Chakwera and ghosts at State House
July 22 2021 In January 1849, the French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr of the Figaro newspaper had a maxim. He...
My Diary
Jive talking not enough
July 8 2021 The speech was an affirmation that we had at the helm a sophisticated and exuberant rhetorician when...
Think of pads as well, lady MPs
July 1 2021. It has been an eventful week, full of twists and turns on so many fronts? Look at...
Excellence and senselessness is merciless
June 24 2021 Don’t get it personal. I will have to address Your Excellency, Personally. A year you have been...
Defy the Tonse are liars tag
June 17, 2018 Time flies! Next Wednesday, Malawi will clock a year since they voted in a Fresh Presidential Election...
Admarc more rotten than its maize
It is clear the commodity trader, Admarc competes against itself when it comes to playing with food. For years, maize...
No ‘banki m’khonde’ in banking halls
The temptation was to talk about Finance Minister Felix Mlusu’s budget presentation second coming. But then, a lot has been...
On sharing child pornography
27/05/21 T his week, a video clip of a man defiling a girl somewhere in Mangochi has brought to light...
Of corruption and party funding
May 20 2021 It is apparent that the corruption discourse has taken the front seat. In the courts, stunning and...
After Chizuma report, what next?
On Monday we are all ears, as the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament (PAC) presents what Leader of the House...
Timing on refugees not apt
There has been some pulling around over the issue of the proclamation by Homeland Security Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda that...
Timing on refugees not apt
There has been some pulling around over the issue of the proclamation by Homeland Security Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda that...
Promises, lies and contradictions
April 15 2021 For many years, news about Cabinet would always first be heard on Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), especially...
Speaking for muted voices
April 8, 2021 Oftentimes, the expression voice of the voiceless has been spoken in reference to those fighting for other...
What’s with Karonga violence?
April 1 2020 The run up to the by-elections held last Tuesday saw ugly scenes in the Karonga North West...
What’s with Karonga violence?
April 1 2020 The run up to the by-elections held last Tuesday saw ugly scenes in the Karonga North West...
Chakwera’s deafening silence on strike
In 2011, at the height of President Bingu wa Mutharika’s second term, the University of Malawi (Unima) closed for about...
Footnote for Magufuli
For close to two weeks, the rumour mill was awash with the fake assertions that Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli...
Musowa voice missing yet needed
March 4 2021 There have been times when some members of Parliament have been known to behave like kindergarten kids....
Light that came with Covid-19
The coming of Covid-19 has turned the world upside down, but for Malawi it has brought a very good light...
