Political Index Feature
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Soldiers who saved democracy
Malawi boasts of patriotic soldiers that saved this nation more than four times from self-destruction. One cannot hazard a guess…
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Malawi’s state of governance under microscope
In February 2020, the Constitutional Court nullified the 2019 Presidential Election and ordered a rerun, a decision that was upheld…
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Legal barriers to press freedom, expression
One Tuesday morning, social media went into a frenzy following the detention of journalist Gregory Gondwe in Blantyre. The police…
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Digital exclusion, online clampdown
Human rights defender Charles Kajoloweka has released a report on the state of digital rights in Malawi. Our Staff Reporter…
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‘Walk the talk’
Yesterday marked two years since President Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in, becoming Africa’s first opposition leader to defeat a sitting…
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President vows press freedom but critics cite arrests, intimidation
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera vowed to protect press freedom in comments to journalists who were invited, for the first time,…
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Going beyond politics of food
Since 2006, the Malawi Government has been spending billions on an agricultural subsidy called the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP, previously…
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Palestine pal?
On a sunny Thursday last week, both Isreali and Palestinian envoys presented their letters of credence to President Lazarus Chakwera.…
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Bridging silent cultural divide
Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo has urged against rising xenophobic sentiments following mass protests against corruption suspect Ashok Nair,…
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Chakwera’s political capital eroding
Less than two years into his term, the high expectations of President Lazarus Chakwera are fast fading. Lack of political…
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‘End culture of corruption’
Our nation is facing significant challenges at the moment. The challenges that have resulted from the ugliest of human traits—greed.…
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Ode to a colossal figure
Chief Justice (CJ) Andrew Nyirenda is finally retiring having clocked the mandatory retirement age of 65. He is a colossal…
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Big issue, big penalties
Courts unleash the whip in to punish sexual perverts in Malawi, our Staff Writer ERIC MTEMANG’OMBE writes. In Malawi, at…
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ACB’S rallying cry
“There is no sense of direction. I ask President [Lazarus] Chakwera to show leadership and govern the country. There are…
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Overstone Kondowe makes history
Malawi Parliament on Monday welcomed the country’s first ever elected person with albinism lawmaker when it reconvened after months of…
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Crackdown on wildlife crimes!
If there is something Malawians should be proud of, it is how government has brought down a cartel of wildlife…
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Slow progress in roads infrastructure
Ministry of Transport and Public Works has only upgraded 635 kilometres (km) into paved roads in the past 10 years,…
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Politicking with Nsima
Nsima is almost everything to Malawians. Aida Mwene, from Dyeratu Trading Centre in Chikwawa, tells The Nation, “when you are…
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Fall of Muluzi dynasty
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi turned 43 this month. That, for many Malawians, makes him too young to…
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Rapist in police uniform
On December 12, three teenagers from the populous Bangwe Township in Blantyre set off for overnight prayers in Bvumbwe just…
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