The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”–Genesis 32:27-28 When you argue with God, things happen. And they happen big! Since taking power as Malawi’s sixth […]
The troubling trial with being a Head of State is that, once catapulted into the heights of power, you get captured in the crucible called ‘trap of power’. The trap of power is where, if you are President Peter Mutharika in August 2019, you hear nothing but praise and worship from Nicholas Dausi and Mark […]
Leader of Youth Decide Campaign, Charles Kajoloweka, has called on the new administration led by President Lazarus Chakwera to appoint a youth affairs minister of 35 years or below to better co-ordinate youth policies and services for young people. At a news conference held in Mzuzu, Kajoloweka said President Chakwera should include capable youth at […]
The victory in the re-run of the Malawi election on 23 June of the Tonse Alliance, headed by Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima, highlights three big lessons for oppositions in Africa if they want to mount a serious challenge against incumbents. But there is no escaping the challenge that now lies ahead in the transition […]
The elections are over, the predictions varied but the what if happened. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera won the elections. Yes congratulations Your Excellency. Congratulations your honour the Vice President. We at Dzuka Malawi desk wish you good health and continued success. A lot have been said, but we as usual don’t like dwelling on what others […]
Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says what has happened in Malawi – overturning of the result in the fresh presidential contest sets a bold precedent for the continent – and that the arrogance of abusing State machinery eventually backfires. In an interview with local media in Zambia, CCZ general secretary Father Emmanuel Chikoya said […]
The United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday voiced optimism for Malawi whose new President Lazarus Chakwera, has vowed to root out corruption after winning a re-run election. Pompeo noted that it was the first time that a candidate from an opposing party has won in Africa after an earlier election was […]
Political power is a prostitute; yesterday it was in bed with Peter Mutharika and, see now, today it’s busy in Lazarus Chakwera’s bed. It has, in a flash of a moment, made Chakwera to be called His Excellency the State President Chakwera and, oops, thrown Mutharika into the club of Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda—former presidents. What […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said he has together with his deputy Saulos Chilima made “great progress in the formulation of Cabinet” and will announce the names of full cabinet officials before his inauguration on July 6 during the Malawi Independence Day. Chakwera is Malawi’s sixth president after winning the historic election held last week, the […]
President Lazarus Chakwera is getting tough on cleaning up government with the latest being dissolution of board of directors of 60 statutory corporations. A statement from the Office of the Chief Secretary, Zangazanga Chikhosi, and released Tuesday night underlined that the dissolution was with immediate effect. Chakwera said he has been receiving reports from various […]
Apostle Clifford Kawinga–who is the leader of Salvation for All Ministries situated at six miles in the Capital Lilongwe–is delighted with the election of Lazarus Chakwera as the country’s sixth president and has described his “troubled” rise to power as a new dawn and a break through for the citizens. Apostle Kawinga emphasized that Chakwera’s […]
The erstwhile ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was widely criticised of being nepotistic in whatever it does and Lomwe tribe was the Alpha and Omega of the nation, which it prepared for victimisation of Lhomwe people who were dominating in each and every position as new President Lazarus Chakwera is ringing in changes while forming […]
Analysts and political commentators have urged President Lazarus Chakwera and his deputy Saulos Chilima to get down to business to ensure they deliver their developmental aspiration. Chakwera was sworn in as the country’s new president on Sunday after beating the incumbent Peter Mutharika in an historic rerun vote. Social and governance commentator Makhumbo Munthali told Nyasa Times that […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said he would appoint a full “lean” cabinet – which will have no less than 40 percent of women – as he works towards putting together a functional government to rebuild the country’s comatose economy left by his predecessor Peter Mutharika. The new Malawi leader made the announcement Monday afternoon […]
As many Malawians chorus the freedom song in unison after Lazarus Chakwera emerges the 6th President of the Republic of Malawi, a Catholic priest in Nkhata Bay has warned the new Head of State and his second-in-command Saulos Chilima to forget about honeymoon. Speaking during mass at St. Joseph Parish, Raymond Kondowe who is also […]
Leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has congratulated His Excellency President Dr Lazarus Chakwera and vice-president Dr Saulos Chilima for their resounding victory in the June 23 fresh presidential polls. In a statement released Monday evening, Prophet Bushiri underlined that, with a 58.8 percent of the national vote, it means […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Prince Kapondamgaga as his new chief of staff at State House, replacing Peter Mukhito who was serving former president Peter Mutharika. Kapondamgaga, a close ally to President Chakwera, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM), an umbrella body for farmers in Malawi. As CEO, Prince […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has announced a partial Cabinet that, give it a second look, stirs a mixed feeling of hope and anxiety. You have to be hopeful to see the energetic and workaholic Vice president Saulos Chilima back to head Public Sector Reforms where, after making great strides, he left a gap his contemporaries failed […]