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Alcohol and drug abuse: Agrowing threat to Malawi’s youth
The other day, I passed a shopping mall in Lilongwe where scores of young people had gathered for a holiday…
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The Scorchers deserve more than our applause
I rarely write about football. Those who know my work will attest that my interests usually lie elsewhere; governance, gender…
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Healthy diets should not be a luxury
For decades, Malawi has measured food security with a simple question: Is there enough maize? It is an understandable priority…
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Never speak bad things before eating
43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognised…
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A fair deal for retired private workers
Every day, millions of Malawians wake up to serve their country in different ways. Some work in government offices, schools…
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Harnessing high potential talent
At some stage in your career, you may have a situation where you have to manage high potential, high driven…
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Cost of keeping refugees idle
Malawi enforces a strict refugee encampment policy requiring all asylum seekers and refugees to live inside the designated Dzaleka Refugee…
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Is it love, or just the shadow of my late husband?
Hey Biggie, Biggie, my heart is in pieces and I don’t know whether to cry or laugh at my own…
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Sovereign Republic of Nyasaland vs. Smooth Skin
Dear Judge Mbadwa, My Lord, I rise this morning to register a motion of profound gratitude to the custodians of…
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We need Dangote more than Blair
When I heard that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was once again in Malawi and had met President Professor…
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