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Macra trapped in regulatory capture
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) is under siege. The parastatal has always been the subject of political interference and business…
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Weaving through the debt trap
To the investor, government debt is always appetising. Unless something unusual happens, there is a guaranteed return on any investment…
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Public debt traps and governance
T o the investor, government debt is always appetising. Unless something unusual happens, there is a guaranteed return on any…
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National-led economic empowerment
Why do only 15 Malawians own land in the most prime areas of Lilongwe and Blantyre cities? Economic colonisation is…
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Unresolved indigenous business issues
The country is in a middle of a serious political crisis. The election is being contested and there has been…
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True cost of corruption
Money that find its way into wrong hands continue to flourish. Media reports recently have been awash with further tales…
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Poverty, elections and fragile institutions
With the tripartite election in less than a fortnight, we reflect on some of the key issues that affect…
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Why strong institutions matter in development
The theorist will often categorise landlocked Malawi with high transport costs. Often, such a thought is easily linked to the…
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Inequalities and the urban peripheral land grabs
Inequalities and the urban peripheral land grabs “Ignorance is the root and stem of all evil” Plato To produce something,…
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Restricting land ownership to Malawians
It is a known fact that there is massive land buying going on across the country by foreigners. This is…
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Restricting land ownership to Malawians
It is a known fact that there is massive land buying going on across the country by foreigners.…
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Inequalities and the urban peripheral land grabs
Ignorance is the root and stem of all evil, said Plato To produce something, you need capital and labour. If…
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Restricting land ownership to Malawians
It is a known fact that there is massive land buying going on across the country by foreigners. This is…
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Any gains from fertiliser subsidies?
The money poured into the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) are actually subsiding jobs of fertiliser manufacturing companies outside Malawi.…
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Taxes going down the drain
How many billions of taxpayer funds have we lost since 1994? Until wheels of justice start moving, any development plan…
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Taxes going down the drain
How many billions of taxpayer funds have we lost since 1994? Until wheels of justice start moving, any development plan…
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Self-actualising energy use
Scholar Lewis had his take on stages of development or better, growth. The statistics are, however, worrying and do not…
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Investing in inequalities and poverty
T o fail is a plan. If you don’t plan anything you are likely to fail. One can say you…
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The cost of corruption in development
There is one thing about corruption that is often ignored. It suppresses creativity, forces honest players in business and the…
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Self-actualising energy use
Scholar Lewis had his take on stages of development or better, growth. The statistics are, however, worrying and do not…
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