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 Tungwa’s Talking Pen Lucius Banda really was onto something when he sang “Pa Mtengo wa Pa Kachere, tizakumana.” Because folks, come 16 September, Malawians aren’t just going to meet under the Kachere…

Chakwera & MCP: The Chameleon and the Hyena: A Malawian Political Safari Once upon a time, in the land “discovered by David Livingstone,” a wise old multiparty hero named Chakufwa…

MCP, Vitu, the 50%+1 Riddle… Let’s talk about Vitumbiko Mumba, a fresh face in a party of tired slogans. His name literally means blessing—or praise, depending on which Northern uncle is translating. But…

From the Desk of Tungwa’s Talking Pen  There’s a spectre haunting Malawi, and it’s not just the ghost of our economy. It’s our President, Lazarus Chakwera, who seems to have appointed himself Minister for Posthumous Affairs and Grandiose Proclamations….

Tungwa’s Talking Pen, daily political news humour In a stunning display of democracy-by-appointment, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has decided that who needs primaries when you have family ties and…

Tungwa’s Talking Pen at Nthungwa, Chikangawa! It’s been a year since the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of Vice President Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri,…

A humorous take of  national issues by Tungwa’s cousin Ladies and gentlemen, grab your popcorn and settle in for the latest season of Malawi’s Got Electoral Talent—a show that might…

By Timotheus Mason On 12 July, 2024, President Lazarus Chakwera contrasted himself over what being slow is. A day earlier he had said ‘Malawians have a slowness entrenched in the…

  ….we have attended enough summits Published by The Economist  Presidents Nana Akufo-Addo of the Republic of Ghana, William Samoei Ruto of the Republic of Kenya and myself have issued…