It appears the Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) administration’s self-made calamities will continue to happen, at least for the foreseeable future. President Peter Mutharika and his vice, Saulos Chilima have just announced that they have suspended an increment of 80 percent to their salaries. The announcement by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) to […]
It has only been six months and the Peter Mutharika presidency appears to be heading south already—before it has even settled. The administration is choking under the weight of scandals, gross incompetence and a shocking inability to lead. The list of missteps and ineptness is getting longer every day. I will just sight a few. […]
‘Do the things that you fear, and the death of fear is certain.’ – Emerson The dizzying pace at which everything seems to be going horribly wrong in Malawi is frightening. We seem to be perfecting the art of self-destructive behaviour in ways that the world can only watch in incredulous awe. Instead of coming […]
The Catholic Church’s Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Malawi has expressed concern at the hardships being faced by ordinary poor Malawians and has appealed to the government to cushion the suffering of the people especially the majority poor. .In a statement titled, “Not yet the Malawi we need,” the Church’s commission National Secretary, […]
“Desperate times call for desperate measures” -Obert Skye It is no doubt our government is desperate and running scared. In fact Peter Mutharika is currently rueing the day his big brother plucked him from the quietness of a university don’s life somewhere in Missouri where he would bury himself in books while puffing on his favourite Cuban […]
“Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night.’” – Charles M. Schulz There are millions of people in the warm heart of Africa hearing this voice as they ponder where they went wrong. You can […]
Malawi’s human rights group Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has described President Prof Peter Mutharika as a hypocrite of “highest order” if the first six months of his tenure are anything to go by. In an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times on CHRR’s reaction to the current political and economic issues affecting the […]
Civil Society in developing places needs to trade cautiously. This point is important because it is at their own discretion that this caution can be applied. If government were to request it of them – well, to put it mildly, it would be undemocratic (whatever that means these days). I am of the view that […]
President Peter Mutharika and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) face leadership questions from main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on a number of governance issues. MCP president and leader of opposition in Parliament, Rev Dr Lazarous Chakwera told a news conference in Lilongwe that the six months of the DPP and Mutharika leadership has […]
Legatum Institute’s 2014 Prosperity Index puts Malawi 118th globally Malawi has dropped 12 places in the 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index, which measures the human and economic prosperity of nations around the world released in London on Tuesday. Legatum Institute’s 2014 Prosperity Index measures a set of eight categories that reveal how nations perform both economically and in vital […]
On 16 May 1994 Malawi’s Parliament passed the first democratic constitution which was drafted in 1993/94. This interim constitution was promulgated in May 1995. The adoption of this liberal constitution had many Malawians thinking that at last the sun was rising for them. Thus, Malawians were happy to depart from the one party era which […]
At times, we have to accept that even a competent workforce would struggle to present a credible ‘premise’ for developing the country. We have to accept that if you lack moral integrity, your intellect suffers and so your progressive philosophy can hardly be transformed into a reality. I have no doubt that the nation is […]
Member of Parliament for Nkhota kota North East Constituency, Martha Lunji has called on Government to ensure enough allocation of resources to oversight institutions, saying this is an essential aspect in enhancing issues of human rights and justice for Malawians. This she said would also in the process develop and lead into effective operations of […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has said his government will work in close collaboration with the civil society organisation and can ill-afford confrontation which was a hallmark of his late brother Bingu wa Mutharika’s regime. “Time for confrontation between civil society organisations (CSOs) and government is no longer here,” said Mutharika on Friday. He was speaking […]
President Peter Mutharika’s unprocedural dismissal of former Director of Public Prosecution and (DPP) and Rezine Mzikamanda — former Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director – will cost tax payer millions in compensations to the two officials as it is reported government has coughed millions of kwacha the duo. Mutharika, a professor of law, did not follow procedures as […]
President Peter Mutharika maintained his pledge that he has no time for vengeance despite all the problems he faced after his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) found itself out of power through a strike of fate. “This is not time to rest; this is not time for vengeance. This is time to build our great Republic, […]
Malawi Forum for the voiceless has said government needs to take issues of national interest as a priority arguing there is a widening gap between the rich and the poor in the country. Director of the grouping Ebenezer Chimpere made the observation in a statement released on Saturday. He said as Malawi turns 50 years of […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has assured that it will not bring back to Parliament a law that includes a provision banning breaking wind in public places. In its past regime, DPP tabled a controversial bill that proposed to criminalise farting in a bid to promote ‘public decency’. “Just go to the toilet when […]