Happy warrior Bishop Tengatenga elected PAC chair as Malawi gears up for 2014 polls
Written by YAMIKANI SIMUTOWE
BLANTYRE (MaraPost) — Tough-talking Anglican Bishop James Tengatenga was Thursday elected chairperson of the powerful interfaith religious grouping, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC).
Malawi needs extensive voter education for 2013 polls, misinformation criticized
Written by YAMIKANI SIMUTOWE
BLANTYRE (MaraPost) — The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) says the 2014 tripartite elections will need extensive civic and voter education and will come up with innovative and cost-effective means of reaching out to Malawians in a professional and non-partisan manner.
Malawi Parliament: Lipenga’s budget statement Friday
Written by YAMIKANI SIMUTOWE
BLANTYRE (MaraPost) — Malawi Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has announced that Finance Minister Ken Lipenga’s 2013/2014 national budget statement will be presented in the House this Friday, May 24, 2013.
Pres. Obama to visit Africa in June
Written by MARAPOST CORRESPONDENT
BLANTYRE (MaraPost) — United States President Barack Obama will visit Africa next month, French News Agency (AFP) reported Tuesday.
MCP, DPP talks tough on Malawi Pres. Joyce Banda’s budgetary speech
Written by YAMIKANI SIMUTOWE
BLANTYRE(MaraPost)—Debate on President Joyce Banda’s State of Nation Address rolled into life on Monday afternoon with former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) describing the budgetary speech as a ‘catalogue of wishful thinking”.
Presidential aspirant Thoko Banda hits hard at PPs anti-‘Matchona’ propaganda
Written by CHADUWA DHUMAKUDE
MZUZU (MaraPost)—Thoko Banda who recently announced that he will contest as president in the forthcoming elections has hit back at Malawi's ruling People's Party's (PP) campaign of discrediting Matchona (those who have lived outside the country for a long time).
PP says people who spent extended periods outside don't make good leaders as they lose touch with the people on the ground.