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A game that starts without an umpire
Once again the country is faced with an undesirable situation I can liken to a football match that kicks off…
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Slow down on politics of hate, intimidation
It is nine months to the 2019 PPE. But the mood is already intimidating and there are strong indications the…
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Escom should first clean up its act
The message is very clear. Let the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which is by law seeking consumers’ views…
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The rot at Escom stinks
So much is being said about the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), the country’s quasi-monopoly power supply utility. Unfortunately,…
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Welcome to the politics of wunimanyenge, SKC
Politics of retribution (wunimanyenge and kuthana) will not take Malawi anywhere. In a circular to all Principal Secretaries and Heads…
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10 Malawi chiefs as tourists in Zambia
The 10 traditional leaders in President Peter Mutharika’s entourage to the 20th Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa)…
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MEC should heed stakeholders’ concerns on poor registration
It is disappointing that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is so defensive about the botched first phase of the voter…
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Laws should reflect the interests of Malawians
Last Thursday, Nsanje South West legislator Joseph Chidanti Malunga was set to move a private members motion for a Constitutional…
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To fund or not to fund MBC
This week, member of Parliament for Dowa North East Samuel Kawale moved a motion that the public broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting…
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The same old script, but it comes with collateral damage
It is the same old script. Government abusing its agencies by forcing them to pounce on political opponents or holding…
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Chilima’s loudest statement is what he did not say
It had been a long wait. But finally Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) had to break the ice. And when…
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A national budget is a promise
Since Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe presented the 2018/19 financial blue print, newspapers and several other media platforms have described it…
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A national budget is a promise
Since Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe presented the 2018/19 financial blue print, newspapers and several other media platforms have described it…
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The syndrome killing Malawi’s political parties
We have always criticised political party founders for personalising political parties they founded. We have said that when you found…
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DPP should tread carefully
What is happening in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) where senior members have drawn daggers at each other regarding the…
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Malawians are watching
When there were squabbles in the country’s oldest party, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), many blamed them on its leader—Lazarus…
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Jappie Mhango and Pipe’s loose tongues
First it was Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango who made a racist slur against Malawi Congress Party…
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Go for it SKC, go
It looks like the question of who should receive the petition from civil society organisations (CSOs) against government’s impunity…
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Promptly deal with electoral violence
In the democratic Malawi, no part of the country should be considered a no-go zone for a certain group of…
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A sanctuary for suspects, lawbreakers
There has been much talk about the K4 billion Gondwe-Nakhumwa selected Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects. The money was initially…
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