A political analyst has advised President Peter Mutharika to initiate dialogue with the opposition, saying the violent protests and boycott of the state of the nation address by legislators are signs of political anarchy. The booing, heckling, bench-banging and shouts by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators were directed at the President for allegedly securing his re-election […]
A renowned political scientist at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi has cautioned the Police of being too heavy-handed in dealing with protests, harassing and intimidating people as the country gears for an election next year. This follows ugly scenes at the gates of police headquarters in Area 30, Lilongwe on Wednesday where peaceful United […]
Government is yet to implement the Political Parties Act, seven months after it was passed into law and just eight months before the 2019 election, raising fears that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government might not operationalize it. Political scientist Augustine Magolowondo said it was imperative for the government to implement the law, saying […]
Continued castigations of opposition party leadership by Malawi’s ruling Peoples Party (PP) will miscarry if the party is not cautious, a political commentator has warned. Some senior PP members like Uladi Mussa, also Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security and Yusuf Matumula, a Mangochi legislator, have gone flat out during their political rallies admonishing […]
Members of parliament wishing to join President Joyce Banda’s governing Peoples Party (PP) in parliament are safe from the wrath of anti-defection law Section 65, a political analyst has disclosed Section 65 of the country’s constitution states that “the Speaker shall declare vacant the seat of a member of the national assembly who at the […]
During the year 2011, the global economic crisis combined with poor governance, financial mismanagement and unpredictable rainfall patterns pushed several African countries to a point of crisis and Malawi was not spared. The country’s escalating social and economic crisis which left many common people grinding their teeth in the year has not just gone unnoticed. […]