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Just some armchair thoughts
There is a Malawian saying: zigwe pano nzatose (united we stand, divided we fall). The world has metaphorically shrunk as…
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The State and the constitution
The difference between the State as an association and other associations is that it is what in German sociology is…
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The rights of man, rule of law
In The Nation of December 1 2016, there is a news item headed, ‘Uganda King charged with murder’. It is…
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How Africa was colonised and freed (Part II)
Towards the end of 1884 and the beginning of 1885, five European nations sent their representatives to a conference in…
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APM right on Nsanje hyena’s arrest
The article ‘UN Backs APM on Hyena Arrest’, which appeared in The Nation of Thursday, August 4 2016, has prompted…
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Beautifying and purifying Malawi
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika must be commended for her devotion to the aesthetic improvement of Malawi’s environment. We now…
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The genesis of party politics
Multiparty politics has existed among us for more than 20 years. Most people have forgotten why there used to be…
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Needed behaviour modification
Development and prosperity are eluding us Malawians, why? We do not have the character and motivation. The most recent branch…
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On racism in the modern world
Racism is an evil which destroys harmony in multi-racial societies. At the height of colonial rule, being a black person…
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Poverty, inequality and unemployment
The late John F Kennedy, who was President of the United States of America (USA) from 1961 to 1963 said:…
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Characteristics of entrepreneurs
At the beginning of independence era, once you graduated, jobs were looking for you. A bachelor’s degree was enough. These…
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How South Koreans did it
South Korea had been a Japanese colony for about 35 years when World War Two ended in 1945. This…
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On self-control, self-reliance and discipline
There are two types of conduct which turn a man to a gentleman, a woman to a lady. These are…
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Corruption, crime and punishment
Among several meanings of corruption, one is “rotten”. When something is rotten, it usually smells. In Malawi, corruption and crime…
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Great men who believed in God
Culture and society in Malawi are at bay. We proclaim to be a God fearing nation, but atheists, agnostics and…
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What sort of education is best?
What you want to see in the country first, put it in its schools.” I was reminded of this maxim…
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On time, resources wastefulness
Waste not, want not”, was the advice of Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States. We…
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Our population problem
The voice of a woman media representative reached me through my mobile phone. She said she had heard from Parliament…
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The second battle of Nkandla
As soon as the Republic of South Africa formed its first black majority government in 1994 it began to play…
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Can Parliament compel a president?
On the front page of The Nation of March 31, 2016, there is a heading ‘MPs move to corner Presidents’.…
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