Rick Dzida, Author at Malawi 24

UDF and UTM’s chickening out of Dedza parliamentary by-election is a missed opportunity

Nov 09, 2023 0

The by-election in Dedza Central Constituency has created another opportunity for aspiring Members of Parliament. It is reported that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has registered a total of 3,202 new voters with 1,993 of them… ...

Peter Mutharika is the president of the Democratic Progressive Party and former President of Malawi

Will Peter Mutharika stand in 2025?

Nov 09, 2023 0

There is a high chance that the former President Prof. Peter Mutharika (APM) will stand as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torchbearer in the coming 2025 presidential elections. Firstly, APM showed interest in standing again… ...

Should we blame President Chakwera for the current socio-economic meltdown in Malawi?

Nov 07, 2023 0

Somewhere on the planet earth, there is a village known as Maliwa. It is situated on an island. Every five years, the people of Maliwa have an opportunity to elect their boat driver who take… ...

Saulos Chilima was Vice President of Malawi

The significance of law sources in Malawi: A case of Chilima’s eligibility to stand as a presidential candidate in 2025

Nov 03, 2023 0

Following closely people’s arguments on social media platforms, it is mindboggling to note that many Malawians are not aware of various sources of law. Furthermore, many are in total darkness as to determine the circumstances… ...

The dismal loss of Malawi’s Speaker in Inter-Parliamentary Union elections

Oct 30, 2023 0

There are mixed feelings over the Speaker of the Malawi National Assembly, Mrs. Catherine Gotani Hara's, loss in the recent presidential elections for the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Luanda in Angola from 23 October… ...

Peter Mutharika is former president of Malawi and the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party

The supremacy of Malawi Constitution over political party constitutions

Oct 29, 2023 0

In our vernacular language, there is an adage that stipulates that ‘penda penda sikugwa koma kuchalira ulendo'. This can be likened to an aircraft that experiences lots of turbulence during its time of take-off but… ...

CDC opened an officer in Malawi which it used to steal from Malawians

Of escalating online fraud in Malawi

Oct 27, 2023 0

In the modern era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is not surprising that Malawi has become a global village technologically connected to the rest of the world. Much as technology has provided Malawians with… ...