Public demonstrations hold sway when the public themselves are interested in the issues, when reasons for the protests have come from them. In which case it does not matter how the organizers hype up things and try to persuade the public to get interested. As long as the public does not identify with the agenda, […]
Alopwana na thiyana, Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera and his MCP think this is the time to go for mediation following the protracted political wrangles in the oldest party of the country. This is too little, too late and time wasting to say the least. The damage has already been done and probably irreparable. Chakwera or […]
When the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia embraces their teachings directly from the Bible they will understand that nearly every aspect of Ngoni culture including polygamy and bear drinking are a culture of the Bible. At that point, they will agree with Inkosi ya Makhosi, M’mberwa. What we usually miss is that Christianity has existed for […]
“I was born from a rich family, my father was into farming and very rich”…… I remember to have heard him claiming he comes from a humble and poor background and God has elevetad him from rags yo riches. We have seen his pictures from the past and we all marveled at how God can […]
This is a true life story. A sun rose while they were in Government, but as it was setting down Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and his lieutenants were out of government. And before they realised it, The Professor and his five brave disciples were in police custody on treason charges. But five years down the […]
In November 2013, I was preparing for a long travel when I received a phone call from an acquaintance. The acquaintance gave me a cell phone number of the late Hellen Singh and told me to contact her to set quick appointment. Hellen Singh (may she continue to rest in peace) had formed her political […]
A few days ago, when I mentioned that you cannot trust the competency of the current crop of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), I was called names. But wait a minute, this incompetence and survival based on some quarters’ failure to reason is so scary for Malawi and its future. The case in point is the […]
What is in a handshake, especially when it is shared between an African and another African? Is it not a sign of love- an acceptance of friendship? A sign of commitment to a cause. a symbolic expression of the oneness of blood running in the veins. And why do the African elders say, ‘true love […]
Malawi is currently at a crossroads. Why? We have problems affecting many sectors that it appears very few want to understand the root cause and what the current regime is doing to address them. Great things, for the benefit of the current and future generations are going on but typical of a nation full of […]
State House would like to inform the public that The Daily Times headline of 3rd April, 2018 ‘‘Kachama sacked as IG’’ was wrong and should be ignored alongside its malicious intent. If The Daily Times cared to check facts of the story, they could easily find out from government records that the appointment of Mr. […]