Opinion Posts

Devotion: Fear God and not man

Oct 24, 2021 Pastor Daniel Walusa 0 &

Daniel 6:5-7 "Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” Then these presidents and local governors assembled together to… ...

Talking Blues: Who is fooling who?

Oct 17, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” - Ephesians 5:11 If truth be told, the timing of the resurgence of controversy around the 2021-22 fuel importation contracts issued by… ...

Of Tonse Alliance’s broken promises, hypocrisy and betrayal

Oct 14, 2021 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 0 &

The 23 June Fresh Presidential Election was a critical juncture for our country and raised hopes of a new Malawi when Tonse Alliance led by Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Dr. Lazarus Chakwera triumphed over the… ...

Talking Blues: Mene, mene, tekel, parsin

Oct 10, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

“Money and power attract friends. But it’s not you that they are friends with - just your money and power.” Auliq-Ice King Belshazzar, so we are told, threw the mother of all parties where fine… ...

Talking Blues: When history repeats itself, someone pays a hefty price

Oct 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Have you ever received those messages that get forwarded on WhatsApp or Facebook claiming to reveal supposedly shocking coincidences between two historical events? If you’re like me, you probably can’t find the delete button fast… ...

Rambo Onesimus avula chi Khristu

Sep 28, 2021 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

Chaka chino ndiye kwatuluka nyimbo, koma Solomon ndiye yamangilira. Iyi ndi nyimbo yokuti imachita kumveka ndi mphanvu. Komanso uthenga wake ndiokoma zedi. Paliponse imatiimilira Nyimbo iyi ndiye imakoma paja amati: "Chikhritsu mwachisiya kuti mwasanduka Van… ...

Talking Blues: Barking up the wrong tree manifested

Sep 26, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

The day when our aversion for corruption is not motivated by our lack of opportunities to engage in graft is the day we will begin making progress in the war against impunity. Now, don’t applaud… ...

Revealed: What Lulu needs to change

Sep 22, 2021 Tamando Lama Chokotho 0 &

A bit earlier I asked who Lulu's producer is, and who was his producer on his earlier projects. If the responses I got were accurate, they confirmed my suspicions, he is the producer for his… ...

Talking Blues: Half a loaf or none?

Sep 19, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Danwood Chirwa “Our lawyers don’t even understand what pro bono means and have priced themselves out of reach from even the more than average Malawian. They have no business talking about their role in enhancing… ...

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… ...