Politics
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‘Walk the talk’
Yesterday marked two years since President Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in, becoming Africa’s first opposition leader to defeat a sitting…
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Politicking with climate change
Malawi has suffered about 20 devastating flooding episodes and seven droughts since 2000. This year, a wave of cyclones claimed…
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Bad laws return
President Lazarus Chakwera has collided with the civil society after nodding to a law contrived to keep non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…
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‘Cutbacks need firm discipline’
Former Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has weighed in on newly introduced expenditure control measures announced by President Lazarus Chakwera…
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Malawi won’t run dry—Buluma
National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) last week took members of the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change…
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‘LMC trying hard to help’
Malawi is struggling with numerous economic challenges, including the rising cost of living and shrinking incomes. Our Staff Writer JOHN…
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Colonial laws hurt democracy
Police continue to arrest journalists and citizens using archaic colonial laws that ban perceived insults against the President. Our Staff…
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Study tips government on Admarc’s mandate
Recently, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources agricultural economics lecturers Wisdom Mgomezulu and Beston Maonga conducted a study on…
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‘Economy will come out stronger’
On Wednesday this week, EPHRAIM MUNTHALI had a wide-ranging interview with Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dr. Wilson Banda…
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President vows press freedom but critics cite arrests, intimidation
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera vowed to protect press freedom in comments to journalists who were invited, for the first time,…
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Passport fees promise stands
Among the many promises that the Tonse Alliance made ahead of the 2020 court-sanctioned fresh presidential elections was reduction of…
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It’s a slap in media face
In this interview, our journalist JOHN CHIRWA engages Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) executive director Gregory Gondwe on how attacks…
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Going beyond politics of food
Since 2006, the Malawi Government has been spending billions on an agricultural subsidy called the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP, previously…
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What’s in the land laws amendments
Last month, Parliament amended six of the 10 land related laws enacted in 2016 in line with the National Land…
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Senior lawyers tip MLS
Malawi Law Society (MLS) held its annual general conference (AGM) and conference from Friday to Saturday in Mangochi at Sunbird…
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Palestine pal?
On a sunny Thursday last week, both Isreali and Palestinian envoys presented their letters of credence to President Lazarus Chakwera.…
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Bridging silent cultural divide
Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo has urged against rising xenophobic sentiments following mass protests against corruption suspect Ashok Nair,…
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Bishops’ futile dream
How time flies! It is 30 years since seven catholic bishops released Living Our Faith, the pastoral letter credited with…
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Malga backs councils on K4bn audit queries
Local councils have come under fire for allegedly mismanaging a whoping K4 billion. In this interview with our Staff Writer…
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Chakwera’s political capital eroding
Less than two years into his term, the high expectations of President Lazarus Chakwera are fast fading. Lack of political…
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