Month: April 2017 Posts

Analyst questions MEC’s reason for postponing by-elections

Apr 25, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

A political scientist in the country says Malawi Electoral Commission's (MEC) reason for failure to conduct by-elections in some parts of the country is a clever excuse. MEC was scheduled to conduct by-elections in Lilongwe… ...

Malawians are enduring tough times – analyst

Apr 14, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

A political scientist in the country has backed Public Affairs Committee's (PAC) claims that the current government has failed Malawians saying poverty levels are still high. This is coming days after PAC said President Peter… ...

50+1 will be a test of popularity

Apr 06, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

A local political analyst has expressed hope that the adopted 50 plus 1 percent system of electing a president will test popularity of Malawi political parties as it will break politics of regionalism in the… ...

Manganya’s defense of APM faulted

Mar 25, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

A political scientist in Malawi has supported procedures that are put in place for impeaching presidents arguing that they are part of democracy. This follows a public lecture that renowned comedian Michael Usi popularly called… ...

Colonialists key to resolving Lake Malawi dispute – analysts

Mar 24, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

A political scientist has advised Malawi and Tanzania to consult the agreement made by colonialists of the two countries in order to resolve the Lake Malawi wrangle which has been there for a long time.… ...

Atupele to ‘end like curtains’ together with DPP

Mar 14, 2017 Luke Bisani 4 &

His father laughed at other political parties that they would 'end like curtains', now Atupele Muluzi seems destined for such ending. As per old phrase that blind men cannot lead each other, the political merger… ...

Don’t be politicians’ stepping stone, Malawi youths advised

Mar 11, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Youths in Malawi have been advised to stop being tools for politicians in the country. Political analyst Wonderful Mkhutche made the remarks following a verbal war between opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and ruling Democratic… ...