Political Index Feature
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Arrests, violence, State indifference
People in same-sex relations in Malawi are treated as second-class citizens, suffering constant attacks and rights violations while the State…
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Mutharika’s false bubble
President Peter Mutharika has picked an unnecessary fight with human rights defenders and he does not sound brave, our Staff…
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Chilima’s uneasy agenda
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has parted ways with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and is out to unpack his…
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SKC vs APM: No love lost
So it turns out Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima is not an undecided jim, an ambitious marketer who speaks in…
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Political legitimacy: a tall order for leaders
Just a day after the Catholic Bishops released the April 29, 2018 pastoral letter calling for a new era in…
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War for daddy’s contracts?
President Peter Mutharika, has launched an early campaign to hang on to the presidency, but his outbursts exposes a state…
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VP’S silence deceives no one
As the battle for presidency rages in the governing party, one voice has conspicously remained absent—Vice President Saulos Chilima’s. The…
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Chilima’s brave new world
Increasingly, it is becoming clear that Vice-President Saulos Chilima does not have the luxury of infinite time. The temperature is…
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UDF’s rumble in DPP maze
Last month, painters put a glossy coating to United Democratic Front (UDF) time-honoured headquarters at Yiannakis in Limbe, Blantyre.…
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Relevance of Commonwealth
This week, the British High Commission Malawi is fortunate to be hosting the Duke of Gloucester. A big theme of…
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PP downfall continues
It is almost four years since People’s Party (PP) founder Joyce Banda lost the presidency to Democratic Progressive Party…
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50:50 quota under siege
Achieving equal representation of men and women in political and decision-making positions continues to be a hot topic in the…
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Chakwera’s revolting job
He was second best to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, President Peter Mutharika, in the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections.…
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IF I WERE:George Mituka
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) public relations officer (PRO), I would realise that even the eight-hour electricity load-shedding programme…
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Women lag in politics
Various players are petitioning for more women to occupy political leadership positions. For years, the civil society have been drumming…
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‘Our parties are boys clubs’
In this article, our News Analyst MERCY MALIKWA explores how partisan politics trumps women’s rights and participation in politics. There…
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When regionalism rules
The restoration of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has re-ignited concerns about simmering regionalism in the country. In the minds…
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DPP’S needless battles
What was supposed to be a solemn and dutiful undertaking of governing by the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…
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Bleak options for 2019
It has been three years now and Peter Mutharika can hardly be called a success. But then we all…
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MCP: A house divided against itself
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is embroiled in internal political strife. The force fanning the fire of dissension is not relenting.…
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