Malawi, the Southern African country that got her independence 44 years ago, is still struggling at the base of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as food remains its greatest challenge. The country is heavily dependent on maize, its staple...

Malawi is my country. But I hate it. I don’t hate because of its ranking on the Human Development Index which is appalling though we are pulling up. I hate it because of its politics. Malawi is a presidential democracy and has been so since the...