Vol 46 No 9 | MALAWI Hunger and hullaballoo 29th April 2005 Parliament's tumultuous, short April session was the first since President Bingu wa Mutharika bailed out of the United Democratic Front and the first since he launched the Democrat...
Vol 46 No 4 | MALAWI It's my party 18th February 2005 By resigning from the United Democratic Front, which carried him to the presidency last year, President Bingu wa Mutharika has triggered political confusion (AC Vol 46 No 2). Polit...
Vol 46 No 2 | MALAWI His own man 21st January 2005 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...
Vol 45 No 24 | MALAWI Bingu ascendant 3rd December 2004 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 th...
Vol 45 No 23 | MALAWI Government versus party 19th November 2004 Reformers reject Muluzi's legacy but the ruling party fights back When Bingu wa Mutharika won the presidential election in May 2004, nobody expected much change from the previous ten years of Bakili Muluzi's presidency. One United Democratic Fron...
Vol 45 No 23 | MALAWI Queuing for court 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 annual...
Vol 45 No 16 | MALAWI New brooms 6th August 2004 The President hopes to prosecute his corrupt predecessors, who keep fighting back President Bingu wa Mutharika has surprised those who dismissed him as his predecessor's uncharismatic surrogate. He has won cross-party support and is rapidly becoming popular, thr...
Vol 45 No 16 | MALAWI Bingu's can of worms 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 | MALAWI Newish start 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 c...