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February 27, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 15 Comments A popular Blantyre-based businessman OG Issah has joined the Zomba Changalume parliamentary race. OG Issa Mahomed Hanif Osman popularly known as ‘OG Issa’ is upbeat that he will win yhe parliamentary seat. Reports say Osman will stand as an independent candidate and will contest  with other  candidates standing on PP, UTM, DPP and UDF tickets. Osman was 2014-2019 legislator  for Chiradzulu Central Constituency. Malawi Congress Party is not featuring any candidate but will support one of the candidates. Zomba Changalume Par...

February 24, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 5 Comments People’s Party (PP) says it will do everything possible to retain Zomba Changalume Parliamentary seat, which fell vacant following the death of John Chikalimba, who was the party’s Chief Whip in Parliament while Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says its management team will decide this week how it feature candidates in the forthcoming by-elections. Kalaile: PP to battle it out in Zomba Changalume to retain the seat The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will hold by-elections in seven constituencies across the country on the March 30 this...

February 19, 2021 Nyasa Tines Reporter 4 Comments Two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Malawi Electoral Commission  (MEC) commissioners are defiantly working at the pollster despite moves by the Lazarus Chakwera administration to remove themselves. Kunje launching by-elections in Zomba Commissioners Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje are under pressure from the government to resign in their positions at MEC. However, they all seem to be undaunted. This morning, Kunje was in Zomba where she launched a by-election at Zomba Changalume. She called on aspiring contestants in the March 30 by-e...

KUMPUKWE: No more A member of Joyce Banda family Elis Kumpukwe has succumbed to Covid-19 at Zomba Central Hospital where he was receiving treatment. Mr Elis Kumpukwe was a husband to Joyce Banda’s sister Mrs Cecelia Kumpukwe. Announcing the news, Peoples Party publicist Ackson Kalaile Banda said the party regrets the death of Honourable Kumpukwe who at the time of his demise was Director of International Affairs in the party. “Late Kumpukwe will be remembered for his commitment and zeal towards the philosophy of the party right from its inception a decade ago. “As a party we are deepl...

They say leadership is everything but it looks like among our lawmakers, leadership is nothing. In these times of Covid-19 where all citizens have to adhere to preventive measures, our MPs are expected to take the lead. But not those two in the picture. In the centre is John Chikalimba (wearing the mask on his chin). Sadly, Chikalimba has just succumbed to Covid-19 today. And then it happens that the Leader of Government Business in Parliament Richard Chiwendo Banda is the mis-leader of them all. He could not even bother wearing a mask, defying President Chakwera order on Covid-19 preventi...