Cut the Chaff
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Some reasons our exports are shrinking
So, Malawi’s share of trade in the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has slumped to 1.9…
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Proud of the reforms progress, but more needed
So, the World Bank has ranked Malawi the third topmost reformer in Africa on the ease of doing business. I…
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When President Mutharika came to town
On Wednesday, President Peter Mutharika went into Blantyre’s central business district to attend board meetings of the Electricity Supply Corporation…
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Pick up and read your manifesto again, Mr. President
The talk on social media is that it is by some political miracle that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…
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Need for harmonisation in local development
The series of stories that Nation Publications Limited (NPL) newspapers run recently were depressing. The poor villager—the ultimate beneficiary of…
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One-size-fit-all stunting insurance growth
From the 2017 Insurance Institute of Malawi (IIM) Annual Lake Conference came a gloomy headline: ‘Malawi still underinsured, penetration at…
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Some reasons our exports are shrinking
So, Malawi’s share of trade in the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has slumped to 1.9…
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Someone needs to defend council secretariats
During my time at Treasury and the Local Development Fund (LDF), I worked with councils—whether at town, municipality, city or…
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Will Chaponda miss the big prize?
George Chaponda—the embattled vice-president of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the Southern Region—will be 75 on November 1…
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Someone needs to defend council secretariats
During my time at Treasury and the Local Development Fund (LDF), I worked with councils—whether at town, municipality, city or…
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