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Living in a beautiful city
I was extremely pleased to see several pictures coming up from the resort district of Mangochi showing the Mayor of…
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To reveal or not to reveal Cashgate names?
There was a time when the audit report related to Cashgate was presented to government. Former president Joyce Banda’s government…
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You don’t meet Bakili and stay the same
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to take you back to 2013. There was one newspaper article that read thus: From…
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Are you seeing what I am seeing?
Have you had a child go to these private nursery schools? You will connect with what I am about to…
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Solving disagreements through a vote?
I spent close to 10 years living in Chilinde Township in Lilongwe. That period was memorable and I will refer…
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Have you ever thought about this?
I was at a meeting where university dons discussed how to improve university education in this country. There is a…
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Who gets a reward in real life?
One day our four-year-old daughter came home from school with a ‘well done’ sticker on her forehead. I decided to…
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I know how you feel JB!
A few months ago, I applied for a job. There is always something you feel when applying for a job.…
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The budget and me
There is something special in the budget. Since I was introduced to the waiting and listening of the speech in…
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The budget and me
There is something special in the budget. Since I was introduced to the waiting and listening of the speech in…
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When the professor met the doctor
We all heard on radio and watched on television that two people who apparently have different opinions as to who…
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Investigating market fires
Malawi has experienced market fires with such regularity that each of the country’s cities has experienced its own fires. Market…
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Changing electoral laws for Malawi?
It is heartening somewhat that citizens demanding changes to electoral practices or laws are consulting in all the three regions…
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The new nation called Malawi?
I read with deep sorrow that the affairs of the State are preventing the first couple from enjoying a honeymoon.…
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To speak or not to speak
Most of us will never know why some of the 2014 presidential candidates failed to show up at the first…
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It’s remuneration, not ‘renumeration’
I love the recent presidential directive that at his functions, dignitaries from government ministries whose normal work is not directly…
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How much money do we lose?
I was reading a newspaper article in which there was this story of crocodiles. Some considerate people had gone to…
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There is a lot to celebrate about, isn’t it?
I was somehow bitter that my compatriots were enjoying themselves at Civo Stadium oblivious of the fact that for much…
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Things I can’t understand
A story is told in the essay “Being a teacher”. There was a teacher, who as teachers do, was teaching.…
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Are you confused as much as I am?
On Monday June 23 2014, I opened a newspaper and one title of a story caught my eye. The story…
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