Many Malawians of goodwill are extremely concerned about credible allegations of the awarding of the Mzimba Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project by Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) and the grave mathematical error in it. There is need for a full, thorough Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) investigation into the corruption allegations, with full civil society […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) 6th All-Inclusive Stakeholders Conference which was held from June 7 to 8—under the theme: ‘The State of Governance and Public Trust: Reclaiming Our Destiny’at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre rightly tackled governance issues. Most Malawians had expected that the gathering would come up with on-the-spot concrete resolutions and propositions to […]
That Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world is true. That over the years, Malawi has been one of the safest havens for corruption and the corrupt is an open secret. One of the reasons attributable to this state of affairs is that as a nation, we continuously indulge in politicking at […]
It is becoming more and more apparent that some lawyers in Malawi are riding on the profession as a means of amassing easy wealth. They enjoy driving posh cars and grab other people’s wives after stealing from unsuspecting clients or indeed conniving with judges, magistrates and government officials to circumvent justice. They share money following […]
A very and strong positive correlation exists between nations’ economic development and the quality of their transport infrastructure. Experts agree that effective and efficient transportation provide social and economic returns because access to markets, employment and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are easily achievable. Citizens who are deprived of transportation infrastructure miss out on many crucial […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has been on crackdown of tax cheaters of late but there is need to cast the net wider for culprits without discrimination of political inspiration. The tax collecting body should be encouraged to collect tax from everyone required to do so. Recently, MRA raided the offices of Boniface Dulani, famous […]
That Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadets are becoming furiously unruly, untamed and dangerous is now confirmed; that the ruling party’s youths have now become overzealous with ‘power’ that they think they can do anything with impunity without facing the long arm of the law is now common knowledge. Not long ago, we read that […]
President Peter Mutharika and the DPP government ascended to power at the height of the CASHGATE scandal when dozens of billions of Kwachas had just been systematically and unashamedly siphoned from government coffers by the People’s Party government. It was a make-break moment for Malawi as a country, and a calamity of our collective integrity. […]
On May 1, 2017, Malawian workers joined their colleagues across the world to commemorate International Labour Day. Main commemoration activities in Malawi took place at the Kamuzu Upper Stadium. President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika was Guest of Honour. Minister of Labour, Manpower Development, Youth and Sports, Henry Mussa and other high-profile guests from government and […]
According to the Transparency International (TI), corruption and inequality feed off each other, creating a vicious circle between corruption, unequal distribution of power in society, and unequal distribution of wealth. José Ugaz, TI Chair said recently that in many countries, people are deprived of their most basic needs and go to bed hungry every night […]
Everyone should be in agreement that a police cell is not the beautiful place to spend a night in whatever the circumstances are. My thoughts are with Mrs. Cecelia Kumpukwe, sister to former President of the Republic of Malawi, Joyce Banda. She was arrested on Tuesday morning by police on unspecified charges. My thoughts are […]
We have just come from Easter Season when Christians remembered the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ -the son of God who died for everyone’s sins and then came back to life three days later to defeat death and evil. So if you believe in Jesus Christ, you will have an everlasting life in Heaven. […]
Corruption and theft of public resources are a curse in Malawi. These vices have had an extremely negative impact on national development. The decision by the board of Admarc to suspend Mr. Foster Mulumbe for his alleged corrupt involvement in ‘maizegate’ must send a clear message to all thieving CEOs in parastatals and senior officers […]
Malawi, a small southern Africa nation, remains one of the most impoverished countries in the world. Malawi has depended on agriculture for economic survival over the years. The main cash crops are tobacco and tea while maize is largely grown for consumption purposes. Maize is our staple food. In the economic state we are in […]
Africa’s first generation leaders emerging from independence struggle positioned themselves as the only ones capable of leading and as presidents for life. We had our own horrible experience of ‘president for life’, Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who ruled Malawi with an iron fist. Kamuzu Banda presided over a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) government that […]
Over the past few days, I have followed with keen interest reaction in newspapers, on radio, television and social media by soccer pundits and ordinary Malawians to McMillan Walter Nyamilandu-Manda and his Football Association of Malawi (Fam) boys’ decision to withdraw the Malawi national football team from all upcoming international competitions. The common denominator in […]
On Friday, March 3, 2017, Malawians quietly observed Martyrs Day. This day was set aside to remember our fallen freedom fighters. Specifically, Martyrs Day has been commemorated ostensibly to honour our brothers and sisters who lost their dear lives during the John Chilembwe Uprising on 1915. But it was also on March 3, 1959 when […]
They say destruction is much easier than construction. Some Mzuzu City constituents have reportedly petitioned their MP, Leonard Njikho, to move a motion in Parliament to impeach Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika. The people of this country, I am sure, deserve better than this talk of impeachment. It is as retrogressive as it does not make […]