Make no mistake about it; she is now Professor Gertrude Mutharika. The Dean of School of Public Health, Peking University of China, Professor Meng Qingyue conferred on our First Lady an Honorary Professorship at a glamorous event held at Golden Peacock Hotel in the capital, Lilongwe, on Tuesday. The First Lady is now at par […]
Thom Chakufwa Chihana, the iconic multiparty politics leader, dared the brutal Malawi Congress Party (MCP) regime of dictator Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda in 1992 in an act of pure bravery that many could only dream about. Many of us today were relatively young on April 5, 1992, when, whilst in self-exile Zambia, Chihana announced […]
The writing is clearly on the wall. President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are rapidly losing political ground to the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its leader, Reverended Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, because most Malawians think that this government is not taking on their concerns and addressing them as […]
Events of the past two days have ernomously changed Malawi’s political terrain and people’s perception of local politics. The events are a serious pointer of what the future holds for Malawi politics. The three (3) ward councillor and three (3) parliamentary by-elections held on October 17, 2017 in Lilongwe, Dedza, Blantyre and Nsanje were considered […]
As a nation, we are sitting on a time bomb. The reported pockets of political violence in Nsanje Lalanje constituency, where there are parliamentary by-elections on October 17, 2017 must be a sense of great worry to all peace-loving Malawians, particularly as we approach the general elections in 2019. The clock is ticking away, very […]
North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is under threat of being “totally destroyed” by the world superpower, USA, if the East Asian country continues to harbour nuclear arms ambitions and be a threat to US international interests and allies. It was the stark warning from US president, Donald Trump, when he presented […]
Despite the well-documented curse of ‘black gold’, it is an un-deniable fact that many countries around the world have reaped huge economic gains and continue to earn top dollar from their oil extraction endeavours. Oil is still a hugely sought after commodity around the world and will continue to be one of the most traded […]
These few days have been pretty eventful for the former ruling People’s Party (PP), where things have been happening at a breakneck speed. The party’s acting President, Uladi Mussa, made some very funny headlines when he boldly and brazenly announced his intention to wrestle power from the party’s founder and former president, Joyce Banda, at […]
People often want to complain about something but in most cases, they are not sure anything positive will happen when they complain. Others do not actually know how and when they must complain and to whom, in the first place. Many people believe that making a complaint actually won’t make any difference, that nothing will […]
Last week was one of the worst moments in the history of Malawi media industry. Versatile television presenter Brian Banda of the Hot Current fame was slapped with an indefinite suspension from work for alleged insubordination at Times TV. He reportedly refused to take orders from his seniors. News of Brian Banda’s suspension spread like […]
Jealousy is rarely among the evils that dominate public discourse in Malawi. When we talk about major evils that are mercilessly destroying the fabric of our society, jealousy is often sidelined for the more famous and immediate evils such as corruption, theft and murder. Few people like to think fast and hard about the far […]
The proposed electoral reforms in Malawi are becoming a major political talking point and drawing a great deal of attention in many circles. Just recently, the quasi-religious Public Affairs Committee (PAC) courted the Leader of Opposition in Parliament and president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to lobby for his support in favour of the electoral […]
Police in Malawi say they have obtained from the courts a ‘warrant of arrest’ for former President and leader of the People’s Party (PP), Dr. Joyce Banda, announcing that investigations have found “credible evidence” linking her to the infamous ‘cashgate’ scandal, which she, herself, helped to unravel. 2019, the elections year, is around the corner. […]
It is about time that President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, who is also leader of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) weighs in, heavily, on the political catastrophe that DPP Secretary General Griselder Jeffrey wa Jeffrey is in order to avert a possible election disaster in 2019. On Thursday, July 27, the President attempted to […]
Richard Msowoya is not your everyday politician. Not particularly abrasive; he normally speaks with forked tongues, especially on hard and fast political matters. He is generally fair, diplomatic in his approach and often prefers human bridge-building language. When such a politician suddenly comes out and goes on the offensive to start speaking with trail-blazing fire […]
Despite the popularized perception that it has taken long, the recommended arrest that many Malawians have been waiting and hoping for; the arrest of former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. George Thupatula Chaponda, has finally come to pass. Chaponda was arrested on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). He has since been charged […]
In a country where politics has become a way of life, one cannot resist the temptation to play along; write and comment on political happenings, some of which defy human understanding. There have been two major political developments in the past five days. The first one involved the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) staging […]
From Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to the United Democratic Front (UDF); from the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) to UDF; from UDF to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP); from the DPP to the People’s Party (PP); from PP to MCP; and from PP to DPP. Such has been the intensity and wave of defections by Malawian […]