Senior High Technical School headmaster Zakaria Abdulai if sexual abuse allegations against him are established.
The NDC says protecting the rights of its constituency chairmanship aspirant informed its decision to let him contest while investigations into sexual abuse allegations continue.
The NDC could take action against a constituency chairman aspirant implicated in the Obuasi Senior High Technical School sexual abuse allegations before investigations conclude, Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande has said.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will remove its embattled constituency chairmanship aspirant if he is found guilty of sexual abuse, even if he wins the election.
Luchenza Constituency Member of Parliament, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has commenced the handover of development projects worth over K2.8 billion to contractors under the Reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF), targeting improvements in…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reversed its directive, asking embattled Obuasi Senior High Technical School headmaster Zakaria Abdulai to withdraw from the constituency chairmanship race.
Members of the Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been urged to double their propagation of government policies and programs, grassroots mobilization efforts, and expand membership drives to secure the party’s…
Tension is mounting within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the Ashanti Region, following concerns raised by the party’s women’s wing over an alleged bloated voters’ register ahead of Saturday’s…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed the suspended headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Zakaria Abdulai, to withdraw his bid for the party’s Juaben constituency chairmanship or face disqualification.
The Young Executive Forum (YEF) has congratulated Alfred Kojo Thompson on his election as National Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), expressing confidence in his ability to strengthen the party’s financial management and…
A fresh chapter has opened in Malawi’s debate over corruption after government spokesman Shadric Namalomba urged anyone with evidence of wrongdoing to present it to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), in comments widely interpreted as a…
Michael Tetteh Kwetey, a contender for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Greater Accra Regional Chairmanship, has picked Number 1 on the ballot paper ahead of the party’s regional elections scheduled for November 2026.
Spokesperson for NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Health Committee, Dr Ekua Amoakoh, says a briefing by Dr Bawumia helped convince her to become more committed to the party ahead of the 2024 general…
Spokesperson for NPP Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Health Committee, Dr Ekua Amoakoh, says her involvement in politics cost her the opportunity to pursue a long-held ambition of becoming a maxillofacial…
Spokesperson for NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Health Committee has recounted how her research into the party’s health sector record ahead of the 2024 elections sparked clashes with her own…
Spokesperson for NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Health Committee, Dr Ekua Amoakoh, says her lifelong interest in debate, governance and leadership inspired her to pursue a career in politics. In a…
Spokesperson for NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Health Committee, Dr Ekua Amoakoh, has revealed that her grandmother was a founding member of the party and served as one of its early treasurers in…