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Congrats Everton Chimulirenji, Minister of Disaster Management Affairs
This weekend we are here at Game Haven in the republic of Thyolo to celebrate many things and events. We,…
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Crumbling empires deploy ideological state apparatuses of control
This week our reader and follower continues his review of Sembene Ousmane’s novel, The Last of the Empire (Le Dernier…
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Do we still need foreign election observers?
Throughout history certain events have defined and divided époques. The birth, mission and death of Jesus the Christ divided time…
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How Washington Consensus impoverished Malawi
You may have heard about the Washington Consensus. If you have not, please maintain your ignorance because those of us…
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Disband Anti-Corruption Bureau
Those of us aged twice the age of our 25 year-old multiparty democracy knew that the complaint lodged by the…
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Learning from Vision 2020 to build Vision 2063
Welcome to 2020. This year is critical for two main reasons. For the first time in Malawi’s history, the Constitutional…
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Why not have an Africa wide common currency?
This week we are in the city of Dortmund, Germany, to experience German winter and Christmas. We are lodged at…
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How the Netherlands manages kabaza
Our planned trip to the United States of America to meet with that country’s embattled president, Ngwazi Professor Dr Donald…
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Lessons from the Netherlands
This week we are in The Hague, the Netherlands. We are here at the invitation of a grouping called, ‘Progressives…
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Active citizenship = Service delivery
This week Professor Abiti Joyce Befu (Amai), our leader of delegation, Alhajj Mufti Jean-PhlippeLePoisson, SC (RTD), Nanga Maigwaigwa, PSC (RTD),…
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Let’s admit: Malawi is failed state
Those who have followed us since time immemorial know us as a buoyant expedition full of positive energy and an…
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When police grope, rape women
This week, we are here in Nsundwe, Lilongwe. Although we are not alarmists, we can warn for free that here…
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Where is across-aisle condemnation of Usumani Imedi lynching?
October 8 2019. Superintendent Usumani Imedi wakes up. Takes a bath. Dresses up in his police mobile service fatigues and…
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Social accountability promotes budgetary accountability
We are still in Salima but this time attending a workshop on participatory public expenditure tracking to ensure that the…
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Lobby MPs for or against building football stadiums
Since our Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Joseph Mwanamvekha, announced that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has…
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Why anti-demonstrations talks will fail
We must be honest today and leave no room for any further questions about our movements, lodgings, and evenings-out. We,…
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For how long will Kamuzu Bridge in Salima hold on?
We are in Salima to enjoy the sunshine at Senga Bay. While we like the comfort of our Silver Stones…
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Malawi borders, airports not worth dying for
We, the Bottom Up Delegation, led as always by our indefatigable, the one real iron lady, Professor Dr Joyce Befu,…
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Five worst roads: why are they missing on the political campaign agendas?
Ten days from today, Malawians, genuine and fake ones alike, who registered will choose members of Parliament to represent their…
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Motorcycle Taxi Certificate of Passage
As everybody knows by now, we love the Republic of Mangochi. And each time we have an opportunity to come…
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