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Jumah invites Malawi citizens to be elections jury

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By Vincent Gunde

President of Muvi wa Chilungamo Revolutionary Party (MRP) Bantu Saunders Jumah, has invited all Malawians regardless of their political party affiliations to be the Jury for the country to return to constitutional order so that elections are held on 21st May, 2024 not September, 2025.

Jumah said constitutionally Members of Parliament (MPs) are to serve for a period of 5 years in office and have extended their term of office by another one year to make it 6 years in office describing this as unconstitutional.

Muvi wa Chilungamo



He has since asked Malawians where will the country get money to pay these MPs who have extended their term of office for another one year urging Malawians to do whatever is possible to bring the country back to constitutional order.

Speaking through his face book page widely followed by millions of people in Malawi and Africa, Jumah has asked Malawians a question that are they ready to accept this unconstitutional order for elections to be held in September, 2025?

Jumah said time to correct mistakes for the country is now expressing fears that if Malawians do not correct this unconstitutional order, the country will be a failed one meaning that it has politicians who are above the law and are taking the citizens for granted.

He said politics of deniability is what is killing Malawi for it not to develop because it has leaders who do not fear the voters claiming that leaders do not accept their mistakes and apologize for the mistakes or wrongs to do better.

The MRP President said in 1997 former President and Malawi’s Founding Father Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda apologized to the nation that he did not know that some other people were carrying out atrocities under his name apologizing to Malawians for the atrocities committed.

He said for 10 years, former President Dr. Bakili Muluzi ran the country un deniability by accepting challenges rocking the country but 19 years after Muluzi, the country is in political deniability with its leaders covering the mess.

“Malawi needs politicians; men and women who can accept the wrong doing and learn to apologize, failure has no weather, not to using the country for trial and error, “said Jumah.

He said Malawi leaders have been blaming Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclones including Freddy, cholera outbreak and the Russia-Ukraine war as contributing factors making the country fail to develop saying any leader, government, President who cannot accept mistakes, no development for the country.

Jumah has appealed to Malawians not to lose heart, not to give up but moving forward assuring them that the Revolution has come to stay in Malawi, Malawi will not be the same saying very soon or later, the country will be liberated from politicians who use politics of deniability.

New Liberation Party says Vatican is ruling the world

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By Vincent Gunde

Leader of New Liberation Party Isaiah Sunganimoyo, says Vatican is ruling the world faulting Catholic Bishops in Malawi that they cannot say “no” to what Rome has directed them to do meaning that same-sex couples will be blessed in all Parishes and churches of the Roman Catholics.

Sunganimoyo said even though the Catholic Bishops have assured Malawians in their Pastoral Letter of 19th December, 2023 that marriage remains the union between a man and a woman naturally open to the generation of children, they will still bless same-sex unions because it is a law of obedience.

Pope Francis



He said the Vatican Council has agreed permitting Catholic Priests to bless same-sex marriages observing that this will be applied to Malawi Catholic Bishops, Priests, Brothers and Sisters to be tested on their faith on the law of obedience to the Pope.

Speaking through a video clip circulating in various social media platforms, Sunganimoyo has faulted Malawians wrong for taking him as a mad person and a man who knows nothing claiming that on 22ndSeptember, 2012 he made a prophecy that Pope Benedict will step down on his own accord.

Sunganimoyo said his prophecy was let to come true that on 12th March, 2016 Pope Benedict announced to the world that he has stepped down claiming that his prophecy was made at Chilinde Parish in Lilongwe.

He has claimed that he is a devoted Catholic member and he knows the Catholic teachings dismissing claims which have been made by other people that he should stop commenting on issues affecting Roman Catholic Church not knowing that he is a Catholic.

The self-spoken man of God said from 2000 he enjoys support from the Vatican while other people in Malawi take his prophecy as useless as coming from a mad person advising Malawians that him knows what is inside the Catholic Church.

“What I speak bears nothing but the truth, today you have seen that the Roman Catholic Church can change everything, the Pope’s Pastoral Letter is in all the countries around the globe,” said Sunganimoyo.

He has reminded Malawians that on 13th July, 2023 Civil Society Organizations, Catholic Bishops, Sheikhs and church organizations joined by their followers held peaceful protests in Lilongwe against legalization of same-sex marriage in Malawi.

Sunganimoyo said on that day he described the demonstrations as time wasting claiming that what the Roman Catholic has made nobody can turn it down observing that his video clip was criticized by many referring him as man-made Saturn.

Businessman ‘Mathews Mtumbuka’ launches Weagle Holdings Limited

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By Staff Reporter


Renowned engineer and businessman Dr Mathews Mtumbuka on Wednesday, December 20,2023, launched Weagle Holdings Limited, a group of companies which will focus on running supermarkets across the country as well as management consulting, energy and technology businesses.

The launch took place at at TAMA office complex in Lilongwe.

According to Mtumbuka, the new supermarkets seeks to replace the defunct People’s Trading Center (PTC) which had the largest and widespread retail chain with over 80 shops across the country .

Speaking at the launch, Sparc Systems’ Chief Executive Officer Dr Wisely Phiri who was the guest of honour at the event, commended Mtumbuka for the investment, saying it will go a long way in uplifting the lives of people and help the country achieve the 2063 agenda



“One of the moonshot for AU agenda 2063 is to see African citizens being wealthier and every AU member state attain at least middle-income status. That is also envisioned in Malawi agenda 2063.

It’s great to see this great son of the soil (Dr Mtumbuka) joining in taking a step in helping Africa achieve its obligation to its people by creating employment for a number of young people,” he said.

Weagle Holdings Limited which has been in operation for over two years has already created employment for over 50 young people through its two supermarkets in Mzuzu.

The company plans to employ over 100 people next year.

Matthews Mtumbuka

Malawi bans maize importation from Tanzania, Kenya over Maize Lethal Necrosis

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By Chisomo Phiri

The Malawi Government through Department of Agricultural Research Services has banned the importation of maize from Kenya and Tanzania pending risk analysis as the two countries have a devastating disease called Maize Lethal Necrosis.

In a statement 247 Malawi News has in possession, Agricultural Research Services Director Grace Kaudzu says the disease, that has no treatment and causes up to 100 percent yield loss, is under official control.

Grace Kaudzu



“In view of this, its presence in the aforementioned countries necessitated the suspension of any importation of whole grain until appropriate phytosanitary measures are established.

“In the interim, the commodity can only be imported milled, either as flour or grit,” says Kaudzu in a statement.

She says the disease viruses are transmitted by planting maize grain with the virus or through the vectors such as strips which are available in Malawi.

The 2023 Global hunger Index (GHI) in Malawi revealed that the country is facing serious hunger levels.

It ranked Malawi on position 88 out of 125 countries assessed in the index.

And an assessment by Fews Net in September this year showed that the national maize stock in both local and Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMRC) markets had significantly decreased.

Traders were reporting access to less than half of their required stocks.

Then, the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) held only around 56,000 metric tonnes in mid-October, relative to their target of 217,000 metric tonnes.

And the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) estimated need of 164,000 metric tonnes for humanitarian assistance during the lean season.

The Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee’s report indicated that at least 4.4 million people would face hunger until March 2024

Court reserves ruling on nullifying DPP’s December 13,2023 NGC meeting resolutions

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By Chisomo Phiri

The High Court in Lilongwe through Judge Howard Pemba has on Tuesday reserved its ruling to December 26 2023, in the cases in which three Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Governing Council (NGC) members Kondwani Nankhumwa, Cecilia Chazama and Grezelda Jeffrey are seeking nullification of the 13 December 2023 National Governing Council (NGC) meeting resolutions and their recent re-assignment to new positions.

In an interview after an hearing which was done in the Justice Pemba’s chamber, both lawyers for the applicants and defendants confirmed the development.



Nankhumwa and Chazama’s lawyer Peter Minjale said the court felt that the three have similar facts and that they are suing the same party therefore it would make more sense to be treated as one .

On the other hand, Charles Mhango who is representing the DPP said the decision brings in fairness and eliminates further misunderstandings upon different determinations by different judges.

He said political disputes should not be taken to court but rather should be settled within the parameters that are set by the constitution of the political party in question.

“No court has been able to resolve any of the cases honourable Nankhumwa brought against his political party. The only resolution that one can get is a temporary relief of injunction and nullification but political disputes persist. That should tell you that political disputes can not be resolved in a court of law,” said Mhango.

DPP leader Peter Mutharika appointed Nankhumwa and Chazama as his advisors replacing them with George Chaponda and Mary Navicha on their initial positions as DPP Vice President for the South and National Director of Women respectively.

He gave Jeffrey a new role as the party’s Vice President for the Center.

The former ruling remains divided even after High Court Judge Simeon Mdeza’s ruling extending the party’s convention period.