Government spokesperson and Minister of Information, Communications and Technology Nicholas Dausi has dismisses suggestions that the delayed completion of some projects were being used to siphon money from public coffers claimed by the opposition. Nyasa Times reported on Friday September 29 2017 that opposition parties told journalists in Lilongwe that the delay to complete the […]
It has been said that there is strength in unity. There is no disputing that. Without belabouring the point, that is why the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is in an alliance or coalition with the United Democratic Front (UDF). The two political parties, or at least leaders from the two parties, expect to benefit from […]
A civil rights activist has told Mzuzu and Blantyre City councils to get back K8.5 million the councils have donated to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Mzuzu City Council reportedly donated K3.5 million while Blantyre City Assembly donated K5 million to a blue night held at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Saturday. Sources say […]
As the country celebrated its 53rd Independence Anniversary three days ago, and as we still reflect on the occasion, the most asked question was and is: what has independence meant for the majority of the people in the country? Put simply, how has independence changed the lives of the people? If one were to go […]
One of the things that most Malawians expected to come out of a multiparty democracy is successive successful government with ever-growing economy. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. Instead, governments after governments have been coming up with their own lame excuses as to why Malawi is not making any progress. What is deliberately not […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body and governance watchdog, has warned a huge civil disobedience campaign if the government fails to implement recommendations which delegates to 5+1 All-Inclusive Stakeholders Conference in Blantyre made to President Peter Mutharika’s administration including independence of oversight institutions. PAC board said all recommendations made by delegates at its conference were plausible […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu has spoken on the legality of making “regime change” calls, saying it is “unconstitutional” and may only divide the country but a constitutional law expert Edge Kanyongolo, who is lecturer at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College, has differed. Some delegates at the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) Sixth All-Inclusive Stakeholders Conference […]
Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) Executive Director, Gift Trapence said the 5+1 All-Inclusive Stakeholders Conference organized by the Public Affairs Committee (Pac) is a make-or-break moment for the quasi-religious body, and has since demanded the grouping to start walking the talk rather than coming up with shopping-list during its conferences. Politicians from the ruling and opposition […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hierarchy on Tuesday launched an onslaught against quasi-religion Public Affairs Committee (PAC) over a major conference where a cross-section of Malawians will be discussing the future of the country at a hotel in the commercial capital, Blantyre. Addressing a news conference at Crown Hotel in Lilongwe, presidential advisor Hetherwick Ntaba, DPP […]
Malawi government has rejected the latest Afrobarometer survey results that highlight performance on the governance front which says nine out of every 10 Malawians or 88 percent believe the country is headed in the wrong direction in terms of handling of major policy issues such as consumer price stability and job. Afrobarometer is a pan-African […]
Leader of Opposition in Parliament and president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarous Chakwera has bemoaned what he call poor governance under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying the Peter Mutharika administration is using the State Broadcaster MBC television and radio to vilify opposition and critics. Chakwera told Parliament that good governance is a prerequisite […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body and governance watchdog, has told off traditional leaders in Lilongwe who were mobilised by government to ask the leadership of the grouping to apologise to President Peter Mutharika and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), for stating they have failed to govern the country. About 18 chiefs from across the country […]
The Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) – an umbrella mother body of 64 Church denominations and 58 Christian organisations – through its specialCommissioncalled the Ethics, Peace, and Justice Commission (EPJC) has organized a series of regional church leaders’ consultation meetings across the country to deliberate the state of governance in Malawi. In a statement made […]
U.S.-funded pro-democracy group National Democratic Institute (NDI) is pulling its operations out of Malawi amid concerns that corruption, the governance institute fought against, is still rampant. NDI is stopping funding governance institutions, including the civil society organisations after five years. NDI country director Sande Kumbaya confirmed the pull out and said the government and other […]
A constitutional law expert Edge Kanyongolo, who is lecturer at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College, has said every decision by the Executive is subject to review bu the courts if the society decided to challenge it. Kanyongolo was commenting after High Court in Mzuzu sustained an injunction against Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister George Chaponda […]
Since the dawn of democracy in Malawi 22 years ago, successive ruling governments have created false or phantom projects by including them in the national budget for financing but the projects do not see light of the day. It seems vast resources for these projects are used for political machinations and acquisition of political party […]
The President has appointed 4 new judges. Now that is welcome news. We have an acute shortage of judges in this country. Even the four appointed have their work cut out for them. There is work to be done. To paraphrase the famous Bible verse; the work is a lot but the workers are few. Let […]
President Peter Mutharika and his the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government have failed to government Malawi, especially when it comes to the economy and governance , the two vibrant civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country have said. The CSOs, Centre for Development of People (Cedep) and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), expressed […]