Opinion Posts

Talking Blues: But let justice flow like a river…

Sep 12, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

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… ...

Talking Blues: In many ways, we are our own ‘Taliban’

Sep 05, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

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… ...

Talking Blues: I stand with the Msundwe victims

Aug 22, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

“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),… ...

Talking Blues: Mr President, why did you ask for this job?

Aug 15, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

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,… ...

Talking Blues: Is President Lazarus Chakwera still with us and for us?

Aug 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nothing for us without us is the charismatic maxim with which President Lazarus Chakwera dazzled the political scene after quitting his clerical frock. Today, that era feels like another lifetime. Nothing for us without us… ...

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 4 &

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… ...