DPP’s Kabambe just loves to cookbooks
At the twilight of the first Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government, the Bingu wa Mutharika administration engaged in a revenue...
Haulage firms manipulating drivers for selfish reasons
The Professional Drivers Association of Malawi should not be naïve enough to believe that by endorsing their stay-away show, the...
Chakwera is strong on foreign policy—by far
There is a whole book one can write about President Lazarus Chakwera’s struggles with domestic policy. From the appointment of...
Chakwera is strong on foreign policy—by far
There is a whole book one can write about President Lazarus Chakwera’s struggles with domestic policy. From the appointment of...
If donors pull out of health, it will be genocide
Let me be blunt. It could take a century, if ever, for Malawi to wean itself of donor aid in...
If donors pull out of health, it will be genocide
Let me be blunt. It could take a century, if ever, for Malawi to wean itself of donor aid in...
Illusions of a President in charge
On the day President Lazarus Chakwera celebrated his first 100 days in office last year, he made an admission: When...
Labour Bill: Chakufwa Chihana must be turning in his grave
Reform is great, but if you bring reforms without the buy-in of major stakeholders; if you are not listening to...
Will ACB probe itself too on oil deals?
So, the Government Contracting Unit up in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC)—which vets contracts in the public...
I would dial down expectations if I were Chizuma
In aggressively pushing for Martha Chizuma as Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general, President Lazarus Chakwera transmitted that he would,...
How Chakwera Boxed in Mlusu
Finance Minister Felix Mlusu’s work is cut out for him by his boss, President Lazarus Chakwera. As he walks up...
CMST’s recent PPE deals must be stopped
If concerns from Human Rights Defenders Coalition last week on recent procurement decisions at Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST)—especially those...
I hate to burst the bubble, but AIP is a colossal failure
The Tonse administration believes it has pulled off a joker with the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), touting it as its...
SKC needs to take long, hard look at RBM
Right now, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is in the High Court seeking a stay order to review a...
Tonse administration has bigger fish to fly
When you follow how obsessed the Tonse Alliance administration has been with two Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners Linda Kunje...
Fundamentals going south, but no sign of plan
When President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse-led administration assumed power after the court-ordered fresh presidential elections last year, it was clear to...
Fundamentals going south, but no sign of plan
When President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse-led administration assumed power after the court-ordered fresh presidential elections last year, it was clear to...
What the hell is APM doing with BJ?
Let’s talk about Brown Mpinganjira, that cunning, calculating yet not-so successful politician who, since 1994, has wormed his way into...
Mwanamvekha man to watch in DPP
In the race for the heart, soul and presidency of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) there is only one hopeful...
Tonse must recast maiden budget
The realities of governing have caught up with President Lazarus Chakwera and his Tonse Alliance partners, including Vice President Saulos...
