Opinion Posts

Talking Blues: Malawi, a nation of Bassanios and Unokas

Sep 27, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

"In my school days, when I had lost one shaft, I shot his fellow of the self-same flight, the self-same way with more advised watch to find the other forth - and by adventuring both,… ...

Does Chakwera hate women? It seems so

Sep 25, 2020 Aubrey Makina 1 &

There is a troubling pattern already with Lazarus Chakwera’s leadership and it can no longer be glossed over: it is a patriarchal leadership that favours men, regardless of their competencies, over women. When Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, the rubble in Malawi cannot just be wished away

Sep 20, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Saying that President Lazarus Chakwera’s Sermon of the Eight Rubbles delivered on this year’s independence cum inauguration day excited many Malawians is an understatement. That sermon struck the right chords. It thrilled the nation. Cynics… ...

The truth about new abortion law

Sep 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emily M. K. Banda Many people enjoy telling lies. Dirty lies. Petty lies. Harmful lies. For some, lying is part of their lives. They lie about everything.  Their health. Their financial position. Their faith.… ...

Government should come out clearly on sports resumption

Sep 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

It is obvious that there is an apparent disconnect between Malawi Government, sports associations and reality. As it is, associations are seriously hoping to resume their games as soon as possible- perhaps with no spectators… ...

Setting Malawi Embassy in Jerusalem is dangerous – CFT Communications Director

Sep 10, 2020 Negracious Al-Majiduh Justin 0 &

Palestine, a Muslim nation, and Israel have been on a constant bloody conflict over Jerusalem whereby both countries claim ownership. Palestinians consider Jerusalem as their own capital of the Palestinian State, creating competing claims on… ...

Chakwera’s speech was empty

Sep 05, 2020 Danwood M Chirwa 2 &

About President Chakwera’s first SONA, I expected that he would identify his priorities for the next five years. What I’ve seen in the address is surprisingly just a banal report about everything concerning government. I’m… ...

Talking Blues: Malawians say “no” to deals, golden parachutes and revolving doors

Aug 30, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Sincere apologies for missing an entry last week. Please take note that I now have a mechanism in place to spare you from reading recycled pieces. Talking of recycling, it is enough that the Malawi… ...

I just want to die, says Gogo

Aug 30, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 2 &

Human life is one of the best gifts that the creating spirit ever gave planet earth. That is the reason most of us fight hard, or do anything within our means to live long and… ...

Namadingo: Malawi’s walking statue of humanity

Aug 26, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

By 8:30am on 25 August 2020. Namadingo, and his Namartist Management Team were already at the proposed site for Mahatma Ghandi statue in readiness to raise funds for musician William Kachigamba who needed 3 million… ...

Malawi needs an urgent social pension for elderly people

Aug 17, 2020 Ephraim Nyondo 0 &

My attention has been drawn to the continued suffering of elderly people in the country. Reports indicate that most of our senior citizens, especially in rural areas, are living in abject and absolute poverty. They… ...

A life experience of Covid-19

Aug 14, 2020 Francis Edgar Denis Munthali 0 &

My name is Francis Munthali, an Accountant by profession. I work for Northern Region Water Board as the Director of Finance. I want to share my Covid-19 story to you fellow professionals, particularly Malawian professionals… ...

Talking Blues: Presidential benefit of doubt? That quota is exhausted

Aug 11, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Since independence, Malawi has had six presidents who have presided over ‘seven’ regimes. We had the Kamuzu era, Bakili’s lost decade, Bingu’s first and second terms, Joyce Banda’s cash-gate stained short stint, Peter Mutharika’s six… ...

A con man, the Eiffel Tower and lady Karma

Aug 02, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

History is littered with infamous con men. Gregor MacGregor and Victor Lustig are perhaps the most legendary. MacGregor, a Scot, is best known for a scam where he invented an entirely non-existent country and was… ...

The mystery behind the gruesome murder of Issa Njauju! A whistle-blower’s account

Aug 01, 2020 Wise One From the East 0 &

First published in 2016* Advisory: Wise One from the East, like you, has unanswered questions about the gruesome murder of Issa Njauju who at the time of his death was Malawi Anti–Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director… ...