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After jet probe, K235bn, Bingu’s K61bn
The current Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is undoubtedly one of the most active and prolific oversight committees of Parliament. Over…
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Giving credit where it is due
Elsewhere this week I read that the number of students selected into the standalone universities following the unbundling from the…
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For Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe
Hon Minister, I have specifically addressed this note to you so that you can give it the special attention it…
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Storm in a cup of tea over harvest
It is not rocket science. A bumper harvest does not equal to food security for everyone in the country. There…
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Storm in a cup of tea over harvest
It is not rocket science. A bumper harvest at national level does not equal to food security for everyone in…
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US has betrayed Afghanistans
Unless US President Joe Biden’s administration admits it has failed to silence the guns and stop the bombings in Afghanistan,…
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Chakwera not smiling at graft suspects
President Lazarus Chakwera’s swift action against a former Cabinet minister and two former aides in a space of two weeks,…
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MEC has led the way on Covid-19 prevention
The stand the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has taken that only members of staff that have received Covid-19 vaccination should…
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Silungwe should have resigned earlier
So President Lazarus Chakwera this week fired Chikosa Silungwe as Attorney General (AG). So the two must have come to…
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A stitch in time saves nine
As Malawians celebrated 57 years of independence on July 6, and took stock of what independence has meant for them,…
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A stitch in time saves nine
As Malawians celebrated 57 years of independence on July 6, and took stock of what independence has meant for them,…
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Mr President put Mombera University on national budget
The unbundling of the University of Malawi (Unima) through amendment of Act 18, 19 and 20 of 2019 and the…
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Compensate the landless
Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (Cdedi) has lately been in the forefront to fight for landless people in…
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Letter to Minister of Agriculture, Lobin Lowe
Honourable Minister, I am writing you this letter confident that you will create time out of your busy schedule to…
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AIP not for same beneficiaries, year in year out
Only 3.4 million households received subsidied farm inputs in the 2020/21 agricultural season under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) out…
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How deep is our democracy?
How deep is our democracy? How tolerant are we to one another? One thing I learned from the few times…
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How deep is our democracy?
How deep is our democracy? How tolerant are we to one another? One thing I learned from the few times…
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Have we been moving forward or backwards?
In a month, we will hit 58 years as a sovereign State. The most logical questions to ask having gone…
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More fire on draining the swamp
Malawi is full of surprises. A week does not pass without some heart-rending or mind boggling event taking place. If…
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Fight together, win together
In the 2019 post-election protests, people from all walks of life fought for justice together. They felt hard done by…
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