Ponderings on arrests
30 July 2020 There was a time, during a Tonse Alliance campaign rally at Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre when...
My Diary
Beyond familiarisation, talk
July 22 2020 It is evident that some of the ministers in President Lazarus Chakwera’s government have gone full throttle...
The long rod of the law and justice
July 16 2020 When he was not so drunk with the stupor of power, Nicholas Dausi once said: ‘The law...
New generation, new leadership
09 July 2020 So, there is a new Cabinet. So, there is a new government. So, Lazarus Chakwera made that...
Standard set must be maintained
July 2 2020 The fresh presidential election came and went, with Tonse Alliance torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera and his UTM Party...
Lessons learnt, time to move on
June 25, 2020 As I write, unofficial results of the fresh presidential elections point to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president...
Rethinking presidential retirement age
June 18 2020 The growing animosity between the Executive and Judiciary branches of government has reached a low ebb to...
Elections train pushing against odds
June 11 2020 So, in all its wisdom, the Ministry of Health decided to conduct walk-in interviews for thousands of...
Election fever heightens
June 4 2020 It is clear that politicians have engaged an extra-gear as we head towards the fresh presidential elections....
Season of mudslinging is here
May 28 2020 The campaign season is back. Never mind, we are not yet sure of the specific date the...
Little being done on cyber crime
May 21 2020 Making his presentation during a joint press briefing with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), the National Registration...
Ansah confusing one and all
14 MAY 2020 Malawi has had people at the helm of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). We have seen justices...
May! Oh May! Here you are again
7 May 2020 In the Standard Eight English book of old, there used to be a poem which went: Half...
Capitalising on Malawians’ suffering
30 April This has been a busy week for President Peter Mutharika. For some time, people misconstrued his silence and...
This antagonism will not help
April 23 Last week, President Peter Mutharika and chairperson for the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 Jappie Mhango announced the...
Unity in a time of crisis
09 April 2020 Last week, I said it here that Covid-19 may foment a dictatorship, or give birth to a...
Thoughts on the novel virus
April 2 2020 As I write, there are 950 638 cases of coronavirus across the globe. So far, 48 289...
Why is Ansah so picky-choosy?
26-03-2020 The coronavirus has hit us hard. The disease the virus causes, Covid-19, has claimed many lives in the short...
Mutharika sheds off ‘meekness’
19.03.2020 So, President Peter Mutharika has been wielding his power. It all began with his words at the inaugural rally...
When the arrests begin, you only know
The swiftness with which the Malawi Police Service (MPS) acted on Sunday in arresting activists Gift Trapence and Reverend MacDonald...
