Exodus begins: Chaima Banda leaves MCP
Chris Chaima Banda, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) 1st Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, has resigned from the party.
Chris Chaima Banda, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) 1st Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, has resigned from the party.
United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi has congratulated Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika on his election as President-Elect of the Republic of Malawi.
Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Justice Annabell Mtalimanja, has announced that Professor Peter Mutharika has won the September 16 presidential election with 3,035,249 votes, representing 56.8 percent of the total votes cast.
Business came to a standstill in Limbe on Wednesday afternoon after a group of youths stormed the market, chasing people away and forcing traders to abandon their trade.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has warned the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) against interfering with the presidential election results, after unofficial reports showed Peter Mutharika leading. DPP officials expressed shock at MCP claims of Lazarus Chakwera’s victory, contradicting unofficial results. The DPP emphasized that it will defend the people’s will and urged security agencies…
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has arrested four individuals accused of conspiring to burn down major markets in Lilongwe in an alleged attempt to disrupt the upcoming September 16, 2025, General Elections.
President Lazarus Chakwera has asked Malawians to vote him again next Tuesday saying the fuel shortages and poor economic status are caused by his enemies. He has since said he will fire some government officials after he wins the elections.
A 27-year-old man, Kashoni Kasitomu, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for vandalizing ESCOM infrastructure near Kapinga Trading Center in Lilongwe.