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Are APM, Chakwera ready for 2019?
Hon Folks, there’s no denying that campaign for the 2019 presidential race has started, albeit unofficially, and major contenders are…
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Taming the barking watchdog
Hon. Folks, what does it take to get positive publicity in the media? Throughout his tenure, APM has grappled with…
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Of annual pilgrimage to UNGA
Hon Folks, when Sadc or AU meetings beckon, APM first checks the kitty. If it’s not looking good he stays…
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After the courts, there’s political price to pay
Hon Folks, as the ruling party, DPP ought to be concerned that it’s been dragged to court, accused of fleecing…
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I beg your pardon, my Lady!
Hon Folks, did Judge Esmie Chombo really issue a blanket threat to bar the entire media fraternity from covering the…
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Start talking to donors, Mr President!
Hon. Folks, did IMF suggest Malawi should renegotiate with donors? Adhering to this advice could be politically embarrassing to APM…
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Are APM, Chakwera ready for 2019?
Hon Folks, there’s no denying that campaign for the 2019 presidential race has started, albeit unofficially, and major contenders are…
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Atupele’s dazed 2019 strategy
Hon Folks, so far four elderly politicians (born early 1950s and before) have led Malawi after Kamuzu. If truth be…
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Smell power crisis, Mr. President!
Hon Folks, Escom has raised the alarm: generating power from water is a lost battle unless there’s a consistently good…
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What’s real reason for JB arrest warrant?
Hon Folks, the warrant of arrest for former president Joyce Banda on Cashgate grounds may be a welcome step forward…
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Chaponda’s fall, a rejoinder
Hon Folks, in media parlance, by arresting George Chaponda on corruption grounds, the Anti-CorruptionzBureau (ACB) has caught a ‘big fish’.…
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Can APM say no to aid?
Hon Folks, our people say when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. I have lived long enough to…
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Hoist national not DPP colours
Hon Folks, where is a miniature flag to hang at my house to show the world I am in a…
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Hit the head to kill the viper!
Hon. Folks, there is the saying that to kill a snake you hit the head, not the tail. If poverty…
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Should food be basis for growth?
Hon Folks, congratulations to government and its workers for expeditiously settling a labour dispute. The K2 billion dispute settlement price…
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Hasn’t the red line been crossed?
Hon Folks, if it were normal for kids to mount violent demonstrations, the world would have been better prepared for…
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The bloodbath Ntaba saw in dream
Hon Folks, Hertherwick Ntaba is a medical doctor who’s equally adept at spin-doctoring, a skill that has made him a…
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Hail Ngolongoliwa, mwene wa mamwene!
Hon Folks, the Chief’s Act as enacted in 1967 allowed the President the discretion to appoint paramount chiefs, senior chiefs,…
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Do farmers grow abject poverty?
Hon Folks, the K1.3 trillion national budget for 2017/18 could in fact be lower in real terms than last year’s…
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How do we get out of abject poverty?
Hon Folks, last year the original budget was K1.2 trillion but had to be reduced later when it became apparent…
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