A prominent political commentator has accused President Peter Mutharika’s government of recycling the excuses of its predecessor, as motorists face long queues and patchy supplies of petrol and diesel. Idriss Ali Nassah challenged the administration’s explanation that international supply chain shocks are behind Malawi’s worsening fuel shortages. In a post, he said the line resembled […]
“We want to know how much was spent, misspent, and how much was stolen.” The Chakwera administration must explain to the people of Malawi how much of the K17.5 billion was spent, unspent, misspent and how much was stolen as well as the identities of those who mismanaged the money meant for public health emergency, […]
A fierce social and political commentator Idriss Ali Nassah has faulted Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology Mark Botomani, saying as government spokesperson he is degrading his office, citing the statement he issued that government has stopped granting permissions to hold demonstrations in all the country’s districts. Botomani defended government position […]
Former Daily Times editor and one of Malawi’s critical opinion leaders Idriss Ali Nassah says Malawi government should ‘give incentives to lure’ South Africa based preacher Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to ‘bring his industry to Malawi’. Nassah, writing on his Facebook wall, used the word ‘industry’ to denote how Prophet Bushiri is generating income for South […]
Commentators and opposition leaders have criticised President Peter Mutharika’s national address as ‘underwhelming’, saying it was lacking in substance to inspire the nation which is facing economic turmoil. Mutharika on Monday made the address on state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Radio and Television and outlined measure to boost water and electricity supply, strides his administration […]
When ignorance and hate conquers a writer, these vices embarrass him through his own writing. The same can be said about Idriss Ali Nassa and his recent article on President Arthur Peter Mutharika and his leadership. In his article, Nassa desperately tries to convince his readers that President Peter Mutharika is a hopeless leader and […]
Just the other day, Prophet Shepard Bushiri threw a good K44 million of his own money down the drain. He donated it to the Football Association of Malawi, ostensibly to assist those perennial losers called The Flames, the men’s national soccer team. If it’s wining that Bushiri was after, he may have to wait for […]
You are not doing too well, Mr. President. Your press conference last week was a disaster. What most of us find annoying about politicians—and you have started to do this with frequency now—is that they don’t seem able to give a straight answer to a simple question. Your shouting and banging on the table did […]
If, as projected, the population of this country hits 30 million in 2030, we desperately need a fresh new way of looking at things or we will end up in one big sinkhole, all of us. The need to change our ways has been evident for many years now. Each year, well-meaning economists have given […]
In his halcyon days, Idriss Ali Nassah was a fierce social and political commentator, acerbic in vocabulary but measured in thought and analysis. It also helped that he edited a publication that supported the efforts of this newspaper in driving critical national discourse on all matters Democracy and Governance. There could not be a better […]
I am sorry you missed it but President Peter Mutharika was on terrific form and did your country proud at the African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week. Here was a leader in his enchanting element; chairing crucial sessions, articulating his vision, deconstructing the challenges, provoking thought, challenging responses, proposing solutions and taking […]
When you have a family squabble, you don’t get out on the sidewalk. If you do, everybody calls you uncouth, unrefined, uncivilized, savage. If you don’t make it at home, you settle it at home; you get in the closet — argue it out behind closed doors. And then when you come out on the […]