Cut the Chaff
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Are we supposed to be impressed?
Does anyone really believe that a big company like Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) does not have a strategic…
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Trust BWB to issue statements that makes sense only to themselves
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is one of the most confused and confusing companies I have ever known. For some inexplicable…
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European Union may be Malawi’s only hope
Listening to Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe, you get the sense that hope is getting dimmer that bilateral donors will ever…
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What lessons has Edward Chitsulo left for us?
For those of us whose lives the late Edward Chitsulo touched in so many different ways, the mourning period will…
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DPP goes bananas
Whatever it is that these Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) zealots may be getting high on, they better stop it. Whether…
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Bibi’s 15 minutes of fame are up
He has an impressive resume. That, you cannot take away from Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu. A graduate of the prestigious Massachusetts…
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Why do we like finding excuses for our failures?
Why do we always want to find excuses for our failures? We can’t fund hospitals, schools and infrastructure projects—we blame…
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We have been here before
A poem here, a standup comedy there; a traditional dance on stage and everything else in between—the pomp and fanfare…
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If I were to rate Peter Mutharika
The National Assembly reconvenes on Monday for the Mid Term Budget Review, a legislative norm and finance management requirement that…
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Seize the moment, Mr. President!
The floods disaster is a catastrophe whose effects will be felt long after the rains have stopped and the raging…
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Our chiefs, our shame
There was a time when Malawians used to be in awe of their traditional leaders. Not anymore. This is largely…
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Will APM master the art of governing in 2015?
By the time you read this, you will already be here—in 2015. I guess congratulations are in order for those…
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Of upside down anti-poverty policies
There is a general agreement in Malawi that poverty is the country’s most ubiquitous and insidious social problem. According to…
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The President of reversals
I don’t know why, but we have a President who always appears to realise that something is wrong only when…
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Forest reserves being shaved bare
Before our very eyes, we are watching Viphya Plantations, popularly known as Chikangawa, being wiped off the face of Malawi—literally.…
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Things falling apart for Peter Mutharika
It has only been six months and the Peter Mutharika presidency appears to be heading south already—before it has even…
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Does PAC need to ‘sit down properly’before facilitating debate?
The hype was feverish. The build up was intense. The expectations were set very high. But the conference’s contextual framework…
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Peter repeats brother’s gamble, but is context the same? (July 17 2014)
I wrote this on July 17 2014. I am sharing it again just to see whether it sounds as familiar…
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Chiyembekeza should not hoodwink us
If you can consistently have water in Blantyre for more than three days you are very lucky. I am told…
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Of upside down anti-poverty policies
There is a general agreement in Malawi that poverty is the country’s most ubiquitous and insidious social problem. According to…
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