Tag Archive: Peter Mutharika

The Rule of Law and Resilience of Malawi’s Democracy

In the last two weeks, Malawi has captured the world’s attention, for all the good reasons following a constitutional court ruling annul Presidential elections....

Malawi elections: A three-horse race too close to call

On 21 May, Malawi goes to the polls to vote for the president, members of parliament and local councillors. The fifth elections since the...

Age Isn’t a Problem, Malawi Needs to Move Away from Personality Politics

Malawi appears to be living in a never-ending electoral cycle. The local politics is always about the next elections, as much as it is...

Malawi Presidents and their Naïve Preference for Press Rallies

Writing in 2000, Francis Nyamnjoh, professor of anthropology at University of Cape Town made the following observation on African media: “An examination of most...

It’s not just Mutharika, it’s the system as well

Five days after Peter Mutharika’s return from his prolonged stay in the United States of America where he attended United Nations General Assembly in...

Grace Chiumia is a Victim of Malawi’s Defective Political System

Fredric Jameson, a contemporary American Marxist and literary critic opened his influence work on The Political Unconscious (1981) with that slogan: “always historicise.” Jameson’s...

Never Expect Politicians to Promote Freedom of Information

Hungarian-born American publisher Joseph Pulitzer noticed that “there is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is...

Will God Save Malawians From Hunger

Malawi President, Peter Mutharika recently called for and attended national prayers asking God for good rains in the current rain season. At the moment...

It’s normal for Malawi Govt to condemn corruption while ignoring corruption

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into...