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Nation OnlineJanuary 7, 2023
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Chizuma and forces of darkness against her

The guns to shoot Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma out of the graft-busting body are blazing. She may…
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Nation OnlineDecember 31, 2022
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May 2022 never come back

Today is the end of 2022. Being the last day of the year the temptation was high to wind up…
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Nation OnlineDecember 24, 2022
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More money to steal?

As the House passed the revised K2.852 trillion 2022/23 National Budget a fortnight, my interest was drawn to how the…
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Nation OnlineDecember 3, 2022
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Was the 15-year govt bond for Mombera University a scam?

On January 7 2021 I submitted on this space the need for equitable distribution of the national cake. Specifically, I…
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Nation OnlineNovember 26, 2022
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I’m sure Zamba has something to say

They always come in waves. The other week it was about fertiliser import deals. An abattoir (of all companies) had…
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Nation OnlineNovember 18, 2022
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Judges to retire at 70, it is OK

Just as wine gets and tastes better with age, so do judges of the High Court and Justices of Appeal…
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Nation OnlineOctober 30, 2022
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The hell that is parking in Blantyre

My visitor and I were hard pressed for time. I had to rush him to the coach terminal, to get…
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Nation OnlineOctober 29, 2022
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Sam Kawale to clear Lobin Lowe’s rubble

Congratulations Mr. Sam Dalitso Kawale on being appointed Minister of Agriculture. I know you were already holding a Cabinet portfolio…
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Nation OnlineOctober 22, 2022
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PAC’s timely advice to Nankhumwa on demos

People hold demonstrations for various reasons. But primarily it is to show their disdain towards something and to force the…
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Nation OnlineOctober 15, 2022
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2022/23 AIP: Under wraps and muddled up

It is a fact that this year’s Affordable Input Programme (AIP) is in a shambles. So many things do not…
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