Councils told to improve quality of service delivery

Chancellor College-based political and governance expert Mustafa Hussein has called for concerted efforts to improve quality of service delivery by district, municipal and city councils, particularly in key public sectors of health, public works, agriculture and education. Hussein made the call in Lilongwe today when he made a presentation on the local authority performance assessment […]

Malawi party ownership syndrome causing upheavals, says analyst

A renowned political scientist has attributed the recent problems rocking the country’s major parties to a syndrome which places ownership of political parties to individuals. Chancellor College political scientist Mustafa Hussein said most parties are bankrolled by individuals who take the political parties as individual estates and makes unilateral decisions. “In addition, there is too […]

Malawi political expert backs donors’ new set conditions

Chancellor College political scientist Mustafa Hussein has backed the 20 new set conditionalities donors have given to the government, saying they are of national importance. “Take the condition of the Access to Information Bill for example. The donors want the bill passed before they resume aid. This is what Malawians want, this is a condition […]

President Banda told to be forthright with Sudan’s Bashir

Politicians and a University of Malawi analyst have told President Joyce Banda to be forthright with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and tell him in the face that he is not a welcome visitor to Malawi, if the country is to avoid another backlash with the international community and its donors. It seems the cost of […]