There is a republic in Southern Africa they called the house of the rising sun

If the message intended by the flag change is that Malawi has taken off, someone may be engaged in self-delusion.

That state of affairs will not be helped by the apparent attempt by Bingu to anoint his professor brother Peter as successor when he retires in four years’ time.

Unless, of course, the professor’s mission will be to change the flag once again, this time to depict the setting sun?

Jenerali Ulimwengu, chairman of the board of the Raia Mwema newspaper, is a political commentator and civil society activist based in Dar es Salaam. jenerali@gmail.com