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Malawi Congress Party

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Name: Malawi Congress Party

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Atupele responds to JB’s speech: Bemoans snail’s pace towards Malawi development

Featured National Leader of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) Atupele Muluzi has bemoaned the snail’s pace at which government authorities are moving towards countering challenges facing the country.Responding to the state of the nation address ... [Published Nyasa Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: Malawi, Snail, Joyce Banda, Reformism

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

George Chaponda

JZU tears govt apart

Leader of Opposition in Parliament John Tembo on Monday described it as "morally wrong and unfair" for the government to come up with austerity measures only for helpless Malawians to shoulder while those in government live a different life.Tembo was ... [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: John Tembo, George Chaponda, Joyce Banda, Malawi

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

JB challenged on implementation

The country's main opposition political parties have said although President Joyce Banda delivered a "good vision" speech Friday in Parliament, implementation of the issues highlighted is more important than just delivering it.While describing the speech ... [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: George Chaponda, John Tembo, United Democratic Front (MW), Malawi Congress Party, Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

JB hails Kamuzu’s leadership

President Joyce Banda says Malawians should not lose sight of the fact that self rule and democracy currently being enjoyed in the country came about because some brave and selfless citizens, such as Malawi's first president Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, ... [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: Joyce Banda, Kamuzu Banda, Leadership, Ken Kandodo, Malawi

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Joyce Banda

Gender NGO bemoans absence of women presidential candidates

The NGO Gender Network Chairperson Emma Kaliya has described as unfortunate the development that women are not coming forth to contest as presidential candidates in political party conventions.Kaliya has attributed this to among other things what she ... [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 09 2013]

Entities: Malawi Congress Party, Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi), Joyce Banda

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Sidik Mia

We are here to preserve democracy and not to practice it: The tale of Malawi PP leaders

Columns Featured I told you so, is a new song after the kwacha appreciated, well as expected marginally. Swiftly fuel prices have been adjusted downwards, forget that it was imported at a higher kwacha value. Of course maize which leads to inflation have ... [Published Nyasa Times - May 09 2013]

Entities: Malawi, Democracy, Joyce Banda, Brown Mpinganjira, Sidik Mia

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Abolish socialism to adopt wealth creation policies says Jumbe of Malawi Congress Party

Business Featured A renowned farmer and executive chairman of the Peacock seed multiplication and farm produce company who is also one of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential aspirant Felix Jumbe has called on government and stakeholders in the ... [Published Nyasa Times - May 03 2013]

Entities: Malawi Congress Party, Agriculture, Kamuzu Banda, Salima (Malawi)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Muckraking the Muckraker: Tenthani got it wrong on Chakwera’s bid to lead Malawi Congress Party

Columns Featured “Am I the only one who feels underwhelmed by the coming on the scene the Reverend Lazarus Chakwera as one of the wannabes for the top post in the oldest party in the land.”In his column column of Sunday April 21, 2015 the Muckraker responded ... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Malawi Congress Party, Bingu wa Mutharika, Kamuzu Banda

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Tembo says defeat not in his political vocabulary: ‘Munlo is genuine Malawi Congress Party member’

Featured National Veteran politician and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president John Tembo has reiterated that he is going to contest at the party’s forthcoming convention, poised to renew his mandate.The 80-year-old veteran politician is barred by the ... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: John Tembo, Malawi Congress Party, Gwanda CHAKUAMBA, Malawi

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Malawi Congress Party convention postponed

Email This PostMalawi Congress Party (MCP) has cancelled its schedule April 27 to April 29 convention. New dates have not been announced yet.The party’s convention chairman Joseph Njobvuyalema said the National Executive Committee of the party meeting ... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Malawi Congress Party, Joseph Njobvuyalema, Malawi

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Chakuamba eyes MCP campaign

Politician Gwanda Chakuamba says he remains a loyal common member of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and is ready to campaign for it to get into government next year despite the party rejecting him.In an interview yesterday, Chakuamba said he believes ... [Published Malawi Daily Times - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Gwanda CHAKUAMBA, Malawi Congress Party, John Tembo

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

Kwacha! Malawi Congress Party leadership contest creates a buzz

Featured Politics The race for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidency which has so far attracted prominent citizens has excited supporters of the party and political commentators.Most people Nyasa Times spoke to welcomed the growing list of “runner ... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Malawi Congress Party, Leadership, John Tembo, Assemblies of God, Lilongwe

Quotes

"Mr. Speaker Sir, normally a budgetary speech from the president is expected to provide a strategy. What we have received is a catalogue of wishful thinking" he said

JZU tears govt apart [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 21 2013]

"This is just a statement. Malawians will have hope depending on what will be implemented. This is a long journey. This speech is very political. It has tried to reach outout to all people politically: civil servants, chiefs and people in rural areas. But will it happen? We need the lives of people in the villages to improve at household level" he said

JB challenged on implementation [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 18 2013]

"He used to advocate that everyone should be the best in what they do. He was also a patriot as demonstrated by his having left all that he had in United Kingdom and Ghana to come back home and lead his people" he said

JB hails Kamuzu’s leadership [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 15 2013]

'It's not true, I haven't met Honourable Munlo in recent times,' he said. "I only met (former minister) Patrick Mbewe who came to see me for he was away in the UK."

Bakili Muluzi denies meeting opposition aspirant over election bid [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 15 2013]

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Kamuzu Day and Malawi’s Festival of Forgetting [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - 14 hours ago]
Atupele responds to JB’s speech: Bemoans snail’... [Published Nyasa Times - May 21 2013]
JZU tears govt apart [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 21 2013]
Tembo raps Malawi Pres. Banda on economy, agric... [Published Nyasa Times - May 20 2013]
JB challenged on implementation [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 18 2013]
JB hails Kamuzu’s leadership [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 15 2013]
Bakili Muluzi denies meeting opposition aspiran... [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 15 2013]
MCP old guard frustrating new blood on presiden... [Published Nyasa Times - May 15 2013]
Remembering Malawi first president Kamuzu Banda... [Published Nyasa Times - May 14 2013]
Law expert faults PPE Act [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 12 2013]
Chakwera snubs Kasambara: Malawi Justice Minist... [Published Nyasa Times - May 12 2013]
Gender NGO bemoans absence of women presidentia... [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 09 2013]
We are here to preserve democracy and not to pr... [Published Nyasa Times - May 09 2013]
Jumbe tipped to lead MCP [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 06 2013]
Malawi church leaders back Chakwera’s decision ... [Published Nyasa Times - May 05 2013]
Religious gurus back Chakwera [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 05 2013]
Abolish socialism to adopt wealth creation poli... [Published Nyasa Times - May 03 2013]
Chakwera steps down as Malawi Assemblies of God... [Published Nyasa Times - May 03 2013]
‘MCP candidate checklist restrictive’ [Published Malawi Daily Times - May 03 2013]
MCP insists it will shortlist candidates, plays... [Published Nyasa Times - May 03 2013]
MCP’s Tembo and his belief in survival instinct... [Published Nyasa Times - May 02 2013]
The Malawian political landscape and the road t... [Published Nyasa Times - May 01 2013]
Muckraking the Muckraker: Tenthani got it wrong... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 30 2013]
Politics of jealousy killing Malawi says Uladi ... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 29 2013]
Tembo says defeat not in his political vocabula... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 28 2013]
MCP presidential hopefuls in Zodiak radio debat... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 28 2013]
Malawi Congress Party convention postponed [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 25 2013]
Chakuamba eyes MCP campaign [Published Malawi Daily Times - Apr 25 2013]
Of Malawi Congress Party convention, the candid... [Published Nyasa Times - Apr 25 2013]
JZU told to step down [Published Malawi Daily Times - Apr 25 2013]

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Kamuzu Day and Malawi’s Festival of Forgetting [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - 14 hours ago] * By Jimmy Kainja * Last week we had a public holiday in Malawi. May 14 is “Kamuzu Day,” when the nation celebrates the life of its founding president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda whose autocratic rule lasted between 1964 and 1994 . The day has been there ...