By now, every Malawian knows that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leadership succession battle has blossomed into a full-blown malaise that has been playing out in the public domain for some time. This time, the battle has been taken further to the arena of Parliament of Malawi.
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera’s call on the global north to consider writing off debts could be a kicker and a jewel in the crown for poor countries mainly in the global south as they quest to untangle themselves from unsustainable debts.
This is the year of the Lord 2023. In 2025, just after next year, this country will once again go to the polls to elect a President, Members of Parliament (MPs) and other duty bearers. As is always the tradition, the political temperatures are beginning to surge.
The UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EiU) has just released a country report apparently on Malawi, which has made claims that are as murky as much they are bland.
A few weeks ago, Goodall Gondwe, 84, who is DPP’s northern region Vice President, held a press conference at his house in Lilongwe where he announced that his region has endorsed Peter Mutharika, 82, as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2025 elections.
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