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Musings on Corruption
This and that about corruption in Malawi
The other day I read about some section of civil society agitating to go and demonstrate at homes of some…
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Road to 2025 in shadows
The coming elections year, 2025, appeared a distant future. In politics, however, incumbents’ wish is to have a 36-hour day…
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If corruption is a disease like cancer
In last week’s entry, I reflected on the use of war metaphors in the representation of corruption. Through that entry,…
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Is corruption really unethical?
A couple of weeks ago, this column featured some reflections about the importance of ethical leadership and followership in which…
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Musings on Corruption
About having a national dialogue on amnesty
In my entry of the past week, I mused over the need to consider formalising amnesty as a means of…
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Africa celebrates 20 years of fighting corruption on July 11
Since July 2003, the African Union (AU) has celebrated the adoption of the AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption…
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Does everyone want open government?
On June 6 2023 the State President launched Malawi’s second National Action Plan (NAP) for Open Government Partnership (OGP). OGP…
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Examinations, cheating and future leaders
The year was 1996 and I was assigned as a very youthful invigilator for national examinations at a newly accredited…
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Role of citizens inethical leadership
This is a continuation from last week’s reflections on the role of ethical leadership in the fight against corruption as…
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‘The buck stops here’
Today’s entry features the thoughts of Dr. Edister Jamu, a representative of the Academia Pillar in the National Integrity Committee…
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Accountability in disaster response—lessons
Last week, we took some time to mention that, while disaster times can be solemn times requiring that people invest…
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On personalising the fight against corruption
I must concede that I have not seen before, the level of public agitation over matters of corruption as in…
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Do perceptions really matter?
Last week we focused on the Corruption Perceptions report which was to be released by Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday,…
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Accountability over confiscated assets
Last week, we took some time to make a point around the importance of arrests of people suspected to have…
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Can arrests end corruption?
The past few weeks we have focused on acknowledging existing measures and opportunities for ending corruption in our country. We…
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Corruption never sleeps
The past week has been a cocktail of events. On December 9, Malawi joined the rest of the world to…
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Malawi can win the war– Part 2
Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day This week, we continue reflecting on the war against corruption in view of the International Anti-Corruption…
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Musings on Corruption
Malawi can win this war—Part 1
Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day Corruption remains a huge social and economic burden to Malawians and in recent times, we have…
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About disclosure of gifts
In the past week, I have had the privilege of attending a workshop jointly organised by the Anti- Corruption Bureau…
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Greed, an exception to the rule?
In his book, Animal Farm, George Orwell allegorically illustrates one of the most destructive vices in human behaviour: GREED. For…
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