Why an independent Freedom of Information Commission is necessary
President Peter Mutharika met media owners and institutions last week to discuss progress regarding the Access to Information (ATI) Bill....
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Independent power producers will push electricity tariffs up
State-owned Escom is in talks with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to sign the Power Purchasing Agreements. Under the...
Government is losing direction over JB
Since former president Joyce Banda left Malawi in the second half of 2014, the DPP government has been involved...
Any hope for good life for Malawians in 2016?
For the majority of Malawians, there was not much to celebrate about in 2015. The high cost of living, persistent...
Is Malawi a puppet of Western countries?
Last week, Minister of Justice Samuel Tembenu announced that government had dropped charges against homosexuals and suspended anti-gays laws...
Private sector should come to the party
Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has challenged the private sector to take a leading role in bringing positive change...
Independent power producers will push electricity tariffs up
State-owned Escom is in talks with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to sign the power purchasing agreements. Under the arrangement,...
Leaders have an obligation to develop the country
The DPP government recently challenged Malawians to stop pointing fingers at government and start offering suggestions that can propel...
Time not ripe for toll gates
It has been reported that government, through the Ro a ds Fund Administration, plans to introduce toll gates to raise...
Root out sectionalism
The Executive appointment of public officials in public institutions is fueling sectionalism and making public institutions operate below the...
ID is a security document
Malawi is the only country in the Sadc region that does not have national identity cards (IDs). This does...
Govt should start investing or we are doomed
Last month, President Peter Mutharika and Vice-President Saulos Chilima toured Malawi Mangoes Company in Salima where different fruits (mangoes,...
On Malawi Foreign policy
Opposition political parties have criticised the Malawi Government for taking the country backwards by implementing policies that led to...
State house press officer can do better
The history of having Presidential press officers in Malawi is only 21 years old. And many are hired on political...
Subsidy programme is no-go zone
In the awake of the International Monetary Fund’s revelation that the economic programme in Malawi is off-track, the World...
Leaders have an obligation to develop the country
Vice-President Saulos Chilima recently challenged Malawians to stop pointing fingers at government and start offering suggestions that can propel...
Beware of Cashgate in road construction
Last month Lilongwe and Blantyre city councils received a boost of K1.8 billion to tarmac their roads. This is...
President should do more to promote gender equality
Malawi has slipped in its commitment to promoting gender equality under President Peter Mutharika. For example, there are only...
Minister should give more information on mineral composition
The Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka launched the much-anticipated high resolution airborne geophysical survey results...
Escom needs to be serious about power energy
The current wave of disenchantment over Escom’s announcement that consumers should brace for more black outs is understandable. Escom...
