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Pump water from Lake Malawi
One of the issues President Peter Mutharika raised in his State of the Nation Address last week was to assure…
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Malawi needs stable currency
The widespread strikes to demand high salaries by workers in different sectors of the economy were expected. The depreciation of…
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Why gifts threaten journalism
Two weeks ago, the nation woke up to the news that journalists had been given K50 000 for attending a…
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Mutharika’s directive to police is insensitive
Everyone knows the wave of crime in Malawi has reached intolerable levels. And there’s need to bring it down. However,…
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Police need innovative strategies to fight crime
In the eyes of many Malawians, the police are not doing enough to fight crime. The country has witnessed a…
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Malawians getting poorer
The depreciation of the kwacha, rise in fuel prices, the increase in the bank rate and subsequent increase in the…
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Does ACB have capacity?
The recent corruption expose in the Immigration Department by The Weekend Nation underlines how endemic corruption is in public organisations. It puts…
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Will police brutality stop?
Many times the police are in the media for wrong reasons. They are covered for their criminal, negligent or brutal…
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Special assignment for Chaponda
South Africa is our major trading partner. Balance of payments statistics reveal that Malawi imports more goods from South Africa…
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Reflection on police independent commission
Last week, Inspector General (IG) of Police Loti Dzonzi announced during a consultative meeting that the Malawi Police Service (MPS)…
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Where is the ACB on Muluzi?
The revelation that the Anti-CorruptionBureau (ACB) has returned 63 vehicles it confiscated from president Muluzi, suspected to have been bought…
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Malawians need protection from police brutality
A few weeks ago, police beat up Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) employee Mayeso Kanyowile while she attended a meeting…
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Taxpayers to pay for Mutharika’s ‘vengeance’
It is normal and expected that when there is change of government, some people lose their jobs as the new…
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Zero-budgeting: can government raise enough funds?
When Bingu wa Mutharika championed the zero-budgeting, there was discontentment across the country over the move. Some people viewed it…
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Malawi obsessed with foreign investment
On his return from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) meeting in Zimbabwe recently, President Peter Mutharika gave ministers a…
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‘Extend rail line to Chitipa’
Rail transport is by far the cheapest. Not only does it carry a lot of passengers, but can haul goods…
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Investing in reliable, safe public road transport
Contrary to what many believe, Malawi lacks an efficient, safe and comfortable transport system. Public transport is characterised by overloading…
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Lilongwe City an eyesore
One of the issues President Peter Mutharika said he would raise at the US-African leaders’ summit in Washing DC in…
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Constitutional changes are important
In the wake of the disputed May 2014 Tripartite Elections, which ushered in a president with a minority vote, there…
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Malawi needs selfless leadership
The events of the past few weeks do not give much hope that Malawi will change for the better. It…
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