Opinion Posts

Unima should hang its head in shame for decorating tyrant Tembo

Mar 25, 2016 Pearson Nkhoma 271 &

If anybody ever doubted that the University of Malawi (UNIMA) is a disgrace to our democracy and the academic freedom it is supposed to espouse, the University’s decision to award a honorary doctorate degree to… ...

Bushiri’s secret relationship with Joyce Banda uncovered

Mar 03, 2016 Kelvin Sulugwe 411 &

Talks continue. Intellectuals refuse to remain silent! Words have been voiced out! The only task that remains is differentiating facts from opinions. Once again, just like anyone else, I refuse to remain quiet, burying my… ...

Dr. Chilima is right: Malawi has idiots, those who say “ine nilibe polobulemu”

Mar 02, 2016 William Simango 251 &

Trust me, I like Dr Saulos Chilima. Even when he made his ‘idiot’ remarks, I am maybe the only one who was not moved to anger over his remarks. I agreed with him and I… ...

The three things Mafunyeta was buried together with

Jan 26, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 175 &

Lilongwe, July 2013: One of the prominent dancehall stars in Malawi had an Asthma attack which ended up taking him to the grave. For those who appreciate Malawi dancehall music as an entity of its… ...

CEDEP, HRRC are selling Malawi’s sovereignty to slave masters

Jan 25, 2016 Beaton Galafa* 81 &

We have been reading UN complaints about Eritrea, the Gambia, Zimbabwe and a lot other African countries. We finally got one ourselves just last week. There was a case, one Ken Msonda voiced out his… ...

Will God save Malawians from hunger?

Jan 13, 2016 Jimmy Kainja* 168 &

Malawi President, Peter Mutharika recently called for and attended national prayers asking God for good rains in the current rain season. At the moment most of the districts in Malawi are experiencing a dry spell, some… ...

Chilima after 2019

Jan 01, 2016 Fletcher Simwaka 32 &

He is occupying the office in which his predecessors barely survived. But will the Vice President, Saulos Chilima, defy odds and go all the way beyond 2019? FLETCHER SIMWAKA goes deeper: Politics is about strategy;… ...