Opinion Posts

Talking Blues: Hullaballoo over Chakwera’s HARDTalk debacle is much ado about nothing

Aug 01, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

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… ...

Talking Blues: 53 billion reasons that got Chikosa Silungwe “fired”

Jul 25, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

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… ...

Talking Blues: Chakwera’s promises and lies

Jul 18, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“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… ...

Talking Blues: Déjà vu, we should have seen this coming

Jul 11, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

The second signal that President Lazarus Chakwera had elected to follow the course of his predecessors came on 17 January 2021. In his second Covid19 national address, he clearly stated that due to the Covid19… ...

Talking Blues: How long shall we pamper the corrupt?

Jul 05, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they… ...

Namadingo will win the BET if he gets rid of only this one barrier

Jun 18, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

When musician Patience Namadingo expressed his optimism towards claiming two BET Awards in the 2021 edition, some folks laughed their lungs out, arguing the singer was being overambitious. His doubters argued that he falls short… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, spare us from dishonourable diplomats

Jun 13, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron” - Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. He transformed the Soviet Union from a… ...

Talking Blues: The good, the bad, and the ugly

May 30, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a 1966 Western film. Starring in this classic are Clint Eastwood as “the Good”, Lee Van Cleef as “the Bad”, and Eli Wallach as “the Ugly”. For… ...

Smoke out more Mapetos, Batatawalas

May 29, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By Mulotwa Mulotwa This week has been interesting. People that have transcended regimes in terms of sustaining warm ties with the politburo of ruling bureaucracies were called to account. It is unusual in this country… ...

Talking Blues: With corruption, we all lose

May 23, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

After needless drama, Martha Chizuma was duly confirmed as the Anti-Corruption Bureau Director-General and boy, does she have a lot on her plate! Even though apart from the inimitable Gustave Kaliwo, no one has excelled… ...

Devotion: Receive Godly counsel

May 15, 2021 Pastor Daniel Walusa 0 &

1Kings 12:8 “But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him." King Rehoboam… ...

Talking Blues: President Chakwera no longer at ease

May 09, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Nobody should be above the law. The Constitution is the country’s supreme law, so we must respect it; thus, I will make sure we don’t abuse it. Nobody will be allowed to do that from… ...

Talking Blues: Heroes and heroines amid leaders fixated on white elephants

May 09, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“You wouldn’t tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming….?” Michael Gove Ancient kings of Siam (present-day Thailand) would sometimes give a white elephant to their enemies. This… ...

Talking Blues: Indecisiveness, the kiss of death for Pres. Chakwera

Apr 12, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.”- George Canning, British premier, Apr-Aug 1827 I recently stumbled on a fascinating article titled the Anatomy of Military Incompetence. Its thrust is that failure to make any… ...

Talking Blues: Easter reflection – What will it take for Pres Chakwera to cross the Rubicon?

Apr 04, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“Take we the course which the signs of the gods and the false dealing of our foes point out. Let the dice be cast.” – Julius Caesar In April 2016, we debuted in the Times… ...