Political Index Feature
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2012: Atupele’s new dawn, but…
Two decades ago, it looked improbable that 34-year-old Atupele Muluzi, who MIJ Radio satirist Bwande calls ‘baby’, would be on…
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When leaders become aliens
As the nation approaches the 2012 exit, it would be interesting to explore one common feature attributable to alienation among…
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Malawi stuck in flattery and opportunism
A fox once saw a crow fly with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch…
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JB’s uphill path to 2014
She had just returned from the European Development Days (EDD) meeting in Belgium and the World Energy Forum in United…
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Campaigning and voting in America
Last week, Americans re-elected Barack Obama for another four-year term in the presidency office. Caroline Somanje covered the elections and…
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A virus called independent MPs
A strange virus, called independent MPs, has been detected in the bloodstream of Malawi’s democracy. It is slowly, but steadily,…
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The trouble with Malawi politics
“Everything about great leadership radiates from character,†says Dave Ulrich, professor of business at the University of Michigan, USA. So,…
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Cycle of destruction
Twin towers of tragedy have struck Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), like a lightning, in just a week. On Tuesday last…
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Is Muluzi killing UDF?
There was hope when news about the United Democratic Front (UDF) convention went public. To the optimistic, the convention would…
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Malawi should stay the course
All Malawians know and feel that the country is going through hard times. In a country where 50 percent of…
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Malawi a case of sunset at dawn?
Malawi President Joyce Banda has been in office for five months. The first two months were well-watered and held to…
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Will PP rule after 2014 elections?
Incumbents rarely fail to get re-elected. You might think this is only true in African politics. It is not. Peruse…
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There is a silver lining
Difficult times are like dark clouds that pass overhead and block the sun. Darkness, as a result, reigns. But when…
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Affirmative action in public universities (II)
National University of Ireland, Maynooth Continued from last week It simply is not enough to show that an individual belongs…
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Joyce Banda
President of the Republic of Malawi, I would do something about the growing number of strikes in the country. If…
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Affirmative action in public universities
In an article published in the online Daily Times edition of July 28 2012, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malawi…
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Killing democracy behind doors
Almost all the finest words have been uttered urging Speaker of Malawi Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda to uphold the Constitution…
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Clinton’s loud whispers
Why was Malawi, a country at the peripheral of global strategic importance, chosen to be among the seven African nations…
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Assests: To declare or not
If Ralph Kasambara was South Africa’s Attorney General in 1993, and, faced with public fury to have Nelson Mandela released…
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Do political parties need ideologies?
In the 2009 General Elections, contesting parties came up with political blueprints or ideologies only a few weeks into the…
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