Politics
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Parliament and fiscal discipline
When I read in Nation on Sunday of July 20, 2014, I noted a few things which notably showed (i.e.…
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Arthur Peter Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi and leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), I would not make an issue…
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Interview: Mutharika has a different style of leadership
President Peter Mutharika clocks 100 days in office next week.I engaged political analyst Dr. Boniface Dulani to discuss the performance…
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Elections and government system
Elections and government are institutions which enable political leaders to exercise authority in democratic regimes. The use of elections in…
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Mutharika adminstration should exercise fiscal discipline
Parliament will convene on September 1 to discuss the 2014/2015 national budget. I talk to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson…
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If I were: Garry Chirwa
Author of If I Were column, working for a reputable paper like The Nation, I would phone Lot Dzonzi to…
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MALAWI MEDIA AT 50: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
July 2014 is gone. A month that was littered with reports, essays, comments and analysis reflecting on Malawi’s 50th independence…
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If I were Arthur Peter Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi, I would realise that while it is quite commendable to hail the national football…
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‘PUBLIC INTEREST SHOULD PREVAIL’
Parliament’s new Legal Affairs committee says it plans to further review the 2007 Constitutional Review Report before the recommendations are…
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‘This is a feasible budget’
National budget consultation meetings began last Thursday and Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodal Gondwe has presented the…
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Devlin Chokazinga
Devlin Chokazinga, Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) chief executive officer, I would do something about the sale of beer sachets…
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Misssing the recall provision debate
It is no longer about debating the need for reinstating the repealed Section 64—the recall provision. Rather, it is about…
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Rethinking presidential advisers
What advice do sitting presidents need to warrant them to appoint a congress of advisers? EPHRAIM NYONDO writes. As of…
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Davis Katsonga
Davis Katsonga, former leader of Chipani Cha Pfuko, I would realise that the reason given to degistered my party—that there…
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‘We are failing to learn from the past’
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has been under fire following the handling of the May 20 Tripartite Elections. There are also…
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National values on the wane, but…
At 50, Malawi is still grappling with a cultural dilemma between modernity and time-ordained virtues. JAMES CHAVULA writes. The pomp…
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Noel Masangwi
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), director of special events, I would realise that confiscating T-shirts and cloth from unruly members is…
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‘Chaotic public administration must stop’
One of the things President Peter Mutharika said in his inaugural speech was that he would not want political change…
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‘LETS GIVE GOVERNMENT BENEFIT OF DOUBT’
In this interview Fatsani Gunya engages political analyst Simbarashe Mungoshi on a number of issues regarding the new Democratic People’s…
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Goodall Gondwe
Finance Minister, I would not present a provisional national budget that does not specify how money is going to be…
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