They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. In this demesne, as they call it, there are hardly any discoveries, inventions, and innovations. Africa is the trailblazer. Some still […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been embarrassed after being poorly rated at “D” for autocratic leadership style in the African Leadership Scorecard by the Kenya-based East African Magazine. The reputable magazine ranking of the performance ratings of African Presidents fares on governance, democracy, press freedom, corruption and human development. Mutharika has slipped one step backward […]
Rumphi central Member of Parliament (Aford), Enock Chihana, has told parliament that it is high time Malawians invoked the Constitution to demand a referendum on whether President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government mandate should go beyond 2012 given its poor governance and economic management record. But leader of government business in parliament Dr. George Chaponda trashed […]
Experience has shown that, after some political reconciliation talks, the concluding remarks usually include a statement which says, “ Let us forget the past.” Honestly speaking, this is just a mere unifying cliché which does not make much sense on serious issues. It can be said without any contradiction that Malawians are suffering now because […]
Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) has said government risks plunging the country into an abyss if it does not quickly negotiate and agree to a win-win programme with the IMF. This is coming at a time when forex supply is short in the country and European Union coming out of its shell to say Malawi […]
Malawi’s vocal human rights campaigner Undule Mwakasungura says the country is facing huge challenges in governance and human rights under President Bingu wa Mutharika rule. He made the remarks on Monday in Lilongwe at Crossroads Hotel where his Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa […]
One of Malawi’s leading newspaper columnists on topical issues, Raphael Tenthani, has underlined the fact that the country is indeed a failed state. Last year John Kapito, who chairs the state funded Malawi Human Rights Commission, grabbed newspaper headlines when he described Malawi as a ‘failed state’. Kapito noted that there clear signs that “government […]
Monday 16th January would go downas any other holiday for most ordinary Malawians, but to theatre academicians, pundits and enthusiasts it was another exciting moment when they, in enlightened spirits, unpackaged the bombshell, Semo, a play written by Thlupego Chisiza and the slained university student Robert Chasowa. The mid-day drizzles could not dampen the spirits […]
Malawi’s civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed great concern over the deteriorating democratic standards within political parties in the country. Two of the country’s popular CSOs, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) say Lack of intra-party democracy augurs badly for the future of Malawi’s democracy, and […]
To say that life in Malawi is unbearable is indeed an understatement. The daily price rises of essential commodities makes them unaffordable. It is pathetic that even maize price has gone up and the little there is at Admarc markets is being rationed to the perceived needy people. It must be emphasized to the Bingu […]
Malawi activists are kicking-off a ‘red card’ campaign against President Bingu wa Mutharika’s rule and plan vigils on Januray 15 a day the nation honours martyre John Chilembwe who led an uprising against the colonial rule in 1915. A pressure group called ‘Malawi Citizen’ says the Mutharika government deserves nothing less than a red card. […]
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika whose administration is facing cash problems following western donors withdraw of aid due to governance and human rights concerns, says he was grateful to China for its assistance without any strings attached. Malawi President noted that China does not demand democratic reforms, good governance and anti-corruption drives as a condition […]
The controversial Member of Parliament for Thyolo Thava, Lifred Nawena on Tuesday took his time on Capital FM’s hard-hitting flagship interview programme, Straight Talk, to criticise President Bingu wa Mutharika, saying he has lost his edge as a leader. In the Straight Talk consisting of in-depth half-hour one-on-one interview with host Brian Banda, Nawena said emphatically […]
“I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”~~ Ecclesiastes 3: 11-12 A time for everything… Once again, a reminder of how […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have set a deadline for President Bingu wa Mutharika to provide solutions to problems causing misery to citizens or again, face nationwide mass demonstrations. The deadline is three months from now, March 2012. CSOs resolved at their Mangochi meeting last month to opt for protests should government fail to meet this […]
The economic and governance problems and erratic rainfall in Malawi have forced churches to hold national prayers on Friday in Blantyre to pray for God’s intervention. The prayers are convened by Malawi Council of Churches which is an umbrella body of all churches and religious groups. Rev. Osborne Jodda Mbewe said on Wednesday that the […]
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) says President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government must in 2012 adhere to the rule of law and respect peoples human rights and never behave in an obdurate manner as he did in 2011 where they abused power with impunity. MLS president Mr. John-Gift Mwakhwawa asked the Malawian leader and […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) claims some civil society leaders and members of the clergy are planning for a “grand killing” of innocent Malawians in 2012. DPP Secretary-General Wakuda Kamanga made the claims while reacting to reports that civil society leaders would be forced to hold a grand nationwide demonstration should President Bingu wa […]