The Statesman
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Ruling DPP and Mutharika’s waiting game
President Peter Mutharika flew to South Africa on a private trip on Wednesday this week. But before he left Kamuzu…
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Ultimate succession test for DPP, MCP
For more than a decade now, Malawi’s presidential elections have revolved around Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) of the ruling DPP…
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Who is stealing Malawi’s future?
Esteemed statesmen and women, it seems one of the greatest paradoxes in Malawi’s public service is that while government repeatedly…
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The children we call the future
We like to say children are the future. This phrase has lived for so long in political speeches and government…
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The spirit destroying our country
Fresh from a resounding election victory over Lazarus Chakwera and the MCP last year, President Peter Mutharika stood before Malawians…
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When leaders fall in love with power
This week, Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, introduced a controversial constitutional amendment Bill seeking to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure…
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Farmers abandoned in plain sight
Folks, there is something deeply cruel in watching the government announce minimum farmgate prices for strategic and cash crops when,…
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How far with public sector reforms?
Six years ago, Malawians elected a leader who built his powerful presidential bid on grand transformation promises. But because he…
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DPP must heed Ben Phiri’s wisdom
Before the 2025 general election, Thyolo Central legislator Ben Phiri rose in Parliament and fired political warning shots at the…
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Malawi’s endless political loop
Just before last year’s general election, I argued here that the real question haunting many voters then was never about…
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