Politics
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If I were: Noel Masangwi
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, I would not declare my support for the party’s interim leader…
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‘MCP is a democratic party’
Malawi’s oldest party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is going to a convention in April. However, there have been concerns from…
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Francis Kasaila
Deputy spokesperson of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), I would realise that while my party supporters had the right…
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On DPP’s violence
Perhaps they had a plan. On the first day—the day Peter Mutharika handed himself to Southern Region Police Headquarters—the plan…
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How do they survive?
At the fall of one-party politics in Malawi, multiparty democracy took over. Since then, three presidents Bakili Muluzi, Bingu wa…
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If I were: Peter Mutharika (13/03/2013)
President of Malawi’s former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), I would appreciate that the current economic problems that the country…
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Lessons from Bingu death report
As the country still grapples with the findings of the Bingu wa Mutharika’s death inquiry, EPHRAIM NYONDO talked with political…
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‘Malawi MPs should not be condemned’
Malawi President Joyce Banda has said her government will not bow down to the calls by members of Parliament (MPs)…
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Why coalitions fail in Malawi
As 2014 draws close, political parties in Malawi will begin courting one another for possible coalitions. But as history shows,…
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Symon Vuwa-Kaunda
Member of Parliament for Nkhata Bay Central, I would not get excited to the point of declaring that President Joyce…
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Trial of Malawi’s leadership
The sun of Joyce Banda’s economic policies appears to be setting at noon. And as twilight falls, a feeling of…
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‘Leadership must keep pace with changing world’
One of the people who are supporting UDF president Atupele Muluzi’s Agenda for Change is Thoko Banda, who has worked…
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‘Let’s recycle energies, not politicians’
One of the people who are supporting UDF president Atupele Muluzi’s Agenda For Change is Thoko Banda, who has worked…
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Listen carefully
The world has had a rich vein of thinkers whose insights remain so relevant today. Professor of African Languages at…
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If I were: Goodall Gondwe
Minister of Economic Planning and Development, I would realise that it was my boss President Joyce Banda who hinted that…
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‘We are holding leaders accountable’
On January 17, the Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama), led by its executive director John Kapito, held demonstrations against the…
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John Tembo 13 Feb, 2013
President of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Leader of Opposition in Parliament, I would realise that my critics have…
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On DPP, MCP conventions
The first day of any month on calendar is a door. But what if a door of a particular month…
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Malawi’s Finance Minister speaks on State spending
Malawi Parliament reconvenes on February 8 for the 2012/2013 Mid-year Budget Review. The meeting comes after reports that most government…
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Small parties emerging giants in Malawi?
Small is the new big. Onlookers get this impression as political parties emerge and assert their relevance 20 years after…
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