The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to denounce acts of mob justice as the country is degenerating into a lawless state. CDEDI Executive Director, Sylvester Namiwa made the comment in statement issued on Monday following the brutal killing of an elderly woman in Dedza district […]
BY FOSTER FUNDI Who can justify sending a first time offender to jail for 4 years because of $330. This is excessive, harsh, cruel and inhumane Punishment by every standard. Mzomera Ngwira is a victim of compromised and politicized judiciary in Malawi. It’s a shame that judges and magistrates are opening involved in politics. Democratic […]
Policy vs Impatience to loot. If you were to run a credible Opinion Poll on President Lazarus Chakwera and His Vice President Saulos Chilima today, the outcome will be mixed. 1. There are those like me who will give Chakwera and his Administration a very high score. A+ despite the fact that I have not […]
By Onjezani Kenani Fifteen years ago, Uladi Mussa, then a powerful Minister of Home Affairs (renamed Homeland Security these days) used to invite me to his office and sometimes to his home. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had just broken free from the United Democratic Front. Mussa – who told me he liked my writing […]
BY LEONARD CHIMBANGA Immediately after the International Media got wind of the change in tone of the famous promise of million jobs by Dr. Chakwera they fact-checked the President that he is backtracking on his promises or that of Tonse. State House do get away with the local media perhaps because they are mesmerized by […]
BY CHIMPELE TSAMWA Me: “Hello, I need this Superman bookshelf. How much is it going to cost me?” Friend: “$120.00 (MWK90,000.00) and it’s going to be ready in 3 – 4 days. Give me a deposit and I will make one for you.” M: “Okay, send me your bank account details so I can pay. […]
BY FOSTER. F FUNDI Let me give you background for you to understand why it seems he’s under siege with venomous wrath coming from MCP camp. Chilima demanded the position of attorney general to go to UTM during their alliance negotiations. Chakwera reluctantly obliged even though many of MCP heavyweights resented the decision. I am […]
By John Cupstone Executive arrogance has been the main problem in almost all African power-holders. The tradition has been that most of the politicians, start heaping for themselves the so called political mentors who in turn are the main contributors to misinformation. They are then made to believe lies instead of the reality that’s on […]
By Chimpele Kelvin Tsamwa On 11 March 2020, when The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic, a lot of countries moved to be coronavirus prepared. This disease has changed how we mourn, how we travel, pray, socialize (at least for some of us anyway), and how we do […]
BY LordDenningQB The pendulum is not in a resting position – so it appears. Apparently, it is, now, a battle of supremacy between the DPP President (Arthur Peter Mutharika JSD) on one hand and DPP Vice President for the South (Kondwani Nankhumwa MP) on another hand. Apparently, there have been relentless efforts to expel the […]