Politics
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‘Chaotic public administration must stop’
One of the things President Peter Mutharika said in his inaugural speech was that he would not want political change…
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‘LETS GIVE GOVERNMENT BENEFIT OF DOUBT’
In this interview Fatsani Gunya engages political analyst Simbarashe Mungoshi on a number of issues regarding the new Democratic People’s…
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Goodall Gondwe
Finance Minister, I would not present a provisional national budget that does not specify how money is going to be…
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The fall is Icarus
Carl Jung, the pioneer psychiatrist who proved the deepest workings of the human psyche, said: “We must not pretend to…
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On Constitution of Malawi, new era
Malawi has clocked 50 years of independence. Every Malawian is looking forward to Jubilee Celebrations on July 6 2014 when…
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Vasco Kachipapa
General Secretary of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Nkhoma Synod, I would step down alongside the entire leadership…
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‘Government should invest in economic growth’
In this interview Chancellor College social and development critic Dr Mufunanji Magalasi shares his thoughts with our news analyst EPHRAIM…
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We feel cheated—Katsonga
PPM is one of the parties that did not win a single parliamentary seat in the May 20 Tripartite Elections.…
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If I were: Peter Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi, I would live up to the pledges I made during the campaign to lead…
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‘Regionalism still a factor in elections’
The elections results were announced on Friday, putting to rest tensions and speculations that Malawians went through for over a week…
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Winning elections, losing legitimacy
Despite winning, the DPP faces a critical legitimacy challenge that, if not handled well, can be a recipe for their…
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‘We cannot solve our political problems in courts’
In the depth of the electoral circus underway, I sought views of the country’s former vice-president Dr Justin Malewezi on…
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Maxon Mbendera
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, I would admit that the tripartite elections were a shamble that has led to a…
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Portrait of a ward councillor
Chimalabanthu villager Juliet Kaonga knows next week’s tripartite elections will be polls like no other due to the inclusion of…
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If I were Willie Kalonga
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chief elections officer, I would feel ashamed that the electoral body is failing to pay 31…
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‘Councillors will have a lot to do’
During the on-going campaign for next week’s tripartite elections, not much has been heard about councillors that are contesting in…
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‘Scale up coverage on local polls
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) with funding from DfID and USaid released its first media monitoring report of…
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If i were Peter Mutharika
President of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), I would not miss prayers organised by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to…
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CROSSING INTO KARONGA’S BENGHAZI
There is more to Karonga Central which was recently termed Benghazi, a jungle of saves and haven of lawlessness. Experts:…
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Campaigning for ‘development’ and politics of misrepresentation
In 1994, Malawi ousted Kamuzu Banda’s dictatorship, adopting a democratic constitution instead. The new constitutional order embraced multiparty politics, holding…
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