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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member of Parliament for Thyolo Central, Dr Ben Phiri, has described the reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) as a major breakthrough in grassroots development, saying it will…
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is preparing to hold fresh elections for its regional and district committees, with several members already positioning themselves for the posts. Names that have emerged include Vitus Gomamtunda Dzoole…
Your Excellency, Having known you personally for decades, I know you as a patriot and a nationalist who cares passionately for Malawi. I was one of those encouraged by your election to the high office of President, having believed in your…
Kondwani Nankhumwa, once one of the Democratic Progressive Party’s most powerful figures and later one of its fiercest internal rivals, was among the guests at the launch of the reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Luchenza,…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has threatened disciplinary action against members and aspirants who breach its campaign poster and banner regulations during the party’s ongoing reorganisation.
Local Government and Rural Development Minister Dr Ben Phiri has admitted that the government knows Malawians are struggling, and has asked them to be patient while it works on fixes. Dr Phiri spoke on Friday at Mulanje Park, at a ceremony…
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has called for a model of governance that embraces diverse political ideologies for the good of the nation, saying Malawi’s challenges are not for the ruling party alone to solve. In a post on his Facebook…
The campaign team of Madina NDC parliamentary aspirant Siidi Abubakar has rejected the latest poll by pollster Mussah Dankwah, disputing its findings and questioning his neutrality. The campaign team said the poll’s 24.7% rating for Siidi…
Speaker’s court fight takes new Attorney General Frank Mbeta has joined the High Court battle over Parliament’s 12 committees as an interested party, a case in which he was originally expected to stand by the Speaker. Speaker Sameer…
NDC Communications Team Member Julius Karl Fieve has filed his nomination to contest the party’s Deputy Volta Regional Youth Organiser position, promising to help build a more formidable NDC across the region.
Mahmud Kabore has picked up nomination forms to contest the position of Ashanti Regional Communication Officer of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). Kabore said he intends to strengthen the party’s communication structures…
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has rejected claims by New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme has suffered significant setbacks under the current National Democratic…
A political analyst has moved to calm growing public unease over President Peter Mutharika’s repeated unexplained trips abroad, insisting there is nothing sinister to worry about as the president jets off to South Africa for the fifth time…
Increases in election-related content online could make it more difficult for voters to distinguish between official information, political messaging and misleading content
An MP has triumphantly hailed President Peter Mutharika’s first year in office as proof that election promises are finally being delivered, as he unveiled a sprawling K5 billion wishlist of new projects set to transform his constituency.…
There is a particular kind of silence that accompanies a head of state’s travel once it becomes routine rather than remarkable — and Malawi appears to be settling into exactly that silence with President Peter Mutharika’s trips to South…
Malawi’s president and his opposition spent the week disagreeing, more or less, about a single number: the price of maize. Peter Mutharika, marking a year back in office, cited its fall from over K100,000 to around K35,000 a bag as proof…
Newly elected NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fusani Yakubu, has vowed to use social media and grassroots mobilisation to counter what he describes as the NDC’s lies and propaganda ahead of the 2028 elections.
Newly elected NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fusani Yakubu, says he is targeting four million votes from young Ghanaians for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the 2028 presidential election.
Newly elected NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fusani Yakubu, has questioned the implementation of the government’s 24-hour economy policy.
Newly elected NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fusani Yakubu, has defended the party’s ambitious target of securing four million youth votes for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the next presidential election.
Newly elected NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fusani Yakubu, says hard work, consistency and sacrifice helped him overcome previous defeats to secure a decisive victory in the party’s recent elections.
Newly elected NPP National Youth Organiser, Abanga Fusani Yakubu, has attributed his victory to years of hard work, consistency and sacrifice within the party.
The newly appointed National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Abanga Fusani Yakubu, has admitted that the party failed to take security issues seriously enough ahead of the 2024 general election.