The chief executive officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a United States of America government agency, Sean Cairncross, has said Malawi was selected for the second compact after the successful completion of the $350.7 million energy project as a result of governments continued commitment to strengthening democratic institutions, maintaining sound economic policies and investing in […]
Local Grant making facility, Tilitonse Foundation has urged non state actors that focus on urban governance projects to emphasize on financial prudence to ensure that funds achieve their intended purpose. Tilitonse Foundation Director, Alipo Nyondo made the remarks on Monday at a post grant award workshop in Lilongwe. “We have provided 78,000 Euros (over K66.3 […]
South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has said suffocating justice and good governance could be a recipe for political turmoil. Mogoeng was the guest speaker at the Dynamic Leaders and Gatekeepeers Forum held at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital, Lilongwe. “Malawians should stay calm as they wait for the court verdict on […]
Tilitonse Foundation has launched a thematic call for project proposals from non-state actors who will demonstrate creativity and innovation in addressing issues affecting urban governance and management. The call has been made based on the findings of a Political-Economy-Analysis study the foundation undertook in March-April, 2019. Speaking during the information and guidance session in Lilongwe […]
Senior Chief Kameme of Chitipa District has expressed concern over the phasing out of an Enhancement of Citizen Voice and Action in Local Governance Project in the district. Speaking Tuesday during stakeholder meeting on the projects exit, he said the phasing out of the project which was facilitated by Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC) […]
Ever since the first democratic elections that ushered in the UDF government in 1994 after three decaded of MCP one party rule, Malawi has embraced multi-party democracy in a way that not many African countries have managed to achieve. Africa is a place where democracy in the multi-party sense is either dysfunctional or non- existent. […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) national deputy chairperson Gift Trapence has told President Peter Mutharika to stop using State House for partisan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) functions, saying this was illegal. Trapence said this after Mutharika hosted his ruling party cadres at Zomba State House for a fundraising event for the DPP in the Eastern Region. […]
A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws..” ― DaShanne Stokes. For a very long time, our country has been rocked in unspeakable and deep-rooted misfeasance in public office and we, the bonafide citizens of Malawi either have always given it a blind eye or blatantly pretend that […]
The newly-registered political party UTM, has blamed soaring unemployment rate in the country on bad governance by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Addressing a rally in Blantyre’s Chirimba Township on Sunday, UTM’s inspiring Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre-Kabula constituency, Felix Njawala, lamented uncontrolled labour migration to South Africa among young people. “One of […]
A governance expert has said decentralization process in the country is not working because of political power struggle between members of parliament and ward councilors as the legislators refuse to recognize the ward councilors as front line development public officers in an area. The Zomba-based governance expert Happy Kayuni said development and democracy can work […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for letting down Malawians when it comes to ending corruption and entrenching a culture of transparency and accountability in reaction to the latest Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) which has highlighted the country’s deteriorating governance trend. MCP publicity secretary the […]
Malawi has slipped to position 19 from 18 out of 54 African nations on the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) Governance Index which assesses African countries’ performance on several governance and accountability indicators with the country scoring 55.8 percent representing a deteriorating governance trend of -1.4 points between 2008 and 2017. The development has come against […]
Member of the Malawi Civil Society Led Black Economic Empowerment Movement (Mablem) Taskforce have backed business magnate Leston Mulli for going to court on his claim of K8 billion interests from government, saying he has a right to seek justice. Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have been questioning Mulli’s claim following the July 20 2011 protests […]
South African academician well-respected political analyst Professor Somadoda Fikeni says it is high time rights groups and youth movements across Africa genuinely rise up to bring to an end the awkward manner in which political and social-economic affairs are managed in their countries. Fikeni spoke during the first African Parliamentarians Association for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) […]
Lamentations of Malawi’s dismal performance on socio-economic development are widespread and glaring. On social media, the narratives are even hysterical. The diagnoses of the development challenges we face are often technically sound and so too the solutions. Praise for our ability to formulate and craft policy documents and electoral manifestoes that are beautiful in both […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the People’s Party (PP) have welcomed the Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) stinging pastoral letter read out, Sunday, in its 68 church denominations and 58 Christian organisations in which it said Malawi is sliding back to bad governance a situation which has been further worsened by the lack of decisive, leadership […]
The opposition has dismissed President Peter Mutharika’s State-of-the Nation-Address (Sona) in which he said he has delivered in his four-year administration, branding it as ‘wishful thinking’ while governance expert said one gets the impression that the President is out of touch with the reality on the ground. Mutharika cited inflation figures, forex reserves and a new International Monetary […]
Influential Catholic Church has received a thumbs up from commentators and opposition for its continued stand to proclaim the truth as the bishops in Malawi issued a Pastoral Letter on Sunday as most truthful and a voice of reason which reflects the public discontent. The pastoral letter read out in all Catholic churches nationwide on Sunday—the fifth Sunday […]