October 3

  • Malawi: Presidential Pay Cuts and Austerity [analysis]

    There has been widespread praise for Joyce Banda's decision to slash her own presidential salary by 30 percent and an equal amount of shock and surprise (particularly, I would... Read more »

  • Malawi: Will Banda Fight for Gay Rights?

    One of the earliest indications that Joyce Banda was going to be a very different president from her predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, was her suggestion - soon after coming to... Read more »



September 6



August 22

  • East Africa: Oil Under Troubled Waters [analysis]

    There are fears that conflict might be looming between Malawi and Tanzania over the ownership of a portion of Lake Malawi - or rather of the oil reserves that are believed to lurk... Read more »



August 10



July 31



July 27

  • Malawi: Broadcasting Boom for Malawi [analysis]

    Malawians on their way to work in the morning or eating supper home in the evening will soon be struggling with a new and decidedly tricky problem - which of the myriad TV and... Read more »



July 26

  • Southern Africa: Fund's Crisis Devastates Aids, TB Work [analysis]

    Everyone knew that the crisis at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria would have a serious impact across southern Africa, which is still the epicentre of the HIV and AIDS... Read more »



June 12

  • Africa: Banda Stands Up for Darfur Victims [analysis]

    Less than a year after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was officially welcomed to Malawi, he now finds himself persona non grata - thanks to the principled stand of the country's... Read more »



June 5

  • Malawi: Govt Repeals Repressive Media Law

    Malawi has taken another crucial step away from the authoritarianism of the past under former President Bingu wa Mutharika back towards the path of constitutionalism and democracy... Read more »



April 19



April 13

  • Malawi: Top Ten Tasks for New President [analysis]

    While there was a mixed reaction to the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, the ascendancy of Joyce Banda to the highest office in the land has given most Malawians hope that something... Read more »



April 11

  • Malawi: Smooth Transition Is Cause for Cheer [analysis]

    Africa is easily associated with failed elections, flawed constitutional arrangements, lack of democratic accountability, and volatile and violent political transitions. The death... Read more »



March 27

  • Malawi: Impact of Judicial Strike [column]

    It is not often that a constitutional democratic state faces a full blown strike by one of the three arms of government but that is exactly what happened in Malawi this year - with... Read more »



March 19

  • Malawi: Human Rights Commissioner Arrested [press release]

    Just a week after State House in Malawi issued a shocking statement threatening the media and civil society for 'insulting' the President, the police have arrested one of the... Read more »



March 9



February 23

  • Malawi: A Country Without a Justice System [opinion]

    The old adage that justice delayed is justice denied has never been more pertinent in Malawi - as the whole arm of government that helps citizens to access justice has not been... Read more »



February 21



February 17

  • Malawi: Sliding Towards a Police State [press release]

    In a joint statement, OSISA and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemned this week's persecution of Malawi's former Attorney-General, Ralph Kasambara, and expressed... Read more »



January 31



December 10, 2011



November 29, 2011

  • Malawi: More Pain for Malawi's Poor [analysis]

    For the first time since independence, Malawi has implemented something called a Zero Deficit Budget (ZDB). In a nutshell, ZDB means that instead of receiving the usual 40 percent... Read more »



November 4, 2011



October 28, 2011

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