Political Index Feature
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Is ICC targeting African countries?
African countries played a pivotal role in the processes leading up to the adoption of the Rome Statute establishing the…
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When the line has been crossed
Joyce Banda’s first months in office were, just like her predecessors’, a beautiful sunset that was mistaken for dawn. But…
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44 parties want your vote, but…
They cheat, scramble for votes, hijack multimillion kwacha business contracts and seemingly nest above the law. They are feared and…
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Eight years of CDF: Any hope?
New data from Round 5 of the Afrobarometer collected across an unprecedented 34 African countries between 2011 and 2013 shows…
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No to JB’s press rallies
Malawi President Joyce Banda’s rally-like press conferences show her lack of sophistication and respect for press freedom. For her followers,…
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Unlocked lock: Allegory of loot?
Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, one of the most widely read novels of all time, flags his…
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Malawi faces four key policy challenges
A latest study commissioned by the global oil firm Puma Energy has exposed four key challenges that policy makers in Malawi…
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Searching for peaceful youths
A journalist once asked Thomas Jefferson, US’s third president: “Why are you reluctant to run for a political office?” His…
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Chakwera’s bittersweet show at Njamba
Two limousines, each flying a black cock flag Malawians declined 20 years ago. A convoy under ceaseless hooting in support…
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Fine-tunning 50:50 campaign for 2014
It is a sizeable crowd of about 42 people. Most of them are women aspiring to contest as councillors. They…
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Together but not united
Despite their geographical togetherness, Sadc countries continue to display disunity when it comes to intra-regional trade. As the meeting of…
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Handouts: Democracy’s silent killer?
It was supposed to be a post-mortem meeting of the first phase of the voter registration process which ended on…
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Queuing For a fresh start
Africa’s youths should revolt. Former South Africa president Thambo Mbeki, whose time in power and protracted legal battle with incumbent…
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Judging leaders by history
Why does a candidate’s background matter when choosing leaders? EPHRAIM NYONDO writes. History’s greatest triumph is in its hour of…
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A politician’s wishful thinking
Is Malawi ready to go back 20 years to yesteryears of one-party rule? JAMES CHAVULA writes. Locals in Machinjiri Township,…
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GREED STUNTS MCP TRIUMPH
A lion and a tiger happened to come together over the dead body of a fawn that had been recently…
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Malawi lost in transit?
They saved the country from colonialism and left it to political vultures. Edgar Mbewe of Mwanza says this in memory…
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E-Governance: Two years on
To improve delivery of public services, government, in 2011, established a department of e-government in the Office of the President…
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Of personalised national projects
Former UDF Mangochi South Member of Parliament Lillian Patel was a shocked legislator in January, 2008—greatly shocked with Bingu wa…
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On presidential gaffes
The list of gaffes in President Joyce Banda’s speeches continues to grow. Why is this happening? And what does this…
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