MCP’s Msowoya elected Speaker of Malawi Parliament
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first vice president Richard Msowoya has been elected Speaker of Malawi Parliament. Msowoya was elected by Members of Parliament after beating Democratic Progressive Party...
View ArticleAtu says Speaker elected from ‘ungo’ono ung’ono generation’
United Democratic Front (UDF) youthful president Atupele Muluzi briefly send the new parliament into light moments of laughter when he congratulated the Speaker-elect Richard Msowoya, saying he is...
View ArticleChakwera says Lord has helped Malawi Parliament with Msowoya as Speaker
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Rev Dr Lazarous Chakwera has said his deputy president Richard Msowoya who was elected Speaker of Parliament, saying he is best suited for the position of Speaker....
View ArticleMcheka-Chilenje reclaims deputy speaker unopposed
Nsanje North Member of Parliament (independent) Esther Mcheka Chilenje on Monday was elected First Deputy Speaker of parliament unopposed, retaining the position she held between 2004 and 2009....
View ArticleUDF’s Chiwaya floors PP’s Wakuda for 2nd deputy speaker
United Democratic Front (UDF) Mangochi Central MP, Dr Clement Chiwaya on Monday defeated People’s Party (PP) Kasungu North East MP Wakuda Kamanga for the position of second deputy speaker of parliament...
View ArticleNew Speaker promises impartiality, uphold Constitution ‘including Sec 65’
Malawi’s newly-elected Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, has promised neutrality during his tenure of office and uphold the Constitution. Smartly dressed in dark gray suit, was physically dragged...
View ArticleGwengwe takes a bow out of frontline politics
Former minister of Industry and Trade, who was also People’s Party (PP) running mate in the May 20 Tripartite Elections, Sosten Gwengwe, has confirmed he was quitting frontline politics. Gwengwe, who...
View ArticleMutharika says Malawi budget not ready: Finance Minister to present...
President Peter Mutharika has told parliament that the national budget is not ready and that his government will present a “Provisional Budget”. Mutharika said when he was opening Parliament on Tuesday...
View ArticleI will devolve power, uphold rights -Mutharika
President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday rang the bells of a new beginning making a commitment to devolve presidential powers and uphold the spirit and detail of the rule of law. “The DPP-led Government...
View ArticleNo sacred cows, no untouchables in fighting corruption – Mutharika
Malawian President Peter Mutharika will not have sacred cows in its bid to combat corruption in the country. Mutharika in his address during the opening of Parliament in the capital Lilongwe on Tuesday...
View ArticleMutharika says Malawi 50 years of poverty unacceptable: Outlines DPP reforms
Five decades after independence, it is unacceptable that Malawi has remained within the least developing countries in the world, President Peter Mutharika said on Tuesday, saying the Golden Jubilee...
View ArticleDPP to continue Bingu policies, colour dreams -APM
Malawi’s new President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday said he would pursue policies that had been adopted by his sibling, former president Bingu wa Mutharika, before his death two years ago. Mutharika, who...
View ArticleMalawi civil service to be reorganised, says President
President Peter Mutharika has disclosed that his government will reorganize the public services in a manner that would promote professionalism, integrity, technical competence and efficiency. Mutharika...
View ArticleAnalysts say Mutharika speech inspires hope in Malawians
Malawi analysts have hailed President Peter Mutharika State opening of parliament’s speech, saying it was progressive and well-focused. Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) boss Dalisto Kubalasa said...
View ArticleLawi, Maskal to headline Malawi @50 party in US
Malawi’s Afro-Soul Gospel musician, Lawi and Afro-R&B singer Maskal will headline a big party organised by Malawian community in Washing DC in commemorating Malawi’s 50th independence. One of the...
View ArticleKabwila says: ‘We have no govt, give Malawians a cabinet not wedding’
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson and legislature Dr Jessie Kabwila rapped the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which won the disputed May 20 elections, saying “there is...
View ArticleMidnight-6 charges dropped: DPP maintains it was ‘Satanic machinations’
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) heavey weights who were christened “midnight six” after being charged with treason have had their case discontinued by the State. The six former cabinet members,...
View ArticlePP’s Mwamlima fights MP Njikho over rightful winner of Mzuzu City
A law firm Jivason and company in Mzuzu has written Malawi Parliament demanding the removal of the 2014 parliamentary election winner Uncle Jose Leonard Njikho from the National Assembly claiming he...
View ArticleParties for Malawi@50 in UK: Prayers, gig
The country with the largest Malawians diaspora in the Western Hemisphere is set to paint the United Kingdom black, red and green to commemorate the Warm Heart of Africa’s Golden Jubilee. The Malawi...
View ArticleMutharika appoints Cabinet: Tembenu, Chiumia, Fabiano, and Katsaira in
Malawian President Prof. Peter Mutharika has appointed his maiden cabinet, mainly stalwarts from his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with new faces of technocrats, Nyasa Times can reveal. According...
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