José Safarao

Our ‘Me-First Nation-Later’ MPs

Jun 26, 2016 12

Business was crippled in parliament this week because the majority of MPs chose to pocket allowances with no intention of attending deliberations. And even after pocketing those allowances, they decided that national business should cease… ...

No Holds Barred! Corruption in police recruitment must be investigated, punished

Jun 12, 2016 44

Malawi Police Service (MPS) officials this week seemed proud of their efforts in identifying and dismissing from police training schools a total of 442 bogus recruits. “We have managed to send back 361 people from… ...

German Ambassador Peter Woeste & Malawi Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe

No Holds Barred! Message clear: donors are not your grandmothers

Jun 05, 2016 26

In the business world and in general, Germans are known as straight shooters and not the most diplomatic lot. This tendency can sometimes come off as downright rude, especially in a culture like ours, where… ...

No holds barred! A reflection on Gondwe’s K1.1 trillion budget

May 29, 2016 24

In his remarks at the beginning of his 77-page budget statement, Malawi's Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, decried what he described as “Western-style bonuses to top executives in the private sector,” and called them a major… ...

No Holds Barred! What is the truth on China money?

May 22, 2016 19

Malawi President Peter Mutharika said in his State of the Nation Address on Friday that the much-touted $600 million Kam’mwamba Coal Fired Power Project will be funded by a loan from a Chinese Bank called… ...

No holds barred: Mutharika must be impeached for meddling with the Muluzi case

May 15, 2016 102

One day in December last year, President Peter Mutharika arrived at Chisitu Community Ground in Mulanje District wearing a grey suit and dark glasses. He was here to preside over the commemoration of the International… ...