Q & A
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‘Regionalism still a factor in elections’
The elections results were announced on Friday, putting to rest tensions and speculations that Malawians went through for over a week…
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‘We cannot solve our political problems in courts’
In the depth of the electoral circus underway, I sought views of the country’s former vice-president Dr Justin Malewezi on…
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‘Councillors will have a lot to do’
During the on-going campaign for next week’s tripartite elections, not much has been heard about councillors that are contesting in…
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‘COUNCILLORSHIP IS PRIMARILY SERVICE’
This year’s May 20 tripartite elections will see the return of the councillors in the country’s governance. However, there are…
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Malawians yearn for accountability from MPs
Among the resolutions of the recent Public Affairs Committee (PAC) Third All-Inclusive Stakeholders’ Conference on governance and development was a…
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‘LAW DOES NOT TALK ABOUT PUBLIC, CIVIL SERVICE’
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) three weeks ago barred president of Umodzi Party (UP) John Chisi from contesting in the…
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More civic education needed on local polls
Malawi goes to polls on May 20 to choose a president, parliamentarians and ward councillors. With civic education in progress,…
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Analysing the youth factor in this year’s elections
As presidential candidates presented their nomination papers last week, one thing that stood out was the presence of youthful leadership…
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Malawi has had transition without transformation
In this interview, political scientist associate professor Nandini Patel discusses the kind of leadership Malawi needs as elections draws close.…
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High food prices in Africa threaten poverty reduction
Global food prices have surged in recent months causing large spikes in the price of rice, maize and wheat, staples…
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Of choice of running mates and voters’ aspirations
In this interview I solicit views of Chancellor College associate professor of political science Blessings Chinsinga on the ongoing debate…
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‘Parallel vote tabulation will remove uncertainty’
Malawi will in this year’s elections slated for May 20, use the Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) system meant to improve…
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Five out of ten on good governance
In this interview, I engage Ernest Thindwa, political science lecturer at Chancellor College, on how the Joyce Banda administration has…
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‘Aid is not charity’
In this interview EPHRAIM NYONDO engages governance and development specialist Dr Henry Chingaipe on cashgate, development partners withholding budgetary support and its…
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‘Civil society can do better’
Civil society organisations, especially those involved in governance issues, are expected to be watchdogs on good governance. But the recent…
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People need reform, not IFMIS—Expert
As the debate over the scale of civil servants’ involvement in the unprecedented looting of public resources continues to rage, EPHRAIM…
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Accept we have a problem—Malewezi
As revelations regarding the Capital Hill cash-gate continue to unravel like a Hollywood movie, generating the chaos of finger-pointing and…
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Mtendere’s road to 2014 elections
Mtendere Elections Support Network is a new civil society umbrella in the country. EPHRAIM NYONDO caught up with the network’s…
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‘Malawians should continue speaking against corruption’
As the debates on Capital Hill looting continues, EPHRAIM NYONDO talks with political analyst Michael Jana to gauge the heart…
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‘Party alliances should be made in good time’
The need for party coalitions is one of the sticky issues raised as Malawi gets closer to May 2014, when…
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