My Turn
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Can children shape policy?
Can 10-year-olds discuss development with policymakers? Inclusive development in Malawi has often considered involvement of women and the youth as…
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Adult literacy matters
Adult literacy programmes in Malawi started during British colonial rule in the 1940s. After independence, adult literacy committees were formed…
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Ending rural energy poverty
Malawi needs to increase efforts towards expanding the use of alternative energy sources if its aspirations to universal access to…
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EU remains trusted partner
On January 31, the United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU). We lost a member of our family. It…
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Making cooking gas affordable
Last year, Parliament removed value-added tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to reduce the selling price and motivate potential users…
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Twin M and others Akufinyika
We have two new faces on the local music scene Aaron and Andrew Masauli. The two siblings are trading under…
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Uplifting rural women farmers
Recently, I came across a post by Seed, a global partnership organisation that promotes entrepreneurship for sustainable development. It outlined…
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Camera crooks must fall
P hotography has become a job opportunity in Malawi. Despite more people getting into the industry, there dishonesty, negligence, crookedness,…
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Understanding mob attacks
W e do not know why, but mobs keep killing innocent people across the country. In the past decade, the…
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Chinese and wildlife crime
I am writing in reference to the news article headlined ‘Wildlife Crimes Increase in 2019’, which was published in The…
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