The Statesman
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The brutal cost of delay
In his song ‘Is This Freedom?’ from the 2001 album Soul Taker, the late South African reggae icon Lucky Dube…
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Malawi’s youth left behind
We cannot wish away 2025, which came to a close just three days ago, without reflecting on it. What defined…
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I’ll say Jomo Osman tried
Folks, some people are still wondering why Isaac ‘Jomo’ Osman, the controversial Blantyre City Mayor, is almost always out there…
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I’ll say Jomo Osman tried
Folks, some people are still wondering why Isaac ‘Jomo’ Osman, the controversial Blantyre City Mayor, is almost always out there…
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Leave political violence behind
When we chased away the single-party dictatorship in 1994, singing freedom songs, most of us believed that the nightmare we…
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You got our votes to think!
Folks, two things this week reminded us where Malawi’s politics stands and how power is fast tilting toward the DPP.…
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Honourable new MP, deliver or…
This week, 224 candidates who won the September 16 parliamentary race flooded the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe…
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Reactivate public reforms
Five years ago, Malawians elected a president who campaigned on a bold promise of national transformation. But in his quest…
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Reactivate public reforms
Five years ago, Malawians elected a president who campaigned on a bold promise of national transformation. But in his quest…
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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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