My Turn
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Beating volatile exchange rates
Malawi is one of the world’s least developed countries with more than half of its population living below the poverty…
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Fix politics beyond voting
In June 2020, Malawians elected President Lazarus Chakwera whose Tonse Alliance promised a better Malawi for everyone. The court-ordered election…
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Unmasking bad leadership
Over the past five years of working as a facilitator for development programmes in public sector leadership and management, I…
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Time to end child labour
Malawi Government developed the second National Action Plan on Child Labour for 2020 to 2025 to guide the implementation of…
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No secrecy, Mr President
Secrecy, along with misinformation and disinformation, is the one tool that successive Malawi governments have used to control public opinion,…
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Political leadership mess
Political leaders are vital because they determine government priorities as well as allocation of power and resources. They also make…
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In defence of refugees
Over the past three decades, Malawi has embraced the One Africa concept, the relaxing of border controls to facilitate free…
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Mzimba chiefs’ war on charcoal
Champhira Forest in Mzimba District is one of the protected reserves under siege from illegal loggers and charcoal producers. To…
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Federalism key to Malawi 2063
First things first. The term ‘federal’ came from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘to unite’. The federal system often exists where…
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ECD gaps creates failure chain
Good development of a child starts with a firm foundation, which includes access to early childhood development (ECD) programmes. ECD…
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