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Electric vehicles will follow electric maize mills
Growing up at Nkhoma Mission was an absolute joy for us boys. Throughout the year, there was never a shortage…
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Where did we go wrong?
In 1975, a local enterprise known as the Central African Transport Company—affectionately referred to as CATCO—embarked on an ambitious venture…
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Malawi cannot, should not be compared to China
It is a familiar refrain among Malawian politicians to claim that Malawi and China once shared comparable GDP per capita…
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Some practices are illogical and need to change
I recently stepped into the premises of a certain service provider, eager to secure a new connection. To my surprise,…
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We, not Kamuzu, struggle with Chichewa
A fortnight ago, I chanced upon a provocative piece in an online publication boldly asserting that Malawi’s founding president, Dr.…
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Information starvation abounds on Malawian Roads
One sun-drenched afternoon, whilst journeying from Lilongwe back to Blantyre, I opted for the bypass route. Departing from Old Town,…
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Development is not an event, but a process
Kayerekera is gearing up to reignite its uranium extraction operations by the end of the year, a move recently hinted…
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We should seriously rethink our energy sources
The Dutch Reformed Church missionaries, who first planted their roots at Mvera before expanding to Kongwe, Nkhoma, Mlanda, Malingunde, Chinthembwe…
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We need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels
For two grueling months, long, snaking queues at filling stations have been a tormenting spectacle, an unrelenting reminder of the…
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Guilty of creating ever widening social distances
During the colonial era, the British administrators reigned over us with an air of superiority, keeping themselves perched high above…
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