The Statesman
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Choosing between a rock and hard place
Folks, next Tuesday’s general elections are interesting given that the two front-runners, MCP and DPP, have both let the people…
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We have a Disability Manifesto, too
This week, some activists showed up at the offices of President Lazarus Chakwera, former president Joyce Banda and UTM leader…
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Let’s wait and see!
We are in a political-alliances season, where yesterday’s sworn enemies suddenly find each other charming, and principles are as bendable…
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Convince us with service
Malawi is abuzz with politics, again. Not because there is anything new under the sun, but because the usual suspects…
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Convince us with service
Malawi is abuzz with politics, again. Not because there is anything new under the sun, but because the usual suspects…
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We won democracy, but…
Folks, today—June 14 2025—marks exactly 32 years since Malawi held a historic referendum that changed the course of our politics.…
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Youth betrayal will cost us
Last weekend, social media was flooded with images of thousands of job seekers attending interviews for Health Surveillance Assistant (HSA),…
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Of trials, errors, dreams
Folks, June is a month etched in our national memory not for festivities, but for the courage Malawians took to…
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We failed IMF again
A few days ago, I was going through Malawi’s ever-growing archive of self-inflicted economic wounds—yes, we have plenty, and one…
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Struggles of aging in poverty
Our country continues to witness an alarming rise in the number of elderly people turning to the streets to beg…
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