Month: May 2016 Posts

#SONA2016 Mutharika bashed for singing same old song

May 20, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 15 &

Malawians have punched holes into President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address which he made today in Parliament told. Mutharika used the address titled ‘Towards recovering and sustainable socio-economic development’ to disclose plans his… ...

Reggae music betraying Malawi

Apr 21, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 76 &

A few days ago, an article was published establishing that reggae music is one of the popular music genres in Malawi. It has been performed for decades, and throughout, it has been changing its sounds… ...

How Billy Kaunda knocked out Bakili Muluzi

Apr 12, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 216 &

In his first three albums, Mwapindulanji (1997), Alibe Mawu (1999) and Muyime Kaye (2000),  Malawi musician Billy Kaunda was a musician who completely had nothing to do with politics. He was a soft spoken young… ...

Remembering the dictator Bingu wa Mutharika

Apr 07, 2016 William Simango 250 &

Bakili Muluzi once said that the problem with Malawians is that they have a short memory, they easily forget. He never could have been any right. Recent posts on the social media have sought to… ...

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… ...

M24 exclusive: Call him Dr. John Tembo

Mar 22, 2016 Aubrey Makina 184 &

...Unima to award JZU In the ongoing scramble for titles which has rocked Malawi politics, Malawi24 can exclusively reveal that the University of Malawi will be awarding former leader of opposition John Zenus Ungapake Tembo.… ...

Born-again politicians hijacked Malawi’s democratic revolution

Mar 10, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 78 &

In 1958 Malawians wanted to see Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda in power. After being under the British colonial rule for six decades, and as the wind of Pan-Africanism started blowing across the continent, Malawians wanted… ...