Off the Shelf
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ACB should work with speed
That Malawi lost the fight against corruption is an understatement. The truth is that the country abets corruption. The political…
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The lake is for Malawi to lose
Malawi needs to be proactive and not just reactive on the Lake Malawi boundary wrangle with its north-eastern neighbour, Tanzania.…
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Malawi needs a healing process
As the country celebrated its 53rd Independence Anniversary three days ago, and as we still reflect on the occasion, the…
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Where are MDF helicopters to fly APM around?
I would forgive Blantyre residents if they have now come to associate traffic chaos in the city—usually during peak hours—with…
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Do not try to be somebody else
After the demise of the reggae legend, Bob Marley, a reporter approached Marley’s former band mate, Peter Tosh, and asked…
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All hail PAC for waking up govt from slumber
Some charged delegates to the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) 5+1 All Inclusive Stakeholders meeting two weeks ago, may have touched…
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Heavy handed police and govt’s insensitivity
Pupils from various primary schools in Blantyre, Ntcheu and Balaka this week have been demonstrating against the continued sit-in by…
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Come clean on Mera/Admarc K2.9bn saga
There are is too many unexplained issues about the Mera/Admarc K2.9 billion maize issue. The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera)…
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The paranoia about the President’s security
Not long ago—two months ago, to be precise—Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters blocked the Victoria Avenue and all other central…
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Parastatal CEOs and senior officers beware
This week we learned from the media that the board of State produce trader, the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation…
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Don’t feed us dog meat
One of the most laughable things I have heard this week is the statement from the Minister of Education, Science…
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DPP and MCP should avoid violence
The dark smoke billowing from the political flames at recent funerals and other functions could be a tell-tale sign of…
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Whither politicians in the Way of the Cross?
It has been a sad Easter. Losing five people in a boat accident on Lake Malawi, (with 11 more people…
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More dialogue on the Lilongwe water project
Steve, Thanks to you for initiating the dialogue on the project with your article “Tread carefully on the SA-LL Project”…
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Malawians don’t want a minority president
As the country edges closer to the next Tripartite Elections in 2019, stakeholders have, among other things, proposed amendment of…
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Questions over the Mera/Admarc K2.9bn maize
There are too many unexplained issues about the Mera/Admarc K2.9 billion maize issue. The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) through…
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How is your time keeping?
‘Time is money’, so goes the saying. In Malawi, we do not respect time as much as our friends in…
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Ball now in MP’s court on the Salima-Lilongwe water project
Why does government not look at issues holistically? One minute government seems to be rightly concerned with protecting its water…
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Mera must prove Admarc has refunded the money
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Board chairperson Bishop Dr Joseph Bvumbwe last week announced in a press statement that Mera…
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On the Salima-Lilongwe Water project; LL SE polls
During the past weeks few weeks we have been interrogating the technicalities surrounding the Salima—Lilongwe water project. Off the Shelf…
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