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DPP must heed Ben Phiri’s wisdom
Before the 2025 general election, Thyolo Central legislator Ben Phiri rose in Parliament and fired political warning shots at the…
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Why we should all bow to the Jomo-cracy
For all intents and purposes, His Worship Isaac Jomo Osman—the benevolent Mayor of Blantyre and freshly anointed Sovereign of the…
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Corruption as an elephant
May 7 2026 Greetings from the Munda wa Chitedze Farm where I relocated from the hustle and bustle of your…
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Labour Day, the plight of workers and the missing unions
Last Friday, May 1, Malawi joined the global community in commemorating Labour Day, a day dedicated to recognising the invaluable…
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Feeding school children must be govt’s priority
The looming funding gap threatening Malawi’s school feeding programme should not be treated as just another development challenge to be…
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Media economics matter for Journalists
Journalists’ welfare has emerged as a key discussion point in the lead-up to this year’s Media Institute of Southern Africa…
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Make K5bn CDF revolution work
On June 14 1993, about three million Malawians aged at least 21 queued in a historic referendum to decide whether…
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Malawi’s youth boom a blessing
In 2017, the United Nations’ special magazine called Africa Renewal, asked: Is Africa’s huge number of young people a blessing…
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My girlfriend is dating my best friend
Dear BMW Big Man Wamkulu, I never thought I would be writing to you, but here I am, torn apart.…
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We are a nation that rarely respects time
Time is money, or so the well-worn adage reminds us. Yet in Malawi, one cannot help but feel that time…
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