Q & A
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‘Time to rescue Malawi’s economy’
Afrobarometer—an African-led network of survey researchers and analysts—last Friday released the second part of the Malawi R5 survey which measures…
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Literacy contributes to peace—USAid
On September 8, Malawi joined the world in commemorating World Literacy Day under the theme ‘Literacy and Peace’. Although literacy…
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Hiring and firing: Whose prerogative?
Malawi has since the dawn of democracy seen three presidents ushered into the high office with different policies altogether. Usually,…
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More strikes to follow—MCTU
Malawi has been rocked with industrial strikes in parastatals demanding pay hikes after the devaluation. Some quarters have blamed the…
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Party conventions indispensable—Jana
Most political parties in Malawi have not held national party conventions in years, citing lack of resources, among other reasons.…
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‘The Helgoland Treaty is still valid’
Malawi is locked in a border wrangle with Tanzania over Lake Malawi, with Tanzania claiming that the northern half of…
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‘Councillors crucial to development’
Some people have argued that the country would be wasting money holding Local Government Elections because the work of councillors…
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‘Abstention should not be an option for MPs’
From the failed Third Term bid through the Flag Change to the Injunctions Bill, cases of MPs abstaining from voting…
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Joyce Banda’s 100 days
Malawi President Joyce Banda has clocked 100 days in office. She was sworn in on April 7 2012 following the…
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‘Strikers should follow procedure’
There are a number of strikes in various district hospitals including Zomba, Thyolo, Neno and Balaka where staff are mostly…
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‘Our understanding of human rights is limited’
Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) together with the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) brought together legal…
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AU summit flop blessing in disguise—Kaferapanjira
Many businesspeople, including hotels and car hire service providers have been disappointed with the cancellation of the African Union summit,…
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Section 65 should be used
Just like in 2005, a number of MPs in Malawi have, again, defied Section 65 of the Constitution and crossed…
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‘Chiefs act has outlived its usefulness’
Since the aborted attempt to scrap presidential term limits in 2002, the role of chiefs in multiparty democracy in Malawi…
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‘The work before new cabinet is immense’
George Mhango engages Kamuzu Chibambo, president of People’s Transformation party (Petra) and chairperson of the opposition political parties coalition, on…
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‘Govt should address economic situation’
Parliament convenes on May 18 in Lilongwe for the 2012/2013 national budget. This will be President Joyce Banda’s first national…
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‘AU summit an opportunity for Malawi’
Malawi will for the first time host the African Union (AU) Heads of States and Government meeting in July. President…
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‘President cannot fire vice-president’
Khumbo Kachali was sworn in as Malawi’s Vice-President on Friday. Contrary to the norm, Kachali was not voted into office,…
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‘The president should be cautious’
On Saturday, April 6, former vice-president Joyce Banda was sworn in as the country’s first female President following the death…
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‘Malawi should be clear on al-Bashir’
Malawi is expected to host the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government meeting in July. Sudanese President Omar…
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