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Back to the drawing board
The state of leadership and development in Malawi begs for real radical decisions. There are deep concerns and public clamour…
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The state of my nation
M alawi is back to square one. In May, Malawi Electoral Commission announced the re-election of President Peter Mutharika in…
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Leadership on trial
There are some decisions and viewpoints regarding the response to killings of persons with albinism which should not go unchallenged. …
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Sovereignty on trial
The crisis of security, safety and citizenship of persons with albinism is a huge disgrace to the people and government…
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Just let girls be girls
The status of girls in Malawi remains low due to widespread values biased against the female gender. Girls are vulnerable…
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Community leaders are pathological liars
When a few months ago I read: The genealogy of corruption in Malawi by Augustine Musopole I thought here is…
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Editors Pick
Subsiding livelihood is no development model
Could anybody believe that only 40 years ago in 1975 present day South Korea was much poorer than Malawi? Part…
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Q & A
Interview: Malawi police works under heavy strain—Lot Dzonzi
In this interview with our contributor Roy Hauya, former inspector general of police Lot Dzonzi talks about how police can…
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Quench the fire on the mountain
Malawi is a country on fire, and it has to be quenched before the fire sweeps the system from its…
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Editors Pick
Malawi’s democracy under radar
Malawi is a developing country in more senses than the economic sense which dominates the phenomenon of development. I have…
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Reform and reorganise Malawi
The message has been made loud and clear, several times. The British government will not bankroll anything requiring external assistance,…
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Why most pupils cannot pass examinations
The country’s education system has been described as experiencing a downward spiral. In this article, educationist Roy Hauya looks at…
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Feature of the Week
War of attrition: The HIV & Aids front revisited
Malawi has had its fair share of positive developments and exciting prospects; some unwelcome distractions from the course of national…
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Soul
Kaliya stands out from the crowd
There are many societies in the world that show engrained cultural resistance to social changes such as gender equality through…
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Female leaders and the enemy within
Gender equality is a phenomenon that continues to generate passionate debate, almost disproportionately to other social concerns. Policies, strategies and…
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Of elections, tolerance and peace
Our country has entered a brief but critical phase in its democratic journey, the campaign phase for those who aspire…
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Schools cannot become condom dispensers
A rather contentious suggestion was made in an article published in Weekend Nation of 8th February that schools should provide…
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Child rights violations through re-marriages
In our country, children remain the most vulnerable in the population. Belief patterns, exploitative attitudes, opportunism and poverty all militate…
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Stepdaughters cannot be substitute wives
In the Nation on Sunday of 5th January 2014, there was one of the many horrendous sexual abuse stories we…
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Impacts of teen parenthood
I am struck by the condescending view that teen pregnancy and parenthood are a normal reality of our times and…
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