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. The building, where paintings…
Category: Politics
If I were Perks Ligoya…
Board chairperson of the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom), I would recall that what I assured the nation, in the presence of…
Top lesson from Tanzanian chiefs
Some chiefs in Malawi usually hog the limelight for meddling in politics. This is unlike in Tanzania where government abolished the institution of…
‘Every election is serious business’
In this interview, our Staff Reporter AYAMI MKWANDA engages Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa on preparations for the long-awaited by-elections slated for…
If I were Jappie Mhango
Minister of Transport and Public Works, I would not sink so low to the point of uttering racist and discriminatory remarks targeted at Malawi…
Relevance of Commonwealth
This week, the British High Commission Malawi is fortunate to be hosting the Duke of Gloucester. A big theme of His Royal Highness’ visit…
‘Let’s deal with moral decay’
The Philosophy Department at Chancellor College hosted a public lecture titled Moral Decadence: Towards an Effective Compliance and Ethics Programme delivered to master of…
If I were Goodall Gondwe
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, I would, as a renowned economist, feel ashamed of planning to spend about K4 billion on…
IF I WERE: Alexander Kusamba Dzonzi
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) financial spokesperson in Parliament, I would not be careless by accusing Finance and Economic Planning Minister Goodall Gondwe of…
Many sides of Mpasu
Former minister and Speaker Sam Mpasu, who died two weeks ago, remains an enigma to many. In this interview, our Staff Reporter AYAMI…
Who watches the watcher?
Judge Esmie Chombo’s lamentations of clandestine corrupt dealings between lawyers and court officials have brought into question the integrity of the country’s justice…
Mutharika’s smoky power plant
Speaking at the commissioning of diesel generators in Blantyre, President Peter Mutharika sounded full of confidence in a future of a country living, literally,…
MPs represent citizens
As Parliament is in session, our reporter AYAMI MKWANDA engages Leader of the House Kondwani Nankhumwa on various parliamentary affairs. Q: Following the…
If I were Felix Chingota…
Chairperson of Public Affairs Committee (PAC), I would accept the harsh reality that people have lost confidence in my faith-based institution after the failed…
MCP’s ceaseless storm
To onlookers, ceaseless power disputes are ripping Malawi Congress Party (MCP) like a ship in rough waters. But MCP deputy spokesperson Ezekiel Ching’oma tells…
Fischer Kondowe
Blantyre City South Constituency parliamentary aspirant, I would realise that my indecisiveness when it comes to party affiliation shows lack of seriousness on my…
Of chiefs and political SIDEs
Just when Malawians want chiefs to desist from partisan politics, Senior Chief Mwankhunikira of Rumphi has ordered village heads in his area to…
If I were Lazarus Chakwera…
President of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), I would realise that when top officials come out with all their guns blazing for flouting the…
I’m the light
When the Reverend Maurice Munthali retired from CCAP Synod of Livingstonia in November, it was said that he had joined Allince for Democracy (Aford).…
PP downfall continues
It is almost four years since People’s Party (PP) founder Joyce Banda lost the presidency to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Peter Mutharika…