By Comrade Imran Jumbe
One of the very first articles I wrote after DPP returned to power was a warning against excessive taxation and economic pressure on ordinary citizens.
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I warned then that governments which squeeze citizens, intimidate investors, and ignore economic realities eventually pay a heavy political price.
Today, I issue another serious warning.
The reckless statements being made against business people over the Electronic Invoicing System (EIS) are dangerous, immature, and economically suicidal.
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Telling investors and Indian-owned businesses to “pack and leave” simply because there are disagreements over policy is not leadership. It is emotional politics mixed with economic ignorance.
When government representatives start shouting:
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“Tikhonza kwalanda ma licence ndikuwapasa a Malawi aziyendesa!”
one must honestly ask: where is the wisdom? Who exactly is advising this government?
An economy is not built through anger, threats, and political excitement.
It is built through confidence, stability, trust, and investment.
Which Malawian businesses are ready today to immediately replace the billions of kwacha circulating through established Indian-owned enterprises? Which local structures are prepared to absorb that economic vacuum overnight?
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Careless political statements can destroy an economy faster than corruption itself.
Has DPP learned nothing from Zimbabwe?
Under , Zimbabwe destroyed its productive sector through confrontation, intimidation, and hostility toward investors and commercial producers. The result was economic collapse, unemployment, hyperinflation, and mass suffering.
Today, after decades of damage, Zimbabwe is desperately trying to rebuild confidence and even compensating former commercial farmers and investors to return.
Economic collapse begins the moment governments turn productive citizens into enemies.
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First, this government fought local farmers.
Today, it is fighting business people.
Tomorrow, who will remain to sustain the economy?
No serious country develops by threatening investors every week.
No serious economy grows when ministers and political spokespersons speak like angry activists instead of responsible leaders.
Government must understand one simple truth:
Business people are not enemies of the state.
They create jobs.
They generate taxes.
They keep supply chains alive.
They keep the economy breathing.
If there are disagreements over EIS implementation, then government must engage through dialogue, consultation, and negotiation — not threats and licence revocations.
Governance is not conducted through table-hitting and emotional outbursts.
The late once wisely said:
“We do not govern by hitting tables.”
That statement remains relevant today more than ever.
Wise leadership listens.
Wise leadership negotiates.
Wise leadership calms tensions instead of inflaming them.
If this confrontation with the business community is mishandled, the consequences will not only damage the economy — they may also contribute significantly to DPP’s own political downfall.
Markets react to fear.
Investors react to hostility.
And economies collapse when governments begin governing through threats instead of reason.
Malawi is already struggling with inflation, unemployment, forex shortages, and low investor confidence.
This is not the time for political recklessness.
This is the time for maturity.
Government must stop this unnecessary confrontation before the damage becomes irreversible.
Because once investor confidence dies, reviving it becomes far more expensive than protecting it.
My pen remains mightier than the sword.