Month: June 2017 Posts

Gender gap persists in Malawi, study says

Jun 18, 2017 Luke Bisani 3 &

A study by Afrobarometer has disclosed that Malawi continues having a wide gender gap despite efforts to have women representation being stepped up. Though the study applauded Malawi government for making tremendous efforts on legal… ...

Malawians need to demand more from their leaders

Jun 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 16 &

A political scientist in the country has pointed out that Malawian democracy cannot flourish with citizens who demand less from their leaders. This is coming at a time when Malawi has clocked 24 years since… ...

39 year old French president, a lesson to Malawi politicians – expert

May 10, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 73 &

A political analyst has said the election of 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron as French president should be a lesson to politicians and young people in Malawi. The analyst, Wonderful Mkhutche, said in an interview with this… ...

Our politicians are not wise – expert

Apr 24, 2017 Luke Bisani 22 &

A local political scientist has faulted Malawian politicians for using funerals as platforms for throwing jabs at each other on socioeconomic hiccups affecting the country arguing it is an indication of not being wise. The… ...

Expert wants party membership cards back

Apr 06, 2017 Luke Bisani 2 &

Though party membership cards bring back memories of brutal treatment for people who lived during the one party era, a political scientist has called on parties to introduce party cards to get records of their… ...

Regionalism hit mayoral polls in Malawi – Analyst

Jan 10, 2017 Luke Bisani 9 &

Following mayoral polls that Malawi had in the cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe, and Mzuzu, a local political analyst has said regionalism influenced the outcome of the elections. The analyst Ernest Thindwa argued that the elected… ...

Malawians cause their own poverty by staying silent

Dec 30, 2016 Luke Bisani 125 &

A political analyst has faulted Malawians for not taking action on the challenges that have rocked the country. The analyst, Emily Mkamanga, has argued that Malawians have to be blamed for not standing up against… ...

Politicians are ‘killing’ Malawi – CAMA

Dec 28, 2016 Luke Bisani 39 &

The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has hit back at politicians for what it says is failure to offer solutions that can bail out the country from social-economic hiccups. According to CAMA, politicians in Malawi… ...

Jappie Mhango not yet done with the North

Dec 27, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 2 &

Outspoken Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango who recently declared that the northern region is not capable of producing someone to lead Malawi as a president is not done with controversy at all.… ...

Politicians advised to focus on development

Dec 14, 2016 Patience Mandala 8 &

Politicians in the country have been advised to talk about things that will help in the development of Malawi. Political analyst Mustafa Hussein said this following leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera’s recent remarks that Mutharika… ...

Regionalism destroying Malawian politics – analyst

Nov 05, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 75 &

One of the country's political commentators says regionalism is one of the major factors which have destroyed Malawian politics. The commentator, Laudon Malingamoyo Phiri, said the focus on regions has negatively affected politics in Malawi.… ...

Analyst says political parties should be reformed

Apr 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

A political analysts in Malawi has stressed the need for political reforms and the transformation of political party administration. The analyst, Chancellor College’s Happy Kayuni, was reacting to a recent study by Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation… ...