”Court gags Ombudsman” read one headline, and “Mera backs CEO Kachaje” read another. This was on Thursday, 11 November 2021. It has been a hell of a week, one which Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera)… ...
Articles By Mapwiya Muulupale
“The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.” - Lois McMaster Bujold Being very good at what one does carry a risk. The sickness… ...
In a town far far away, lived an engineer. The economy was in bad shape, and he was unemployed, and since everyone was struggling, there weren’t even opportunities for ganyu (part-time jobs) to sustain him.… ...
According to reports, the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change has proposed sweeping changes to pave the way for the government to have 90 per cent control of fuel imports. If implemented, the… ...
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” - Ephesians 5:11 If truth be told, the timing of the resurgence of controversy around the 2021-22 fuel importation contracts issued by… ...
“Money and power attract friends. But it’s not you that they are friends with - just your money and power.” Auliq-Ice King Belshazzar, so we are told, threw the mother of all parties where fine… ...
The day when our aversion for corruption is not motivated by our lack of opportunities to engage in graft is the day we will begin making progress in the war against impunity. Now, don’t applaud… ...
Danwood Chirwa “Our lawyers don’t even understand what pro bono means and have priced themselves out of reach from even the more than average Malawian. They have no business talking about their role in enhancing… ...
On Friday, 10 September 2021, the High Court found local magnate Dr Thomson Mpinganjira guilty of attempting to bribe Constitutional Court judges who were ruling on the disputed 2019 presidential election. Mpinganjira, the founder of… ...
Because there are disturbing parallels between war-ravaged Afghanistan and tranquillity-filled Malawi, writing off developments in Afghanistan as mere news would be a colossal mistake. Where should I begin? On 15 August 2021, nearly twenty years… ...
“Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” - Friedrich Nietzsche A week after being confirmed as Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service (MPS),… ...
Without much ado, let’s cut to the chase. Reacting to the uproar that followed the appointment of an underwhelming Cabinet, the first to have spouses, next of kins, and kith and kins in our history,… ...
In what should have been anticipated by Malawi State House when arranging President Lazarus Chakwera’s HARDtalk television interview, H.E. embarrassed us all by fudging a question on the one million jobs he promised to create… ...
Following President Lazarus Chakwera terminating Attorney General (AG) Chikosa Silungwe’s contract just a year into his three-year term, many theories are flying around as to the why. This speculation is fuelled by the fact that… ...
“On politics, my friend, the late Dr Bonus Makanani of College of Medicine /QECH, was a staunch supporter of MCP. He has died very disappointed because what he expected from the party is not what… ...
