My Turn

Colonial hangovers must fall

I am a patriot, a proud and idealistic one.However, as we celebrate our 59th year of independence, the persistent presence…

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Could Jesus reject homosexuals?

I have been troubled to understand whether Jesus would have rejected homosexuals while He was physically on earth. Homophobia against…

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Govt best buy Malawian

With the devaluation of the kwacha in 2023, policymakers should take pragmatic decisions and steps to generate more foreign currency…

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Public procurement headache

Public institutions are constantly procuring goods and services. In 2022, the Reserve Bank of Malawi reported that government spent K636…

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Nature can conquer suicide

May was the World Mental Health Awareness Month. Recent statistics show that 200 suicide cases occurred in Malawi from January…

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Let’s tackle urban waste crisis

Malawi is struggling with an exodus of people from rural to urban areas. However, the citizenry has not fully embraced…

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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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