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Chief secretary’s role in civil service
The civil service is the key sector of society in a developmental State such as ours. If it is…
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Queer changes in vocabulary, history
I have lived long enough to see changes in grammar and meanings of words which at one time I thought…
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What became of the communist manifesto?
In 1848, German Jews Karl Marx and Frederick Engels issued a revolutionary pamphlet entitled Manifesto of the Communist Party. It…
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Hard times in Malawi
These are hard times for Malawi economically more than anything else. The main macro-economic indicators are going the wrong direction.…
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Inefficiency and infamy in public service
It never rains but pours on the reputation of the public service in Malawi. We thought the Cashgate revelation was…
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On diversification, market power
Recently, the World Bank country manager Laura Kullenberg has been quoted urging Malawi to diversify both the agricultural and…
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Party systems and democracy
Democracy in most African countries is a road under construction. The democratic road has not reached the destination yet. People…
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Chronic inflation causes and burden
Inflation has been part of the Malawi economy for so long that it can now be described as chronic. But…
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History study and writing
A week after I had given a lady my manuscript on ancient Greek history to be typed on a computer…
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Economic consequences of bribery, corruption
More than 50 years ago, Prime Minister of Eastern Nigeria Dr Nnandi Azikiwe was quoted by newspapers as saying that…
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How Africa was colonised and decolonised
In the modern history of Africa some years ending with the figure five have been landmarks. In 1884-85, six European…
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Interest, investment and employment
Whenever Parliament has completed deliberations on the budget and the budget statement is issued, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) invariably complain…
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Crime and punishment unlimited
My lifetime hero, Benjamin Franklin, uttered eternal truth in his Poor Richards’ Almanac when he said the golden age is…
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The basic problem of Malawi
The basic problem of Malawi is the smallness of its economy compared with the size of its population. The…
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In praise of the West
Time is a herb that cures the wounds of sorrow and ill-feeling. The Black man’s burden of slave trade and…
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Understanding rules of justice
When we discuss the doctrine known as Rule of Law as expounded by Dicey Dicey, we do not usually delve…
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Population problems
We have often read and heard of the miraculous economic transformations that have taken place in the Asian countries of…
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D.D Phiri
On same sex relations, other matters
In the Weekend Nation of July 18 2015, the United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer informed us that her country’s Supreme…
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Economics and Business Forum
The role of economists
In The Nation of Monday July 20 2015, two eminent personalities had their views quoted about economists and politicians.…
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D.D Phiri
The trial of Nelson Mandela
The autobiography of Nelson Mandela, who is affectionately known as Madiba, is titled Long Walk to Freedom. This long walk…
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