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Mika Kumbire
Mika Kumbire
5 years ago

Malawians indeed it’s wrong to compare SA politics to Malawi because we use totally different systems. South Africans do not have ballot boxes for both the MP and the President. They use proportional allocation of seats. The people vote for a party symbol and parties are asked to provide names of MPs according to the number of seats allocated to them. This is why there are no new elections when an MP dies or removed. Lowani has also misrepresented the facts Nelson Mandela wasn’t a ZULU but a Xhosa. Actually, the major complaint of the Zulus was that they are… Read more »

#DzukaniAmalawi
#DzukaniAmalawi
5 years ago

Africas political parties will only change once the voters are more educated and are aware of their own destiny. Voters have the power to change political landscapes anywhere in the world. Malawians get what they deserve so do all the Africans. “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims… but accomplices” George Orwell

winston msowoya
winston msowoya
5 years ago

Malawi political Parties will not learn,leave alone from the ANC,but also from other progressive Parties in Sub-Saharan Africa.First and foremost,Malawian political leaders have put their ambitions on looting the tax-payers funds for their own interest and not for the struggling voters.Since the two crooked Muthalikas took power,Malawi has gone negligible.Right now,we are lacking committed and brilliant leaders who love Malawi at heart as the first leaders who led us to independence.To be fair,Muluzi in his first term as a President,he showed a sense of patriotism and sincerity especially when he opposed to tribalism and nepotism.He was the first President to… Read more »

chawa
chawa
5 years ago

malawi as the country funso langa ndilakuti munthalika 80 he will be 84..MUDZAVOTERA MALAWI AS THE COUNTRY? If your answer is yes
Ndekuti malawi needs civic aducation.. because we can see clearly kuti munthalika akulephera kuyendetsa dziko
kunena mowona iwould rather to see CHAKWERA AND MSOWOYA KAPENA CHILIMA KULAMU

#DzukaniAmalawi
#DzukaniAmalawi
5 years ago
Reply to  chawa

Malawi doesn’t have enough educated and enlightened citizens to see what you’d term as obvious. Remember that Malawi has illiteracy rates of about 60% residing mainly in the rural areas. This is why the political messaging is geared towards the uneducated who are taken advantage of by unscrupulous politicians. A loaf of bread can change the shape of politics in the rural areas. 75% of voters are sitting in rural areas and peri-urban and ordinarily are uneducated and politically unsophisticated. This is where politicians are very smart in their approach to get votes.

Cashgate1
Cashgate1
5 years ago

Calista, the mama that has given us a signal with full network.

Jujus Sister
Jujus Sister
5 years ago

which Mama are you referring to?? definitely not the one am thinking about. you cant compare Malawi politics with south africa politics its a non starter. you cant compare the ANC with Malawi political parties coz that will be like comparing a great great Grand pa and a great great Grand child but one thing i know for sure is that politicians are the same every where they are there to serve their own interests and not the interests of the masses. chilima has Support from other quarters yes but the guy is just quite let him come out of… Read more »

john
john
5 years ago

that is realy true in malawi we say we are in democracy but we are not, we are giving the power to the president instead of people to have power

Nandau
Nandau
5 years ago

Misplaced comparison! Many Malawians (and Africans) have the wrong perception that South African political parties are FAR better than us. Whilst this is true to a certain extent, you need to remember that the only thing that binds ANC is the ‘apartheid historical construct’ – the fear that white people can take back power. Otherwise, people in South Africa are fed up with ANC – the party’s cadre are corrupt (not only Zuma but even Ramaphosa). They would have voted it out of power long time ago but they do not have an alternative, though Malema is starting to provide… Read more »

Kaya
Kaya
5 years ago

Check the status quo of those who are supporting Mutharika to stand in 2019. These are the guys who have no any career apart from the political career of stealing and rooting government resources at the expense of ordinary Malawians. For example. Does Dausi has a professional career apart from speaking Mwanza English? What about Goodall Gondwe?. He ate all the money from his retirement like tomatoes. He knows once Peter Mutharika is out he is finished. Check the qualification for Jappie Mhango, Ken Sanga, Vuwa Kaunda, the list goes. These are the people who never wish Malawians apart from… Read more »

#DzukaniAmalawi
#DzukaniAmalawi
5 years ago
Reply to  Kaya

Spot on Kaya. But then what’s the alternative and how do we change the course of our destiny for a better Malawi

#DzukaniAmalawi
#DzukaniAmalawi
5 years ago

DPP is not your typical political party but rather a family dynasty (family business/empire). If Malawians haven’t figured it out then we have ourselves to blame for not opening our eyes. We must be so dumb not to see.

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