By Suleman Chitera There comes a point when silence becomes betrayal. For many Malawians, that point has long passed with regard to the country’s judiciary. Once regarded as the last line of defence for the ordinary citizen, the Malawi judiciary is now widely viewed as compromised, selective, and dangerously detached from the suffering of the […]
By Vincent Gunde A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) diehard of Mvera in Dowa district Mr. Rodgers Kamphangala, has joined Comrade Alhaji Imraan Jumbe pleading with the DPP led government to speed up the Chikangawa plane crash investigations, and releasing a comprehensive credible and independent report. Writing on his face book page, Comrade Jumbe said the […]
By Vincent Gunde The Dowa District Council’s Water Development Office with support from Water for People, conducted validation on water points exercise in the areas of Traditional Authority Mkukula in the district to appreciate challenges people of the area are meeting in accessing good and quality water. District Coordination Team members visited the sites where […]
By Suleman Chitera we do not decorate politicians for noise, slogans, or seasonal generosity. We recognize substance. We reward impact. And today, we unapologetically give flowers to a leader who has chosen the harder, more meaningful path of economic empowerment over political handouts—Mzimba Central’s own, Vitumbiko Mumba. At a time when Malawian politics is too […]
By Suleman Chitera The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) did not collapse by accident. It committed slow political suicide by abandoning principle and embracing partisanship. By operating as a de facto appendage of the MCP, HRDC forfeited the moral authority that once made it a national conscience. What killed HRDC was not state repression, fatigue, […]
By Suleman Chitera For years, the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) branded itself as a fearless, non-partisan guardian of democracy. It marched in the streets claiming moral authority, mobilised citizens in the name of human rights, and positioned itself above party politics. But September 16 marked the moment the mask finally fell. On that day, […]
By Suleman Chitera The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), once Malawi’s most formidable civic force, is now eating itself alive. In Blantyre today, a group of individuals identifying themselves as legitimate members of HRDC went public with a blistering indictment of the organisation’s current leadership, demanding an urgent Annual General Meeting (AGM) to elect new […]
By comrade jumbe This prolonged silence surrounding the Chikangawa plane crash has become a growing wound in the conscience of of our country. Time keeps moving, yet the truth remains grounded—unexplained, unanswered, and painfully delayed. For a nation that lost Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight other innocent souls, this delay is not just bureaucratic; […]
By Staff Reporter A Chiradzulu-based youth activist, Suleman Atupele Chitera, has strongly criticized the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF), accusing it of abandoning its founding mission by allegedly issuing loans to cabinet ministers, members of parliament, and other privileged individuals while sidelining poor and unemployed Malawians. Chitera says NEEF was established as a poverty-alleviation and […]
By Freelance Lilongwe was plunged into fear and disbelief after armed men on Wednesday violently abducted Cross Roads Hotel owner, Sameer Sacranie, in a brazen operation that unfolded in full view of staff and bystanders. According to eyewitness accounts, the attackers struck with military-style precision just as Sacranie arrived at his office within the Cross […]
