Some Development Issues and Debates

Greenwell Matchaya, PhD Firstly, this article is not meant to discourage or encourage any political party anywhere to go into, or withdraw from any political formation, alliance, party or grouping, rather, it seeks to contribute to the thought process on political formations in general. The article is academic in nature, and some of the principles are vicarious knowledge from fields of economics and law.   Secondly, the author does not claim that this is the only way of thinking on this issue, but rather considers this as a possible point of debate.  Having dealt with the context, it is worth noting that while there are some advances in areas of civil liberties, it is common cause that Malawi continues to grapple with untold poverty characterized by many a person unable to fend for himself, widespread starvation, malnourishment, economic stagnation, depressive interest rates, and lamentable low incomes per person, among others. Of course there are efforts to r...

By  Manoawiri Chitsamba Last weekend while coming from the Ngoni cultural festival in Mzuzu, Professor Peter Mutharika of DPP who is also a current president of Malawi, addressed a rally of scores of people in the Northern region on a number of things, but what was of material were the pronunciations he made on the newly formed party of predominantly DPP rebels, called the UTM.  In his speech filled with anger, vitriol and vituperations, Muntharika did warn Dr Chilima, Kaliati, Masangwi, Calista, and the entire UTM that they must stop castigating and insulting him and leaders of DPP   at their rallies because if they continue he will use the constitution to prosecute them and did not rule out further actions. In his own words he repeated what is now well known threat that he would “crush them as a ton of bricks” to ensure they get obliterated completely. A ton of bricks falling on the four people in subject would crush them completely, as you can imagin...