The long-awaited showdown between President Bingu Wa Mutharika
and his predecessor Bakili Muluzi is under way (AC Vol
45 No 24). Mutharika has told his predecessor to 'shut up' and
let him run the country, after United Democratic Front top brass,
incl...
The rift between the United Democratic Front (UDF) government
and the party continues to deepen. Investigating corruption in
the former regime gives President Bingu wa Mutharika the
ammunition to sideline the party bigwigs who brought him to power,
wh...
Reformers reject Muluzi's legacy but the ruling party fights back
A long queue of cases waits to be heard in court, cases concerning
crimes allegedly committed during the decade of Bakili Muluzi's
presidency, when billions of kwacha leaked annually from government
revenue. This backlog arises from that government's r...
The President hopes to prosecute his corrupt predecessors, who keep fighting back
The new cabinet, named on 13 June, contains factions that will
pull President Bingu wa Mutharika in all directions
New President Bingu wa Mutharika took three weeks to establish his cabinet and his parliamentary majority, in time for the Speaker's election on 28 June (AC Vol 45 No 12). The 21 cabinet ministers (down from 48) include Bingu and Vice-President Cassim Chi...
The new President's main opponent could not beat him – so he joined him
The election has seriously weakened the UDF, although its candidate, Bingu wa Mutharika, won the presidency with 36 per cent of the vote. Over 20 cabinet ministers and senior UDF officials lost their seats. To find out just who wins and who loses, read o...
Malawians seemed reluctant to elect new President, Bingu wa Mutharika, the hand-picked successor to Bakili Muluzi as candidate of the ruling United Democratic Front (AC Vol 45 No 9). Only 54 per cent of electors voted on 20 May, down 40 per cent on 1999. ...
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