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When the red line is crossed…
Hon. Folks, if indeed Malison Ndau got fired from Cabinet for welcoming the passing of Access to Information (ATI) Bill,…
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Bravo opposition, media for the ATI law
Bravo opposition and well wishers for showing resolve and steadfastness on efforts to pass the long awaited Access to…
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When strength fails to rouse terror
Hon Folks, I learned in primary school that democracy is a “government of the people, for the people and…
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Scams are abandoned, not concluded
Hon Folks, once-upon-a-time when Bakili Muluzi was President, something akin to Cashgate happened which the media dubbed K187 million education…
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We can’t afford another flop!
Hon. Folks, when APM took to the mic last December, addressing the public through MBC radio and TV, he was…
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Address the real issue, Prof. Tambulasi
Hon. Folks, the principal of Chancellor College, Prof. Richard Tambulasi has distanced Chanco TV and Chanco Community Radio from the…
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Snoring amid changes in the world order?
Hon. Folks, those who read Backbencher of last week must’ve been wondering who the heck is Boom Mike? Yours truly…
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Macra: Don’t dare throw stones
Hon Folks, they say “if you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones”. Do folks in government appreciate its…
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Wake up and smell the coffee, Mr. Veep!
Hon Folks, Vice President Saulos Chilima may be the champion of Public Service Reforms but he did not look good…
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Why APM needs ‘robust health’
Hon Folks, it beggars belief that the APM government, elected 20 years after the adoption of the Constitution which pegs…
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Got it wrong, why am I not surprised?
Hon. Folks, Finance minister Goodall Gondwe has admitted government grossly underestimated the devastating impact of Cashgate and the resulting freeze…
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Banking on genset to power economy?
Hon Folks, what’s the cost of 10 to 14 hour daily black-outs? Never mind, we just might never know its…
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Chewing straw on K236 bn Cashgate
Hon Folks, trending on the social media this week were two issues about Malawi. First was that at 225.50 USD,…
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Real woes for MCP’s Chakwera
Hon Folks, I had the mind to give a blow by blow response to the APM press secretary’s statement, justifying…
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Assassination claims or persecution mania?
Hon Folks, at his inauguration in mid 2014 President Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) preached love and unity, extending an olive…
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Development should not be about laying foundation stones!
Hon Folks, what constitutes development in Malawi? Adamson Muula, in one of his articles in Nation on Sunday, observed that…
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Of mirror and pus-filled pimple
Hon Folks, when you look in the mirror and see a puss-filled pimple on your face, you do not…
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Unima’s never ending woes
Hon Folks, the problems rocking the University of Malawi (Unima) right now—hiked fees, violent demonstrations, police brutality, poor infrastructure and…
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Veterans fire warning shot
Hon Folks, if Robert Mugabe, the senile Zimbabwean president, forgot the saying: “a hungry man is an angry man” then…
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Making K400 000 ‘varsity fees a reality
Hon Folks, if the controversial University of Malawi (Unima) fees of K400 000 (normal entry) and K900 000 (mature…
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