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Against mediocrity in education
From time to time young men and women call upon me to collect information for their MA or PhD theses…
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Reasons for the persistent deficits
Possibly there are some people who expected as I did to read recommendations of the Public Affairs Committee 5th All-inclusive…
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Food quantity, variety
Those who write on economic histories of African countries say that within a decade or two after attaining independence, some…
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Wandering thoughts on patriotism
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has appealed to the Malawi nation to embrace patriotism. What is patriotism? It is love of…
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About great depression, floods
When the financial meltdown of 2007 and 2008 started gathering momentum, presidents and prime ministers of various nations remembered…
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On corruption and the book
Though on this page and other pages I have admitted that Malawi needs more graduates in mathematics and science subjects,…
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Question and answers about the economy
These are hard times. No question about that. At the very time we see food prices scraping the sky; we…
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Purifying politics in Malawi
When I was still young, one remark I usually heard by grown-ups was politics is dirty, politics is dangerous; keep…
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Choice of economic systems
From time to time, I get telephone calls from people who start by complimenting me with the words ‘you…
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How M’mbelwa District Council came about
In 1953, the Nyasaland Government established district councils for the first time. Chiefs were ex-officio members while district commissioners (DCs)…
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Choice of economic systems
From time to time, I get telephone calls from people who start by complimenting me with the words ‘you as…
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Brevities on observations
Is the climate change leading us to a dooms day? One hates to think so, but signs of the…
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Reflections on 2015 Ecama communiqué
The 2015 Economics Association of Malawi (Ecama) Annual Lakeshore Conference was held on November 12 and 13 2015. In…
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More on self-publishing
In The Nation of Tuesday, December 15 2015, there was an article titled “Is self-publishing the way to go?” below…
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Economic growth, goals
T here is no shortage of people both as individuals and groups castigating presidents since the advent of the…
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Some thoughts on violence
Violence is the unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation. The world is ablaze with violence from a variety…
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Gap between rich and poor
In the Weekend Nation of December 5 2015 on the business page, we read that Malawi inequality soared. This…
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The role of minorities
When, in 1994, South Africans of all races took part in general elections which resulted in a black man,…
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Economic strengths, weaknesses
Malawi is endowed with a variety of soils, climates and other natural resources. We find here a people who…
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The poverty and wealth of nations
The man I never get tired of quoting is Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States…
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