Word on the street

Challenges remain in natural resources governance

We on the streets this week have lent our ears to our brothers on the continent. We are told that…

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JB should shut up

In August 2015, a survey found that over 40 percent of Malawians believe former president Joyce Banda was responsible for…

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DPP NGC, stop playing down dissenting views

As I join you on the street this weekend, I am dismayed by the ever increasing stubbornness amongst some senior…

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Five things we can learn from ‘Hurricane Callista’

As the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is assessing the ‘damage’ and possibly recovering from last week’s ‘Hurricane Callista’, we…

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What’s wrong with our banks?

Tuesday will go down as one of the worst days for the average banker. Most of the commercial banks in…

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PAC, CSO split should worry us all

The civil society organisation (CSO) movement in the country is dying a slow death and it is time, all right-thinking…

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Cotton industry revival opportunity missed?

Benjamin Button, a movie character played by Brad Pitt, said that “Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones…

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Spare Malawians trash music

I am not a huge fan of Malawian music. There are songs I like, tunes or melodies I may find…

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Populist promises won’t take us out of poverty

President Peter Mutharika is good at making promises; empty promises. After failing for the past three years to develop the…

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RBM should name, shame non-remitters of pension funds

“The issue of non-remittance of pension is very challenging,” my Kenyan friend Fidel confessed this week after reports emerged that…

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