My Turn
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Lessening climate-related loss blow
As the impacts of the climate crisis continue to surpass the limits of adaptation, countries are urgently searching for ways…
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Register charities, causes
Recently, social media was awash with the news of a perceived stand-off between Deborah Mbale’s Mai Mbambande initiative for the…
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Improve migration governance
The government-initiated emigration of youthful Malawians to Israel is a bittersweet initiative. It is good because it would reduce the…
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On Bretton Woods messiahs
Since Malawi welcomed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the Bretton Woods institutions have become pivotal in…
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Speed control, humps and strips
During my five years in Parliament and four years in Cabinet, I lobbied hard for speed control on the roads…
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Start from import substitution
Recently, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) announced a 44 percent devaluation of the kwacha. While the country is in…
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Devaluation: Any hope for CSOs?
The devaluation of the local currency relative to major currencies has significant and complex impacts on charities and civil society…
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Opposition key in making laws
As a young lawyer, I had the privilege of working alongside Justice Elton Singini, SC, a luminary in the field…
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SDGs require global reforms
In September, world leaders met at the United Nations in New York to evaluate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals…
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Upholding customary land rights
Possessing precious goods is worthless without proof of ownership. However, the majority of the poor have no proof of ownership…
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