As Parliament prepares to open later this month, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) — now the main opposition — remains entangled in internal uncertainty over who will represent it in two of the most crucial roles: Speaker of Parliament and Leader of the Opposition.
The Speaker of Parliament is one of the most powerful offices in Malawi’s democracy—entrusted with enforcing parliamentary order, ensuring impartiality, upholding decorum, and safeguarding the Constitution from the passions and partisanship of politics. It is a position that demands restraint, credibility, and moral authority. Which is why the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) nomination of Sameer Suleman for Speaker raises serious and uncomfortable questions about whether he possesses the temperament, integrity, and institutional discipline that such a high office demands.
When you meet Simplex Chithyola Banda, you quickly realise that many of the things said about him are far from the truth. From a distance, he can be misunderstood. But up close, you see a man of humility, discipline, and integrity — a politician who chooses peace over provocation, and love over hate.
When President Peter Mutharika placed the Bible in Jane Ansah’s hands and she swore allegiance as Malawi’s new Vice-President, it wasn’t just a ceremonial oath. It was a political statement — and perhaps, a calculated gamble.
Can Joseph Mwanamvekha steady Malawi’s shaky economy? His comeback as Finance Minister has sparked hope — and pressure. With experience, discipline, and a no-nonsense approach, he faces the ultimate test: to turn crisis into confidence and restore faith in Malawi’s financial future.
In a political culture addicted to blame, Engineer Vitumbiko Mumba has become the latest sacrifice on the altar of denial. But scapegoating, however cathartic, is not strategy. Malawi Congress Party’s collapse was not the making of one man—it was the slow-motion implosion of arrogance, economic mismanagement and structural decay. This essay dismantles the lazy narrative that pins a national loss on a convenient face—and challenges MCP to choose between vengeance and vision.
Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Mpenu Constituency, Eisenhower Mduwa Mkaka, has reaffirmed his commitment to driving development in the area, as he officially handed over a state-of-the-art healthcare centre worth MK500 million.
In the heart of Malawi, where forgotten villages once echoed with cries of neglect and despair, a quiet transformation is unfolding—led not by promises, but by action. They didn’t see him coming. But come, he did.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has penned President Lazarus Chakwera, demanding an explanation over the exclusion of one of its nominees in the latest appointments to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).