- Vol 45 No 23
- 19th November 2004
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 relu...
- Vol 45 No 16
- 6th August 2004
The President hopes to prosecute his corrupt predecessors, who keep fighting back
- Vol 45 No 16
- 6th August 2004
The new cabinet, named on 13 June, contains factions that will pull President Bingu wa Mutharika in all directions
- Vol 45 No 13
- 25th June 2004
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...
- Vol 45 No 12
- 11th June 2004
The new President's main opponent could not beat him – so he joined him
- Vol 45 No 12
- 11th June 2004
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...
- Vol 45 No 11
- 28th May 2004
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. ...
- Vol 45 No 9
- 30th April 2004
Opposition splits, not political merit, will help the UDF win the presidency –again
- Vol 45 No 2
- 23rd January 2004
President Muluzi's legacy looks sadly like the late Dr Hastings Banda's
- Vol 44 No 14
- 11th July 2003
Churches, the governing United Democratic Front, the United States' Save the Children Fund and the Muslim Association of Malawi were early casualties of Malawi's 'war on terrorism'. Muslim crowds attacked them after police arrested five foreign citizens a...