Bribing judges, last straw breaking democracy camel’s back
18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge…
Category: Columns
Education reforms for Africa
A frica has the world’s fastest-growing youth population, with 60 percent of its inhabitants aged below 24. However, Unesco reports that over 46 million…
Hear me, dear women
We often hear in the media of women who have risen to certain statuses being compared to each other or fighting against each other.…
Hungry Dowa residents are not beggars
Dear judge Mbadwa, As the most experienced member of the bench, My Lord, I know you understand the true meaning of the adage that…
Should I trust hubby with a cute maid?
Dear BMW, I am 23, happily married with two children. For six months now, we have had a house girl who is very good…
Enthusiasm for progress in Malawi
The year 2020 has started with a lot of discussions and review of Vision 2020. In a number of African countries, including Malawi, this…
Letter to Brussels
Letter to Brussels Greetings. By now, it must be clear that you have misjudged us. By now it must be very clear to you…
Learning from Vision 2020 to build Vision 2063
Welcome to 2020. This year is critical for two main reasons. For the first time in Malawi’s history, the Constitutional Court will rule if…
Of police antics and EU gaffes
December 9 2020 It was in December 2014 when Lot Dzonzi bade farewell as Malawi Police Service (MPS) Inspector General (IG) to take up…
‘We need to diversify energy sources’
The world has entered a decade of action to end poverty and ensure every person uses affordable and clean energy. A new study by…
Quota fighters have a dinosaur to fight
There has been no genuine effort by any government to end the quota system which was first introduced in 1987. Under the policy, as…
Bring back public sector reforms
Honourable folks, the Malawi Public Sector Reforms were one of the DPP’s largest campaign promises during the 2014 Tripartite Elections. APM promised Malawians then…
Elections and sustainable development
In any democracy, elections are one of the indicators of people’s participation and freedom to decide their destiny. The wind of democracy swept across…
Cities flood, vendors rule the streets again
(Judge Mbadwa is making his determination on the failure by Ministry of Local Government to rein in on sub-standard structures in the country’s cities)…
My ex is getting married behind my back
Dear BMW, I’ve been dating a girl for six years. Before it, I was married. I always knew I still loved the first woman,…
Make Malawi first
When President Donald Trump came into power as the President of the United States of America, he openly declared that his presidency was about…
New game of chickens
There is a particularly irritating and irrational way our government responds to national issues while pushing for its own political agenda. If its law…
‘LWB will deliver according to customer expectations’
Last month, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development appointed MOSES MWENYE as acting chief executive officer (CEO) for Lilongwe Water Board (LWB),…
Was Vision 2020 unrealistic?
Hon folks, was Malawi overambitious to target the attainment of middle income status in its Vision 2020? The vision had quite a few other…
Dear Bakili Muluzi, this is 2020
Dear Your Excellency. As a preamble from the street, we send you greetings and good wishes for the New Year—a year we are all…
