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A look into Chakwera as a leader: kill all who disagree with me

Jan 29, 2018 Aubrey Makina 179 &

The dark days of the Malawi Congress Party are still with us. Our elders being the wise they have always been throughout history could never have been any right: just because a hyena changes habitats,… ...

DPP’s gathering political storm

Jan 21, 2018 Fletcher Simwaka 79 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) may be grappling with an exploding political bomb now, but Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is nurturing its own cataclysmic political bomb. Look, it’s now become abundantly clear that MCP vice president… ...

Talking Blues: PP’s messy mess and all that glitters

Jan 16, 2018 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

From inception, chances that People's Party (PP) would stand the test of time looked slim. Founded by the de facto alternative during Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)'s 2009 to 2012 reign of bad laws and terror,… ...

Talking Blues: On your marks, get set, go!

Dec 31, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 6 &

Most publishers and columnists dedicate their year-end programs and articles on the retiring year’s highlights. With time, this has become a tradition. While duly respecting this tradition and its practitioners, I refuse to jump with… ...

Talking Blues: A stitch in time….

Dec 11, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 24 &

When unassuming individuals like the Archbishop of Lilongwe Diocese, His Grace Tarcisio Ziyaye go to the extent of clearing all hurdles to priests’ participation in a protest; the proverbial writing might as well be on… ...

Vote Now: 2019 Malawi Election Opinion Poll

Dec 04, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 931 &

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DPP vs. PAC, the signs of our times

Dec 04, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 6 &

During my childhood days, a boy who had a football was a king. It didn't matter if the ball was a collection of rugs or made from intricately glued Malawi Milk Marketing (MMM) fresh milk… ...

Malawi’s unseen football: Where did we get it wrong?

Dec 01, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 12 &

On May 23, 2016 Malawi‘s football had fresh news that a new television station had landed a multimillion deal with the Super League of Malawi (Sulom) to beam matches in the top flight. For once… ...

Achievements and failures of the DPP and the party’s prospects in the 2019 elections

Dec 01, 2017 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 1 &

On Monday, 21 June, 1999, Stuart, my classmate and room-mate at the University of Malawi’s Polytechnic campus and I stood cheering and clapping alongside hundreds of President Bakili Muluzi’s supporters inside the Kamuzu Stadium. Above… ...

MCP: A party on the rise but hubris could make it lose everything

Nov 29, 2017 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 48 &

There are all signs that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is in serious contention for the spot of ruling party in the 2019 elections. Even an Afrobarometer survey, the likes of which predicted a Peter… ...

Talking Blues: Basop! There is a new sheriff in town!

Nov 06, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

Blues’ Orators, after the trauma we suffered under former Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Monsieur Lucas Kondowe’s ineptitude; predicting that his successor will perform wonders requires no prophetic powers. This notwithstanding, I am excited… ...