Cut the Chaff
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The mess that is Escom
Apart from electricity being more expensive and that Escom is now more efficient at disconnecting non-paying and clients who have…
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When banks start trusting each other again
There is good news from Malawi’s money market. Local banks have started trusting each other again. This means that the…
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Bingu’s wealth and Chimunthu Banda’s betrayal
As the saga of former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika’s accumulation of wealth calculated to be more than K61…
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Why people do not feel the recovery: Reader’s turn
I thought I should indulge myself in a rare activity: Publishing a reader’s feedback to my views here. Among several…
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National Audit Office going rogue
I am outraged by the outrageous behaviour of the National Audit Office (NAO). Imagine if the Malawi Police Service—yes, those…
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Budget throws the poor under the bus
Now that the contours of the K638.2 billion 2013/14 national budget that Finance Minister Ken Lipenga presented two weeks ago…
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JB’s Mudzi Trust will either duplicate LDF or kill it off
One of President Joyce Banda’s many dreams is “seeing” prosperity of the nation. She has now brought her mental picture…
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JB misses her finest hour
Maybe I had too high expectations. In terms of both style and substance, I expected President Joyce Banda last week…
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Why is OPC dithering on Kalebe, Kutsaira?
Ted Kalebe is a jolly good fellow. I know him fairly well, having worked with the seasoned economist and bureaucrat…
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RBM decision on bank rate makes sense
I was not surprised to read on Thursday that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has…
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