Off the Shelf
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30-minutes messages from opposition cannot make MBC neutral
The official campaign period for the May 21 Tripartite Elections which started this week will surely be a frenzy of…
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The power of debates to swing votes overrated
The reason the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has given for its presidential candidate Peter Mutharika and his running mate Everton…
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Punished for complacency
I rarely write about football—on this page—whether local or international. There are already enough sports writers in this newspaper. Garry…
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When the fortieth day comes
We have our own problems in Malawi; the abductions and killings of people with albinism, the violence ahead of the…
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How many should be murdered, Mr Dausi?
There is no contestation that Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi is an affable man. Famed for using bombastic words…
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It’s done and dusted—the case of Chimulirenji
Mid last week, there were two missed calls on my mobile phone—ten minutes apart. I saw them two hours later.…
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Of presidential aspirants and Ras Chikomeni Chirwa
Ras Chikomeni David Chirwa knew from the word go that the MEC would not accept his nomination papers. But he…
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Is APM serious in condemning violence?
The assumption that the established security agents can adequately deal with political violence in the country is wrong. Government does…
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Mussa and his Open UP stunt to MBC
This week a directive for the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to open up, came from an unlikely person-Minister of Information…
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On whether or not to appear on the ballot paper
It is still early days to say with any certainty how many people will appear on the ballot paper as…
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Government treating crime with kid gloves
It is very sad that several years after government pledged to decisively deal with people who attack people with albinism,…
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A busy year, especially for the DPP
So, 2018 comes to a close as it started; quite eventful, especially on the political scene and for the ruling…
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Merry Christmas to you all
This is the last but one entry this year. Oh! I’m making this statement on the presumption that God will…
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One per constituency is better than 7 per district
The announcement in Parliament on Wednesday by the Minister of Education, Bright Msaka, that each district will have 7 new…
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Yes, shame on you for using a funeral for political mileage
The headlines for the two dailies on Wednesday this week aptly summed up the shame that characterized the funeral of…
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Cement and Malata programme rips off taxpayers
Government in December 2014 launched the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme (DAHSP) with pomp and spectacle. The programme, more…
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As power outages worsen, fuel prices increase
The overall effect of the on-going wrangle between the National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) and Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL)…
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Of Govt’s double face on Heligoland Treaty and Mombera Kingdom
The Malawi Government strongly and rightly argues that its eastern neighbour, Tanzania, does not own any part of Lake Malawi,…
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Rule of law thrown to the wind
Will there be anything that this Government is going to get right? From the Biometric Voter Registration (BVRK) scandal, to…
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Time running out for UTM
It is almost six months to the elections and as expected, political parties with realistic and completely unrealistic chances of…
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