My Turn
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Time to control our destiny
At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old fella, enraging aspects of modern life are increasing at an alarming…
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Act on surging suicide cases
Malawi has witnessed a distressing increase in suicide cases, with men disproportionately affected. Recently, a young man climbed a telecommunication…
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Bureaucracy crashes businesses
Malawi’s entrepreneurial spirit has long been a source of hope for many, but emerging business owners now find themselves suffocated…
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Chakwera’s neighbours cry for water
Water is as vital as the air we breathe. The persistent shortage faced by many Lilongwe residents has become a…
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Over to you, fellow voter!
During their national elective conferences, political parties’ delegates had a moral duty of presenting to Malawians robust, ethical, capable, and…
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Is Lilongwe so superstitious?
While right-thinking Malawians are excited that Lilongwe is getting a modern road network and other infrastructure, the capital city still…
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Engineering Malawi 2063
The Malawi Vision 2063 agenda launched in 2021 by the National Planning Commission aims at guiding national policies and programmes…
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Abortion is a sin, but…
I am a Catholic who learned philosophy in the major seminary. I am also a lawyer specialising in sexual and…
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Where are the women in politics?
Feedback from our reader In last week’s entry, this column asked the above question. While Malawi is making some strides…
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Rich ‘beggars’ in town
They are legally registered professional bodies, some with sound secretariats, corporate governance systems and administrative staff. They have set dates…
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