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The tragic cost of irresponsible public debt management
So, the latest debt sustainability analysis for Malawi—jointly carried out by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)—shows…
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Editors Pick
2015 Budget Analysis: Malawi revenue shrinks in real terms
Public service delivery set to fall Poor Malawians should be afraid—very afraid. Their livelihoods—which mostly depend on government welfare—could face…
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Business
Ralph led a good life
“Iwe, Chaffer, wayamba ulesi eti! Why didn’t you write your column this week?” He chastised, adding, “readers have no idea…
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Nankhumwa’s big mouth vomits again
Remember that day when Information and Tourism Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa opened his mouth and told journalists that he had delivered…
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Business
Style versus substance as Chakwera responds to Mutharika’s major speech
As expected, President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday delivered his second State of the Nation Address as he opened the fourth…
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Tough opportunity for ‘intellectual budget’
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe has the momentum going into the approaching parliamentary budget deliberations that—according…
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Are we supposed to be impressed?
Does anyone really believe that a big company like Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) does not have a strategic…
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Cut the Chaff
Trust BWB to issue statements that makes sense only to themselves
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is one of the most confused and confusing companies I have ever known. For some inexplicable…
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European Union may be Malawi’s only hope
Listening to Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe, you get the sense that hope is getting dimmer that bilateral donors will ever…
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What lessons has Edward Chitsulo left for us?
For those of us whose lives the late Edward Chitsulo touched in so many different ways, the mourning period will…
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DPP goes bananas
Whatever it is that these Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) zealots may be getting high on, they better stop it. Whether…
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Bibi’s 15 minutes of fame are up
He has an impressive resume. That, you cannot take away from Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu. A graduate of the prestigious Massachusetts…
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Business News
MPs amnesia affects Malawi Savings Bank resolve
When Parliament starts fighting against the application of the very laws they passed on financial and banking services less than…
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Why do we like finding excuses for our failures?
Why do we always want to find excuses for our failures? We can’t fund hospitals, schools and infrastructure projects—we blame…
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Atupele burns his political capital
Atupele Muluzi is finished without DPP because UDF is finished,” declares Sam Mpasu, a veteran politician who was one of…
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We have been here before
A poem here, a standup comedy there; a traditional dance on stage and everything else in between—the pomp and fanfare…
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If I were to rate Peter Mutharika
The National Assembly reconvenes on Monday for the Mid Term Budget Review, a legislative norm and finance management requirement that…
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Seize the moment, Mr. President!
The floods disaster is a catastrophe whose effects will be felt long after the rains have stopped and the raging…
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Our chiefs, our shame
There was a time when Malawians used to be in awe of their traditional leaders. Not anymore. This is largely…
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Front Page
Public Service reforms face first test
The proposed changes to how government does business yesterday faced a litmus test when the Public Service Reform Commission subjected…
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