June 19

• Malawi: Why Malawi Must Consider Free Secondary Education [opinion]

  The question of whether or not Malawi should start considering the feasibility of providing free secondary school education is really one of whether or not Malawi should consider... Read more »

June 20

• Malawi: Revisiting and Rebranding Malawi Young Pioneers [opinion]

  The Malawi Young Pioneers Movement, which unfortunately became a terror militia to prop up the Banda regime, should be revisited by the Malawi government with the goal of involving... Read more »

January 17

• Malawi: What Went Wrong? Lessons from Malawi's Food Crisis [analysis]

  Malawi has gone from bountiful maize crops to renewed uncertainty: Strong, democratic leadership and sound policies are essential for ensuring food security Read more »

December 20, 2012

• Malawi: Why Malawi's Education Sector is in a Mess [opinion]

  Problems in Malawi's education sector are tied to the country's governance and have their roots in a broader global context of economic and education policy prescriptions Read more »

December 13, 2012

• Malawi: Why Malawi Can't Just Legalise Homosexuality [opinion]

  The debate about decriminalising homosexuality must be strategically taken to Malawian people. One cannot simply change the law on such a sensitive issue without first addressing... Read more »

November 29, 2012

• Malawi: Youth Overcome Adversity to Excel

  Rarely are positive stories of Africa represented in the Western media about African people. Steve Sharra shares some inspiring examples of young Malawians that should inspire... Read more »

November 15, 2012

• Malawi: Malawi - Illusions of Elite Entitlement [analysis]

  At the heart of the quota system debate is the incredibly small number of students who are admitted to Malawi's public universities. Malawi ranks bottom in the university-age... Read more »

June 14, 2012

• Malawi: Malawian Sex Workers Fight Forced HIV Testing [analysis]

  Forced HIV testing of sex workers violates their rights to privacy and dignity, can lead to stigma, discrimination and violence, and produces bad public health outcomes. Read more »

• Africa: Malawi - Right Decisions, Wrong Reasons? [analysis]

  President Banda's recent decisions seem honourable and pragmatic. But we should be concerned in the way Western aid is being used to keep Malawi under donor colonization. Read more »

May 10, 2012

• Malawi: Reclaiming the Nation - Solidarity in Times of Peril [analysis]

  Various forms of solidarity have been seen in Malawi recently. But effective solidarity can only be achieved when the elites shed their tendency to alienate those groups they see... Read more »

• Malawi: Bingu's Legacy and the Political Future of Malawi [analysis]

  The late President Mutharika was hailed at home and abroad. But after the 2009 landslide re-election victory, his quest to engineer the election of his brother to succeed him in... Read more »

• Malawi: The Cabalization of the Republic of Malawi [opinion]

  Although the Malawian constitution is clear about succession in the event of the death or incapacitation of the president, a cabal close to the late President Mutharika wanted to... Read more »

April 19, 2012

• Malawi: Banda Starts Tough Amidst Crucial Challenges [analysis]

  It remains to be seen whether the new president will be careful in her efforts to mend bridges with the West in order not to be seen as an unconditional supporter of the West. Read more »

October 13, 2011

• Malawi: Beyond Country's Academic Freedom Debate [opinion]

  Amidst an eight month battle over academic freedom in Malawi, Steve Sharra asks whether the roots of the crisis might lie much deeper, in the very nature of the Malawian public... Read more »

September 22, 2011

• Africa: Malawi - Umunthu, Education and a Global Paradox [opinion]

  Plans for Malawian civil society protests on 21 September plunged the country into a state of anxiety on International Day of Peace, writes Steve Sharra. But with conflicts... Read more »