The deteriorating economic situation has increased subsistence livelihood among Malawians who have been surviving on a ‘hand-to-mouth’ basis for the past two years, with no real hope for the future. The nation has to deal with an acute case of economic recession never seen before in the history of their independence. The DPP government of […]
It’s quite apparent that newly-appointed Leader of the House Dr. George Chaponda is a tired man. He dozed in Parliament while President Peter Mutharika was delivering a state of the nation address. Nyasa Times posted his photo captured sleeping and the images were also shown live by Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) television. It is astounding […]
I followed the 125th anniversary celebrations of the St. Michael and All Angels Church of the Blantyre Synod on Sunday, May 15, 2016, with keen interest and the celebrations were indeed extremely colourful by any account. The Henry Henderson Institute (HHI) Multipurpose Hall was packed to capacity while hundreds more flocked outside the magnificent hall. […]
Among some internationally acceptable roles of a government intelligence agency are to collect, analyze and exploit information and intelligence to enhance law enforcement, national security, military and foreign policy objectives of the country. In Malawi, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is supposed to operate within these internationally acceptable bounds. Unfortunately, the NIB does not; it […]
Turn it up for me! President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika is reportedly ‘furious’ that government money was systematically stolen at the Malawi Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. What is he talking about? He is demanding the immediate recall and prosecution of the implicated top envoys; fine. But wait a moment; is this ‘Ethiopia rhetoric’ not […]
It is now too late to advise President Peter Mutharika against welcoming into the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Mr. Stephen Gwandanguluwe Nyachikanza Chakuamba Phiri. That has already happened. It happened on Friday, April 8, 2016 at a DPP rally at Nchalo in Chikwawa. The 81-year old politician said he had decided to spend the rest […]
The Easter festive was here and is gone, once again. Many people may have taken it for granted, but generally this should be a period for greater reflections. This was a time for reflection about unconditional love, about treating each other politely, and of course, spiritual nourishment. The last few days, however, have seen everything […]
Malawi is a country in Southern Africa. Malawi is infamous for its shocking levels of poverty among citizens. With an economy that is largely agriculture-based, the country has depended on foreign donor aid to complete the national budget. Over the years, donor aid has accounted for about 40 percent of the national budget. A few […]
The air of hopelessness and anxiety has engulfed the entire nation and Malawians can smell doom. The economy is virtually on its knees. Everything has gone haywire. The future simply looks bleak. In a scenario like this one, many untoward things happen. Families break up because the husband can no longer provide for the family; […]
In Malawi, the late President Bingu wa Mutharika grew increasingly arrogant months leading to his sudden death in April 2012. He told Malawi’s traditional Western donors, including the British, to “go to hell” for questioning some of his emerging undemocratic tendencies. The Malawi economy plunged to all time low during that time. Donors decided to […]
The events of the past few days where opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leaders have been arrested and detained on alleged treason charges are a fundamental setback to the tremendous progress that this country has made as an emerging democracy, replete with an enshrined ‘Bill of Rights’ in the Republican Constitution. Yes, there have been […]
State House is getting tough. Conditions for appointment with the President have been toughened. Anyone, not even the high profile diplomats from donor partners, will not be able to just wake up today and dream of meeting President of the Republic of Malawi, His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, on anything. They must book in […]
That this country is steadily sliding into a cesspool of confusion and hopelessness is now confirmed. In fact the name Malawi has become synonymous to falling. Too many things are falling around us. Our monetary unit, the Kwacha is falling in value against major currencies; the economy is falling; social services are falling. The people’s […]
An air of resignation is reigning within Malawi. With no end in sight to the political brawling that has brought so much misery, people have shrunk themselves to mere frightful observers. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world and it seems its citizens have left everything to the hands of fate; they […]
On Martyrs Day, on the third day of March every year, we celebrate the life of fallen Malawians who played various roles in bringing about political and social independence. These included high-profile politicians who were arrested on March 3, 1959 and locked up by the British colonial government such as Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. […]
For some of us, travelling across Malawi is often associated with beautiful memories of undulating hills as far as the eye can see. The rivers, valleys and the green vegetation have always conspired to give the countryside some magical and breathtaking scenery of natural beauty. This is the combination that might obviously have tempted others […]
Happy 2016, where are we today? In Malawi its raining gays, oops I mean the biggest challenge facing Malawi is what two adults do in their bedrooms, the Church is angry, politicians like Ken Msonda are so agitated that they want to have all gays killed pronto. Suddenly NGOs like Centre for Development of the […]
It’s Loose Cannon’s first newlog for 2016 and I start by wishing you all my readers a happy new year. Maybe due to the positive work attitude that they generally displayed during the Theba days, Malawians earned the accolade of being hard working people in South Africa. Malawians were the much-sought-after commodity for anyone looking […]