Cut the Chaff
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Rural industrialisation strategy a good idea, but…
Government, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, is set to roll out the National Rural Industrialisation Strategy to…
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Mobile tax a blow to financial inclusion
Malawi has always struggled to incorporate most of its predominantly poor population into the traditional financial system. Fifty-five years after…
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Same old song, but is Capitol Hill listening?
That the World Bank remains non-committal on resuming direct budget support to government on account of fiscal mismanagement should come…
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Investment-oriented budget a brilliant plan, but more is needed
On Wednesday, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) revised the country’s economic growth projection for 2019 to 4.9 percent. The revision…
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Support education sector to boost technological innovation
About a week ago, social media was abuzz with the story of fourth year undergraduate who invented a voice-operated computer…
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Burning your own blanket is really shameful
On Thursday, I was awakened by a rude phone call from my cousin in Lilongwe. It immediately dawned on me…
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Jose, Mtambo should spare us their squabbling
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) vice-chairperson Timothy Mtambo and Inspector General of Police (IG) Rodney Jose are set to continue…
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APM’s industrialisation challenge
President Peter Mutharika regularly talks about industrialising Malawi. But how does he plan to achieve that without serious investment in…
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MLS fills leadership void with poignant statement
On Wednesday this week, the Malawi Law Society (MLS) released what I consider to be the most consequential statement since…
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Overhaul debt management architecture
At the rate Malawi’s public debt levels are rising, the country could find itself sliding back into real trouble unless…
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