Cut the Chaff

Is latest State corporation dead on arrival?

I don’t doubt that the launch of the Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation (Maiic) is a great idea that…

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Complement monetary policy with economic resilience

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last Wednesday hailed Malawi’s performance in the fund’s Extended Credit Facility programme with Malawi, a…

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Where are the policy positions for the economy?

I have patiently been waiting for the country’s major presidential aspirants to outline their policy positions on how to improve…

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This one is personal, yet national as well

The Lost History Foundation is doing a fantastic job of trying to dig and record Malawi’s history that is either…

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DPP govt’s real values: Nepotism, favouritism, patronage

Last week, the Office of the President and Cabinet launched what it touted as two “ground-breaking” policies—the Malawi Public Sector…

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Misalignment not NGOs’ fault Mr. Dakamau

This other week, principle secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Kiswell Dakamau chided civil society…

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SKC winning agenda-setting war

Every time Vice-President Saulos Chilima goes at a political rally, he raises an issue that ends up dominating public discourse…

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Capitol Hill between rock and hard place

So, the World Bank has decided to shift goal posts and yank K60 billion from the 2018/19 National Budget that…

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Is Admarc a money laundering operation?

That the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) is one of the most inefficient public institutions in Malawi is a…

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Is Muluzi getting mellow is his old age?

It must have been a proud moment for former president Bakili Muluzi. His son—Atupele—who is a Cabinet Minister in the…

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