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Malawi gives farmers a chance

In a two-bedroomed iron house in the southern district of Phalombe, Malawi, Simati Matupa is watching the television he has just bought.

Crazy commute to Lilongwe

Raphael Mweninguwe is forced into a close encounter with the notorious township ‘taxi’.

Malawians fault Mugabe on Zim crisis

Malawians who spoke to the Mail & Guardian this week said Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe should step down.

Malawians may pay for politics

National budget becomes a political football in party squabble, putting vital foreign aid payments at risk.

Muluzi’s third bid opposed

Bakili Muluzi, the former Malawian head of state, faces an uphill battle in his bid to become the country’s president for the third time in next year’s presidential election.

Former leader guns for presidency

Former Malawian president Bakili Muluzi dominated local media headlines over the past three weeks after returning from the United Kingdom, where he went for a medical check-up.…

Malawi’s top dog under fire

The Malawi Council of Churches has threatened to enter the country’s National Assembly draped in gowns to protest against opposition moves to impeach President Bingu wa Mutharika…

Parties reject Mutharika appointment

President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi was thrown his first curve ball in Parliament last Wednesday since his dramatic defection from the United Democratic Front, on whose ticket…

A president without a party

Malawian President Bingu Mutharika’s tenure is becoming increasingly tenuous after the largest opposition, the Malawi Congress Party, joined the ruling United Democratic Party…

‘No peace’ for corrupt politicians

Former Malawian minister of sports and culture Philip Bwanali has been arrested on allegations that he swindled 11,5-million kwacha (about R640 000) meant for sports development…

Shoprite strikers back at work

About 300 Malawian employees of the South African supermarket chain Shoprite Trading Limited have returned to work after their two-week strike failed to win any concessions from…

Bitter budget for Malawi

Curbing excessive spending through strict controls and redirecting funds to social services and poverty alleviation schemes are the centrepiece of Malawi’s efforts to woo donors…

Malawi’s election head bows out

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice James Kalaile has quit his post, just three months after the country’s parliamentary and presidential polls. The main…

Water: Is privatisation the answer?

Privatisation of public water utilities came under intense fire at the week-long Third World Water Forum that ended in Japan last Sunday. The World Bank and a handful of European…