Mutharika is acting with impunity, and making erratic decisions knowing that no one around him will question or speak out against him. People within the cabinet who have grievances are understandably ... [Read More]

The snub of Mutharika was always going to make headlines, yet this should not overshadow the maturity of Botswana’s democracy. There are few, if any countries in Africa whose oppositions are granted... [Read More]

President Bingu wa Mutharika has become more erratic and less measured than his usual self in his public speeches since the publication of the Catholic Bishop’s Pastoral Letter late last year. You h... [Read More]

Writing in 2000, Chairperson of Malawi’s Institute for Policy Interaction, Nandin Patel, observed that Malawi constitution, which came into force in 1995, saw the civil society groups, including the... [Read More]

Whenever elections are free of violence - elections in Malawi are generally free - everyone is happy to call them "free and fair." This is wrong. The two terms - free and fair - are not synonymous. El... [Read More]