Opinion Posts

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… ...

Talking Blues: Malawi By-election 5:1 – MCP soars, as DPP tumbles

Oct 22, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 17 &

Without much ado Blues’ Orators, I beg to finish my work from last week on the by-elections that have since transpired with catastrophic, but widely anticipated outcome for the Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) (DPP). Today’s… ...

ATSIKANA AKU MA HOSTEL

Sep 21, 2017 Pemphero Mphande 27 &

Last month I received a call from an old friend from Zomba. He was coming to Blantyre to process his passport and needed a place to crush at. I hadn’t seen him in a long… ...