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CCAP-Blantyre Synod commissions new Presbytery in South Africa

July 1, 2025

* This is the first Presbytery in the history of Blantyre Synod outside Malawi that was established on June 29, 2025 in Johannesburg * The Presbytery outside Malawi is to meet the spiritual needs of Malawian diaspora in South Africa who want to worship in their native language By Duncan Mlanjira The Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP), has commissioned its Presbytery number 21 in South Africa at a special event on Sunday, which was…

Any Police or MDF officer on duty yesterday who failed in their duties during the demonstrations should face the appropriate disciplinary procedures—CCAP’s Church & Society

June 27, 2025

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* Calls for swift action by the Malawi Police Service to apprehend and bring to justice those who are responsible for the acts of violence that have been observed yesterday and in recent months * A review of procedures and conduct by the Malawi Defence Force and Malawi Police Service to ensure their conduct at demonstrations is in line with their constitutional mandate By Duncan Mlanjira The departments of the Church & Society for the Synods of Malawi’s Church of…

AACC calls for more prayers ‘as Malawi is turning into undemocratic and unsafe for its citizens’—accountability champion Rev. Maulidi

June 27, 2025

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* As AACC, we would like to ask Malawians to pray to the Almighty God for a better Malawi come September * The State should have by now issued a public address to update the nation of the action being done to address yesterday’s violence going forward By Duncan Mlanjira In reaction to yesterday’s brutal political violence perpetrated on “innocent demonstrators” in Lilongwe in full view of the Malawi Police officers and members of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF),…

Police warn pastors against making electoral prophesies

June 16, 2025

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* When pastors make prophesies about election results, you create problems for us and this must be avoided — we must all work towards ensuring that there is peace * We plead with chiefs and candidates to tell their people and party supporters about the importance of peace in elections By Wanangwa Tembo, MANA Malawi Police Service (MPS) has warned faith leaders against making prophesies about the September 16 General Election outcome, saying the practice is one of the…

CCAP-Blantyre Synod designates July 10 as Special Day of Prayer ahead of September 16 general elections

June 16, 2025

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* The primary purpose of these prayers is to seek God’s grace and blessing for a free, fair, peaceful, and transparent electoral process * Let us also earnestly pray for God’s guidance in the election of leaders who are ‘after His own heart’ (1 Samuel 13:13; Acts 13:22) By Duncan Mlanjira As part of its prophetic responsibility, Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP)-Blantyre Synod informs congregants that the Synod has designated July 10, 2025 as Special Day of Prayer…

uMkhonto weSizwe Party removes Floyd Shivhambu as a secretary general following his meeting with Prophet Bushiri in Malawi in April

June 4, 2025

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* After lengthy discussions and considerable inputs from the national officials, it was concluded that the actions by the Secretary-General were found to be against the spirit and the prescripts of the MK Party Constitution * Most specifically, Section 3 (j) under “Offences”, which stipulates: ‘Undertaking international trips and participating in activities and programmes that are opposed to the agenda of the MK Party or an allied party By Duncan Mlanjira Leader of uMkhonto weSizwe Party, Jacob Zuma has…

‘IMF’s decision to suspend ECF programme is a wake-up call for government to stop piling huge debts and to enhance fight against corruption’

May 15, 2025

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Rev. Baxton Maulidi * It is a blessing in disguise because as a country, we can’t keep on piling huge debts only to be plundered through government over-expenditure * We need bold leadership and new way of thinking to end corruption and overspending must stop—Rev. Maulidi By Duncan Mlanjira All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Economic Justice, Transparency & Accountability champion in Malawi, Rev. Baxton Maulidi contends that the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend Malawi’s…

Unearthed comments from Pope Leo XIV alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics

May 14, 2025

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* Western mass media is extraordinarily effective in fostering within the general public enormous sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel – for example abortion, homosexual lifestyle, euthanasia * Catholic pastors who preach against the legalisation of abortion or the redefinition of marriage are portrayed as being ideologically driven, severe and uncaring—new Pope when he was Cardinal By Robert Mackey, The Guardian After years of sympathetic and inclusive comments from late Pope Francis, lesbian,…

Catholic Church’s Vicar General Rev. Tamani hints on bad apples among aspiring September 16 presidential candidates

May 13, 2025

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Rev. Father Tamani during his presentation * Entreats CCAP ministers to guide congregants to choose a better devil among them and to go and vote in large numbers to avoid voter apathy * The clergy have a role to play in the political arena as they are carrying out the will of God the Almighty here on earth because God commanded man to take care of His world By Duncan Mlanjira Vicar General for Blantyre Catholic Church Diocese, Rev….

CCAP Clergy implored to shape congregants’ minds to vote for individuals with sound development policies without being biased

May 13, 2025

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* As Revered Prof. Silas Ncozana reminds CCAP ministers of Blantyre Synod’s 1992 call to remain neutral in terms of party politics * In this way, we can be unbiased in our criticism of any injustices and oppression we see from any political party * On this point, our Ministers of religion are expected to be publicly neutral — no matter what their personal convictions By Duncan Mlanjira In enhancing the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod’s…