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Development
What happened to Malawi fish?
The winds were cold that August morning on the shores of Mlangeni in Mangochi. Too cold to part with the…
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Can’t other PROs emulate Henry Chimbali?
Journalism can be evil, sometimes. With its philosophy of ‘bad news is good news’, it is quite easy—especially if you…
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Development
Hope for water in desperate times
The UN General Assembly declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation. And the theme of this year’s World Water…
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Political Index Feature
Fine-tunning 50:50 campaign for 2014
It is a sizeable crowd of about 42 people. Most of them are women aspiring to contest as councillors. They…
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Development
Getting rural masses on internet
Minister of Information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu says Malawi government has put in place mechanisms to improve service delivery…
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Development
Telecentres: are they translating?
A Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) was not enough for 37-year-old Isaac Masiyano from Khudze Village, Traditional Authority (T/A)…
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CSOs, where are you on JB’s assets?
The increased public outcry for Parliament to divulge details of Mrs. Joyce Banda’s declared assets is a critical national priority,…
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Of heroes that retire without a name
Today, I am celebrating the great life of national service, my father who, at 60, and after 36 years of…
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Development
Can Malawi use existing investors to woo more?
With high unemployment rate among youths, the need for government to create jobs is weighing heavy on government. The Malawi…
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Feature of the Week
Taming inequality: is govt doing enough?
Malawi, in a quest to bridge the poles-part world of rural and urban learners is signatory to a number of…
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National News
Is this MCP’s second coming?
Despite its imposing history of leading the nation to independence glory in 1964, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), since its…
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Just return to lecturing, Prof. Peter Mutharika
In 2006, a great teacher, poet and literal critic, Bright Molande—who is Dean of Humanities at Chancellor College—wrote a moving…
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Editors Pick
Can SolarPedalflo answer water challenges?
An innovative, solar-driven, rural water supply system has managed to improve access to safe water in a number of African…
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Development
Chasing investors with poor security
On July 13 2013, Zhou Feng, 48, who started his business in 2004, was shot dead in the course of…
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Q & A
We want free, fair and safe elections—Nevin
The first phase of the voter registration exercise ended on Sunday, and the next phase starts tomorrow. EPHRAIM NYONDO talks…
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Political Index Feature
Handouts: Democracy’s silent killer?
It was supposed to be a post-mortem meeting of the first phase of the voter registration process which ended on…
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National News
Abortion law review necessary—Copua
Days after CCAP Nkhoma Synod called on the nation to reject the legalisation of abortion; the Coalition for the Prevention…
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Business News
Universal Industries launches new products
Universal Industries Limited has officially launched Supa Chips and Magic Mornings—its two new products on the market. Speaking at a…
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Tembo is a political suicide bomber
I know that even John Tembo himself surely understands that he cannot win the presidency. Do I have a reason?…
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Development
The threat of banana disease
As the deadly Banana Bunchy Top Disease continues to take its toll on the banana plant, businesses and livelihoods too…
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