Dr. George Thupatula Chaponda continues to be one of the highest-ranking Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials. Actually, he is the Vice President of the governing DPP and, until recently, a powerful Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development. It is not a secret that the ‘Bulldozer’ is a personal friend to President Peter Mutharika and […]
One George Chaponda is a funny character. He does not want to take personal responsibility for the irregular Zambia maize procurement. Instead, he is creating collateral damage by suggesting that other DPP government officials are also involved in similar scandals. Last week, the beleaguered Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development surprised the entire nation […]
Honourable Dr. George Chaponda has constantly faced criticism for his alleged fraudulent involvement in the procurement of Zambian maize. In fact, the Commission of Inquiry, which President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika appointed to establish the circumstances around the alleged maize scandal, has just confirmed many people’s fears that the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water […]
On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Honourable Dr. George Chaponda, MP, the suspended Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and former Leader of the Government Business in Parliament, appeared before a joint parliamentary committee that is probing into the controversial maize procurement from Zambia. Under Section 60 (3) of the Constitution, the National Assembly has powers […]
On 88th minute, substitute Vincent Aboubakar chest-controlled the ball just outside the 18-yard area, chipped it over an Egyptian defender, and then beat veteran goalkeeper, Essam El Hadary with a low shot to send Cameroon back to the summit of African football on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Thus Cameroon, aptly named the ‘Indomitable Lions’, won […]
As Americans would say, “there is a new kid on the block”. He is the 45th US President, Donald J Trump. In his first 100 hours in office, President Donald J Trump has made and implemented some policy decisions that have sent a strong indication to the entire world that he brings about a totally […]
Is Malawi becoming a useless nation or are Malawians becoming a useless lot? Imagine how ‘maizegate’ has stopped everything and all energies, time and money are being spent on maize this and maize that. One expects that the amount of money that we will spend in these never-ending inquiries and interrogations would be higher than […]
President Peter Mutharika must be the most stressed leader now. George Chaponda must be the most stressed minister. There is tension in the country over ‘maizegate’. Malawians are on APM’s neck to fire Chaponda for being embroiled in ‘maizegate’. Chaponda is under public pressure to resign, honorably, to pave way for investigations. Neither of the […]
A maize procurement deal that should be straightforward in normal circumstances, ended up being a racket where some selfish Malawian and Zambian public officers, including cabinet ministers, allegedly wanted to reap millions of Kwacha where they sowed none. On realization that many Malawians are starving to death due to food shortages both at the household […]
2016 Christmas is upon us, finally. The New Year, 2017, will be upon us in less than six days. As a longtime tradition, we wish each other joyous celebrations during the festive season. I wish followers of ‘Loose Cannon’ and all my compatriots a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2017. Today is Christmas, but for […]
I am not a fan of Leader of Opposition and President of the Malawi Congress Pary (MCP), Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, neither am I President Peter Mutharika’s admirer. I am just a mere Malawian scribe trying to do what is right and best for my compatriots. Today, I want to write about the unending war of […]
At the very outset, let me convey my deepest condolences to former president of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi and his entire family following the sudden death of Mrs. Esme Muluzi-Malisita on Monday, December 12, 2016. The circumstances under which she and her best friend, Hazel Busile, died defy comprehension. I personally knew Mrs. Muluzi-Malisita and I […]
The million-dollar question is whether or not Malawians will ever have a bright future-a future where parents are able to send to school children who are not hungry and half-naked; a future where farmers will not rely on fertilizer and seed handouts anymore to produce for food and income; a future where citizens effortlessly access […]
It was Monday evening. The desire to go to bed early was extremely strong. The date was November 21, 2016, a time when the pockets are usually empty and therefore, you can hardly go out to catch a cold one. So, when State House announced that President Prof Peter Mutharika would be addressing the nation […]
On Friday, November 18, 2016, President Peter Mutharika was burying his DPP secretary general Eckelen Kudontoni. The president is still in a ‘mourning mood’, no doubt about that. In his eulogy at the funeral in Salima, APM could not hide his sadness following the passing of the man he described as a “gifted orator”. The […]
A few days ago, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a fund-raising Dinner and Dance at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, which they christened ‘Blue night’. We hear it was aimed at raising funds for its operations. The ‘Mapwevupwevu’ could not have come at a better time than just after the country witnessed some by-elections in […]
Stephen Gwandanguluwe Nyachikanza Chakuamba Phiri is no more. A few days ago, Malawians woke up to the devastating news that one of Malawi’s longest-serving politicians had succumbed to illnesses associated with old age. GwandaC hakuamba or ‘Mbuya’, as he was popularly referred to in political circles, was born in 1934 in the southern district of […]
To be lied about as having died, or that you are in some ICU in a US medical facility battling for your dear life, is both hurtful and callous. It is simply unacceptable. Two weeks ago, rumours went round, in Malawi and abroad, that President Peter Mutharika had died in the USA where he went […]