By Blackson Mkupatira Chiradzulu, May 21, Mana: Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has underscored the importance of equipping young p.
While motorists continue to endure potholes on the Blantyre-Lilongwe section of the M1, a blame game has intensified between Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) and Roads Authority (RA) on who is causing delays. This time around, PPDA has disputed claims that it was responsible for the delays to rehabilitate the deteriorating road,
Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Enterprises has queried Roads Authority (RA) on delays to award contracts for the rehabilitation of the pothole-riddled Lilongwe-Blantyre section of the M1. The committee summoned RA to a hearing yesterday where it expressed concern over the road’s poor state despite funds for maintenance being collected through tollgates
In a surprising twist of events, opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesman Brown James Mpinganjira has asked former President of the Republic and DPP leader Peter Mutharika to “move on” after losing the 2020 presidential election re-run and support the current MCP government under President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for socio-economic development to take place in the country.
Mpinganjira, previously a fierce critic of the current regime, said this in an exclusive interview on Times Television hosted by Wonder Msiska on Saturday evening, June 26, 2021.
Peter Mutharika greets Brown Mpinganjira who has encouraged the DPP tow work with Chakwera.
Rumours have it that Mpinganjira, who has been to almost all political parties as a senior member and formed his own National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the early 2000, has held secret talks with President Chakwera on the possibility of his joining the ruling party. He has denied the rumours.
March 14, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 34 Comments
Main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has suffered a political setback after two legislators announced that they have withdrawn their support for the party both inside and outside parliament.
MP Chipiliro Mpinganjira: I can’t work with Nankhumwa
Blantyre City Central MP Chipiliro Mpinganjira and his Chiradzulu North sibling, Patrick Mpinganjira Matola, cite the hostile stance by party vice president Kondwani Nankhumwa on their father Brown Mpinganjira as a reason for their decision.
Since it lost last June’s fresh presidential poll, the DPP has been riddled with endless wrangles and struggle for power to lead the party.