From Machinga to parliament at 24
Young people aged 15 to 30 constitute about a third of Malawi’s population of 17.6 million, but they are often excluded from politics. Sights…
Category: Politics
If I were Peter Mutharika
Head of State and government , I would walk the talk by extending an olive branch to opposition leaders to calm flaring tension that…
Post May 21 polls: SA Chief Justice weighs in
South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang Mogoeng has weighed in on the electoral impasse currently facing Malawi with a plea for the Judiciary…
Technology, youth and election monitoring
In the run-up to the May 21 Tripartite Elections, a group of Malawian youths sat inside a conference room at Mount Soche Hotel in…
Averting Lake Chilwa’s new low
Malawi’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) committee oversees conservation efforts in the hugely deforested Mulanje Mountain and Lake Chilwa, a wetland which run dry last…
Super Dad campaign rolled out
Unicef Malawi and government have launched an Early Child Development (ECD) campaign ‘Bambo Wachitsanzo’ (Super Dad) to promote positive parenting. The campaign is targeting…
‘We want to fight corruption’
Four civil society organisations (CSOs) have established an alliance to contribute towards the clampdown of serious and organised corruption in Malawi. They include Centre…
‘Youths can help change Africa’s narrative’
African Union’s development arm, Nepad on April 10 held its second communication and advocacy platform in South Africa. Nepad is championing, ‘The Africa We…
‘Financing on the continent is huge challenge’
African Union’s commissioner for Agriculture, Water, Blue Economy, Rural Development and Lands, Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, toured the country to appreciate the problems facing…
Politicking with Foundation stones
Recently, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) campaign director Ben Phiri accompanied Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango to lay a foundation stone for…
IF I WERE: Justin Saidi
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Principal Secretary, I would realise that putting names of deceased and retired teachers on the list of 20…
‘We want to make household livelihoods sustainable’
For the past months, Comsip Cooperative Union Limited has been implementing a Graduation Model of its members who benefit from governments social cash transfer…
SA condemns xenophobia
The recent tensions that resulted in the temporary displacement of some foreign nationals in one of the provinces in South Africa are regrettable. In…
‘MEC must rescind decision on CSOs role’
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has removed the election monitoring role of the civil society organisations (CSOs) accredited to take part in the May…
‘Malawi has best policies, problem is implementation’
Economist Thomas Chataghalala Munthali has been appointed as director general of the National Planning Commission (NPC) with effect from mid-March. Before his appointment, Munthali…
‘Councils lack patriotism’
As local councils were dissolved on Wednesday in accordance to law, doubts still lingered in many a citizen whether this batch of councilors have…
Debate or exclusion?
The electorate is bracing for debates in which the Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter will put five of nine presidential candidates…
Bumpy road to gender parity
The country is on the cusp of losing the gains she has made to increase the number of women in elected positions. Tallies of…
Are Albino murders political?
Following the resurgence of attacks and killings of persons with albinism in the country recently, Association of People with Albinism (Apam) is planning to…
Peter Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi, I would realise that setting a reconciliatory tone in my New Year’s Day address was sweet to the…
