Chakwera’s first 100 days of peace
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera clocked 100 days in office on Monday. He came on the political scene as the Biblical...
Chakwera’s first 100 days of peace
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera clocked 100 days in office on Monday. He came on the political scene as the Biblical...
MOZ bans fish imports from MW
Mozambique has banned the importation of cultured fish from Malawi, following the outbreak of a lethal disease in fish reared...
‘We failed our children by closing schools’
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has announced that government intends to re-open schools early September. The announcement has been received with...
Someone must hold Chakwera to account
President Lazarus Chakwera is shooting on all fours. If you listened to his weekly radio address last Saturday, you could...
Of arrests and fooling Malawians
A so-called massive crackdown of corrupt officials is underway. Government agents are said to be all over hunting down suspects,...
Transport cost still high—Report
While trade and transport costs in Africa are high, those faced in Malawi are higher than in the wider region,...
Take what Joyce Banda says with caution
As of Wednesday, Covid-19 cases were at 455. Four people have died and over 60 have recovered. However, to former...
Feedback: Politicians will not change MBC
Last week, an avid reader of this column weighed in on the debate on the role of taxpayer-funded Malawi Broadcasting...
Politicians will not change MBC
This week, I received some views on the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) scandal last week. The taxpayer-funded broadcaster aired comments...
Corrupt officials weaken State institutions
Africa doesn’t need strongmen; it needs strong institutions, former US president Barack Obama said during his visit to Ghana in...
Chakwera spoke well, but will he walk the talk?
Former preacher, Lazarus Chakwera became the first person in the history of this country to present nomination papers for presidential...
Botomani, Jappie giving Malawi a bad name
Mark Botomani, the commissar of enlightenment, should be ashamed. This man has been lying through the teeth to Malawians for...
MEC lacks legitimacy, but it’s wheels must keep turning
T he Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) announcement on Monday in which it announced the launch of the fresh presidential election...
Activism in Malawi
This week, the arrest of human rights defenders, Gift Trapence and Reverend MacDonald Sembereka has dominated the news. That is...
Government and governance
L ast week’s entry on the abuse of power by MPs at local government level attracted a lot of feedback....
MPs should not be near any council coffers
Minister of Local Government, Ben Phiri this week angered fellow Members of Parliament (MPs), when he blamed them for being...
Malawi set to make progress in 2020—APM
President Peter Mutharika has said in his New Year's message Malawi is set to make progress this year after his...
ECA pledges support to strengthen African govts capacities
The Economic Commission for Africa has said it will continue to work hard to support governments on the continent in...
Who will guard the guards?
The brutal rape of women at Nsundwe in Lilongwe by police officers is nothing new. It is the scale of...
