Cut the Chaff

There goes our Empress as Malawi burns

The story goes like this. One night, on July 18 in 64 AD, the city of Rome was engulfed in…

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Forget recovery as government clings to private sector money

In the age-old question of what is important: achieving low inflation or high growth rates? The former has once again…

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Leadership by camera-supported reactions

It was a public relations stunt that was as well choreographed as the mismanagement of the health care system itself.…

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On absent president and the salvaged Goodall

As President Joyce Banda bathes in the cosmetic glare of international adoration as Africa’s second female Head of State—never mind…

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MPs must earn their keep with serious budget review

As Members of Parliament (MPs) prepare for their next sitting expected next month, it is important to remind them that…

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Eight months later, where have all the dreams gone?

In her first State of the Nation Address delivered in Parliament on May 18 2012, President Joyce Banda—revelling in a…

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Don’t use NSO as scapegoat

President Joyce Banda and her trusted lieutenants on economic reforms—Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Charles Chuka and Finance Minister…

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Governor Chuka’s baffling statement on exchange rate

I appreciate that the Joyce Banda administration is desperate to show some quick results of its Economic Recovery Plan (ERP),…

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