Month: September 2017 Posts

Time to reap again

Sep 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 9 &

Politicians in Malawi give money and material things to voters and as days go closer to 2019 elections, that trend looks to continue. The campaign period will be an exciting time as free things such… ...

Uladi clings to PP party presidency

Sep 14, 2017 Luke Bisani 6 &

Suspended opposition People’s Party (PP) interim leader Uladi Mussa has claimed that the party's constitution does not provide for the position of acting president as announced by the party hence he is still PP leader.… ...

Chakwera’s conduct cowardly – Analyst

Sep 02, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

A political analyst in the country has described Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to report government to donors as uncalled for and cowardly. Chakwera this week wrote donors seeking their intervention following… ...

Malawi politics killing other professions

Aug 18, 2017 Luke Bisani 16 &

It is now common to the eyes of Malawians to see people in various professions quitting to join politics, something that has been described as a "brain drain" of professionals. Since the dawn of multi-party… ...

DPP committing political suicide

Aug 18, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 48 &

A political scientist has said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is making things difficult for itself by refusing to return money it got from public institutions. DPP held a fundraising dinner last month and it… ...

DPP pressured ahead of Malawi’s 2019 polls

Aug 12, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 153 &

We are counting down to the much awaited 2019 elections and a political analyst has argued that with a recent opinion poll naming opposition Malawi Congress Party  (MCP) as the probable winner in the elections,… ...

Don’t politicise JB arrest warrant

Aug 10, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 49 &

A political scientist in the country has said there is no politics involved in the issuing of an arrest warrant against former President Joyce Banda. Last week, the Malawi Police Service issued an arrest warrant… ...