Off the Shelf
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DPP’s only way out is convention
The outcome of this week’s parliamentary by-elections, where the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came out the biggest loser, has one…
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A lot of hot air on teachers strike
Either, the government is playing games with the Teachers’ Union of Malawi (TUM) or TUM itself, the Ministry of Education…
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Fare thee well Magufuli
In last week’s entry after it was reported that Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli had been admitted to a hospital,…
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Off the Shelf 5 years on
Today marks exactly five years since this column started. I was pleasantly surprised that the maiden entry of the column…
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Sacrificial lambs of a dysfunctional system
Twenty-eight district commissioners (DCs), seven chief executive officers (CEOs) of cities, municipalities and town councils, 10 principal secretaries and all…
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Diligence is non-negotiable
My daughter was very excited on Wednesday evening with the news of the reopening of schools on Monday February 22…
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Even this one will yield nothing
When President Lazarus Chakwera this week ordered Covid-19 clusters who received part of the K6.2 billion for the Covid-19 fight…
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The Malawi we want beyond 57 years
Malawi needs a strong opposition to provide necessary checks and balances to government. But so far, it does not look…
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Have we been moving forward or backwards?
We are now in the 57th year as a sovereign State. The most logical questions to ask having gone that…
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Goodbye Trump, you were a joke
Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States who walked out of White House on Wednesday a very sad…
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