Sentence examples for WA from inspiring English sources

Just a few years ago, when Bingu wa Mutharika was at his most eccentric, this was not a foregone conclusion.

WHEN President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi died suddenly last month, his successor was the daughter of a musician in a police brass band.

WA Liberal backbencher Dennis Jensen said he did not think an inquiry was a good idea, arguing Australia could not be viewed in isolation and it should be up to the companies to decide the rate of production.

Then-president Bingu wa Mutharika had fallen into the age-old trap of believing that he was bigger than the state; that the state needed him more than it needed a healthy opposition, an active civil society and a free press.

Donors have suspended pledged aid worth $150m until Banda, who came to power in 2012 following the sudden death of president Bingu wa Mutharika, "cleans up the mess" of corruption and speedily prosecutes all suspects.

Labor is poised to retain their three WA seats held by former frontbenchers Gary Gray and Melissa Parke, as well as Alannah MacTiernan, despite the primary vote for the party slumping to 29%.

In a photo from the foundation's inaugural meeting, Bond stands beaming in the back row, directly above a smiling prime minister who himself sits next to WA Premier Brian Burke.

Swedish money is on Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o taking the Literature Nobel on Thursday – though Bob Dylan fans keep the flame of hope alive that this may be the musician's year.

For two days Malawians were kept in the dark about their president's demise as the plotters sought to seize power on behalf of Peter wa Mutharika.

Officials occasionally try to evict squatter-residents but many fight back, with the help of Muungano wa Wanavijiji, their own lobby group.

I dragged my toddlers away from CBeebies to witness this spectacle and Ted, who is 18 months old, pointed and cried "ba-wa-wee!" (toddlerese for butterfly).