Malawi’s public universities are being hollowed out — not by lack of funding or bad curriculum decisions, but by a nakedly political strategy that treats our centres of learning as dumping grounds for senior officers the ruling party no longer needs or wants in government. What we are witnessing is not mere patronage. It is […]

In his milestone of humanitarian initiatives across Malawi through international partnerships and collaboration with the government, Mangochi South legislator Bilal Tambuli has pledged to bring massive development to his constituency. In the preamble of his maiden speech presented in Parliament on 18th November 2025, Tambuli highlighted numerous humanitarian efforts conducted...

Here is a well-written news story showing how the government is increasingly struggling to second senior personnel in security agencies — and how the courts have repeatedly stepped in to block such moves. I draw on the latest case in the police, and provide background from what recently happened at the army (MDF), to show […]

Malawi has been thrust into the middle of an international aviation scandal after revelations that Rayoni Tourism Airline — owned by businessman and former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Anthony Mukumbwa — may be acting as a front for the illegal transfer of aircraft to Iran, potentially violating global sanctions regimes. Rayoni, which also trades […]

In a political landscape drowning in secrecy, blurred books, and troubling violations of the Political Parties Act, one party has unexpectedly emerged as the rare beacon of compliance: the United Democratic Front (UDF). This revelation comes from a new report presented in Lilongwe by a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), including the Centre for […]