lamenting line in one of his haunting songs, in which he mimics an Asian boast: dziko ndi wanu, ndalama ndi...

Increasingly, it is becoming clear that Vice-President Saulos Chilima does not have the luxury of infinite time. The temperature is...

T he detonation set off by former first lady Callista Mutharika had many people excited, no doubt. First, you have...

Speaking at the commissioning of diesel generators in Blantyre, President Peter Mutharika sounded full of confidence in a future of...

  Its early days yet—and a long way to the general election of 2019—but it feels like the campaign is...

  It has been three years now and Peter Mutharika can hardly be called a success. But then we all...

  A blackout on my first day back home in December lasted all of an interrupted 19 hours. A recent...

  It was chilling—wasn’t it?—when it finally sank that High Court Judge Michael Mtambo had found Ralph Kasambara, Pika Manondo...

Idriss Ali Nassah Just the other day, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri threw a good K44 million of his own money down...

I once wrote about a friend of mine who did a spell as a young doctor in the main hospital...

  For many Malawians that I know, the freedom to criticise the government of their country is not inspired by...

  If, at the start of 2016, you expected your Finance Minister to deliver a forecast bristling with real hope,...

  For such a small country, Malawi likes its things big. Big cabinet, big number of civil servants, five big...

  Listening to Presidential press secretary Gerald Viola—who is supposed to be the lead singer of the Peter Mutharika praise...

  You are not doing too well, Mr. President. Your press conference last week was a disaster. What most of...

  Two weeks ago, I arrived in Blantyre on the same flight with a couple of Malawi government ministers and...

If, as projected, the population of this country hits 30 million in 2030, we desperately need a fresh new way...

I am sorry you missed it, but President Peter Mutharika was in terrific form and did your country proud at the...

Chileka International Airport in Blantyre is a farce. Earlier this year, the runway developed gapping potholes so severe planes had...

I was first alerted to this piece when a friend sent me an e-mail link on Monday morning. It came...