Peter Mutharia Decision Makers Southern Africa 

Malawi bucks trend says it will remain in International Criminal Court (ICC)

BLANTYRE: Malawi government to the chagrin of many African Union Members, has received much applause from the international organization for making a decision to remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at a time many African countries are withdrawing their membership from the body seen as biased against them. According to the Maravi Post the government officially communicated… Read More
Antonio Guterres Decision Makers Leaders World 

United Nations, US election 2016 reveal deep gender divides

Progress doesn’t follow a straight line. It zigs and zags, and sometimes it moves forward and sometimes it moves backwards or moves sideways. I am a firm believer that ultimately it moves in the direction of justice, and more prosperity, and more freedom, and more inclusion. — Barack Obama, US President, November, 2016 Read More
donald-trump Decision Makers OP-ED 

Global Politics Has Changed After Benefit and Donald Trump, “Africa Leaders are Warned”

Fellow comrades, I have been on the road having no space to contribute to the important issues of our continent and motherland Malawi. On this short note I would like to accuse politicians who when pestered they go on the platform to start roaring as Lions and begin to threaten that they will reveal thieves and corrupt moguls. This is… Read More
Peter Mutharika Decision Makers OP-ED 

It’s not just Mutharika, it’s the system as well

Five days after Peter Mutharika’s return from his prolonged stay in the United States of America where he attended United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Malawi President, held a much anticipated press conference to brief Malawians on duties he carried out during his time in the USA. At least this was the official agenda of the press briefing,… Read More

TB Joshua’s Absence at Tanzania’s Presidential Inauguration Stirs Debate

Despite his presidential welcome and high-profile arrival in Tanzania this week, Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua was notably absent at Thursday’s inauguration of the new Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli.  Local media was awash with the news of Joshua’s first visit to the East African nation with expectations that the Nigerian cleric may play some role in the ceremony which... Read More

African organisations under pressure to sharpen skills retention and employee engagement

Businesses across major African economies such as Kenya and Nigeria are coming under increasing pressure to align their strategies for retaining talent, compensating employees and engaging with their workforces with good international practices.  That’s according to Gerhard Hartman, Head of Department for Sage HR & Payroll’s International Division, who says that African companies are facing stiffer competition for skills as... Read More

Malawi Speaker challenges African Parliamentarians for laws curbing graft in the continent

Malawi’s National Assembly Speaker, Richard Msowoya has urged African Members of Parliament (MPs) to drastically formulate laws to deal with graft in the continent which has seen huge loses of money that could have been used to uplift poor people’s lives.  The appeal comes amid net economic outflows in African countries which according to “Financial Africa’s Post -2015 Development study”,... Read More

Open Letter to the African Commission Regarding the Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa

Dear Chair and Commissioners of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to you as concerned organisations and citizens of the African continent to raise concern about the xenophobic attacks currently occurring, mainly against African foreign nationals, in the Republic of South Africa. We come to you, as the body responsible for... Read More