Month: August 2020 Posts

A con man, the Eiffel Tower and lady Karma

Aug 02, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

History is littered with infamous con men. Gregor MacGregor and Victor Lustig are perhaps the most legendary. MacGregor, a Scot, is best known for a scam where he invented an entirely non-existent country and was… ...

DPP’s reign was as bad as colonialism, lock them up!

Jul 26, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

The trajectory of an average Malawian family’s rise from poverty to affluence used to be predictable. A family invariably started humbly. Then it tried this and that business before specializing in one. What followed was… ...

Talking Blues with Mapwiya Muulupale: Long live Malawi!

May 10, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

This last week was simply historic. First, was the submission of nomination papers for the July 2, 2020, Presidential elections. These were as significant as engagement ceremonies because they confirm who goes to bed with… ...

Talking Blues: Open letter to President Mutharika

Jan 27, 2019 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

Your Excellency Sir, I trust that despite ordinary Malawians’ suffering, you exceptionally are enjoying excellent health. I write to highlight some realities which when all has been said and done, will go down the annals… ...

Talking Blues: PP’s messy mess and all that glitters

Jan 16, 2018 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

From inception, chances that People's Party (PP) would stand the test of time looked slim. Founded by the de facto alternative during Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)'s 2009 to 2012 reign of bad laws and terror,… ...

Talking Blues: Party Indabas in the air

Jan 07, 2018 Mapwiya Muulupale 5 &

With about 500 days to go before the May 2019 elections, political parties – the non-briefcase types that is, are pondering national conventions. High on their agendas is election of their torch bearers for the… ...

Talking Blues: On your marks, get set, go!

Dec 31, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 6 &

Most publishers and columnists dedicate their year-end programs and articles on the retiring year’s highlights. With time, this has become a tradition. While duly respecting this tradition and its practitioners, I refuse to jump with… ...

Talking Blues: Of hyaenic mishaps, lies and a presidential confession

Nov 13, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

Once upon a time, livestock numbers were mysteriously dwindling in a certain village. Then one day, a hyena was caught in the very act of stealing chickens. It was quickly apprehended and brought before the… ...

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 ACB is free at last, but aluta continua!

Oct 30, 2017 Mapwiya Muulupale 10 &

The man who will go down in history as Malawi’s worst Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, Lucas Kondowe, spent his last day in office Thursday following the expiry of his three-year contract. It is a… ...