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Now’s the time to sweep police cells

Honourable Folks, listening to Nicholas Dausi the other day describe the terrible cell conditions at Lumbadzi Police Station in the…

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Shoddy polls can be costly

Honourable Folks, the one thing Kenya is good at in Africa is the innovative use of information technology. The Cheetahs…

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Indifference or lack of trust?

Honourable Folks, do the incessant labour disputes in the public sector signify a rejection of reforms? For two weeks, civil…

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Try reforms, not honorary degrees

Honourable Folks, it feels good that our President, Joyce Banda, has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by some university…

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Recovery hinges on more reforms

Honourable Folks, I have never doubted the necessity of devaluation and floatation of the kwacha. Not because these are the…

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Health crisis calls for desperate measures

Honourable Folks, Kamuzu Central Hospital director, Dr. Nordeen Alide must be a bureaucrat to boot. When 15 doctors from the…

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The economy and 2014 polls

Honourable Folks, there’s no denying that JB has a much greater stake in the 2014 presidential election than any other…

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Demos aren’t the end, just the beginning

Honourable Folks, protests over rising costs of living took place without so much of an incident on Thursday. To me,…

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Some senseless law, indeed!

Honourable Folks, the benefits of the president as stipulated in chapter 2:02 of the laws of Malawi include “duty-free importation…

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