BY JACK BANDA The question I have been asking myself when I see all these MCP supporters taking a dig at her for not speaking what they are calling good English is: If you are given a choice to choose between a wallet and the one million MK in the wallet, what would you choose? […]
BY FOCUS MAGANGA At the age of 23, Hon Fyness gathered guts to contest for a parliamentary race in her constituency. Well, she didn’t have to think twice to join politics at that age because of her deficiency in English language or any professional experience. She wanted it. She did it. She won. There are […]
BY FOCUS MAGANGA When president Peter Mutharika was delivering his State of National Address (SONA) June last month, parliamentarians from the opposition benches used the opportunity to hurl insults, and to ridicule and excruciate him and his presidency, which they continue to describe as illegitimate. They sang songs mocking him personally, and his position, with […]
BY FOCUS MAGANGA Today I chauffered to Chileka Airport my very close colleague in the academia, counsel Richard Mlambe who was heading to Nairobi to present a paper at a conference. While we engaged our grey matter in an intellectual intercourse on matters scholarly, discussing usual academic motifs like the significance of research, conference papers, […]
BY LYSON SIBANDE “You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.” – Nelson Mandela During the last Sunday’s rally, Honorable Kondwani Nankhumwa declared his interest and willingness to sit down and talk with Opposition parties on behalf of Mutharika’s administration. I don’t […]
By Mdyomba Che Ambute The Chinese concept of Yin-Yang is a brilliant metaphor that beautifully illustrates a balanced, integrated approach to leadership. Yin-Yang describes seemingly opposite forces which are actually complementary and interdependent. Yin-Yang brings to mind simple contrasts such as dark and light, male and female, logic and emotion. But Yin-Yang is much more […]
My advice to journalists that interview high profile figures is to research on them first and come up with appropriate questions and approach. Be like Zainab Badawi. She did some research on Chilima and put him on the spot in a classic way. Brian Banda failed himself yesterday by pitching his interview at social media […]
BY FOCUS MAGANGA Today, my main man, Hon Kondwani Nankhumwa took time to connect with people who gathered at Nyambadwe Primary School in the language of their tongue. Today, at Nyambadwe Primary School, the man, Hon Nankhumwa, took time to deliver a strong sermon of love, unity and leadership. Importantly, the man Nankhumwa demonstrated he […]
Two rounds of demos that destroyed people’s private property are not enough for the MCP. The MCP sets itself to go on another round of destructive demos, this time, funded by the MPs. MCP and UTM thugs destroyed and burnt down government buildings. The destruction that left government services hampered. They destroyed, smashed and looted […]
Madam Speaker and Honorable Members of the August House, In my capacity as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, I have found it necessary to address the House, and through it, the entire nation regarding the recent demonstrations by some NGOs, some political parties, and certain individuals. My presentation has been necessitated by the evident […]