Cut the Chaff
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The dancing arena that is Capital Hill
It is a dance that is as ridiculous as the reasons for it and as unimaginative as the dancers themselves.…
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We can be a little serious with rapid afforestation
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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What is the economic and moral justification?
Every employee deserves a decent living wage and every worker has legitimate expectations of a periodic pay hike—probably at least…
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Interest rate view from reader
I refer to your article in Cut the Chaff. Going by the mechanisms of money supply in an economy, interest…
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An ambitious, but achievable macroeconomic framework
It seems Malawi is on a sound macroeconomic footing. The economy is on a rebound, with Finance, Economic Planning and…
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A President who governs by vengeance
Without consulting the victims, you remove chief executive officers from statutory corporations or other government agencies; dispatch them to a…
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Sigh of relief: Goodall wisely stays the course
When Peter Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took over power in May this year, some of the biggest economic questions…
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Goodall’s toughest moment
Most of the people who just say Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe is one of the best…
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Preparing for post-2015 global agenda amid opportunities
How time flies. Suddenly, we are roughly one year from 2015—the year for the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…
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A presidency of contradictions
If you are brave enough to call for a press conference then you should be tough enough to face the…
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Chilima modelling for new Capital Hill culture
A story is told that in the first few days of reporting for duties at Capital Hill, Vice-President Saulos Chilima…
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Chilima modelling for new Capital Hill culture
A story is told that in the first few days of reporting for duties at Capital Hill, Vice-President Saulos Chilima…
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Peter caught with pants down and doesn’t like it
Malawi President Peter Mutharika thought he was being clever. Malawians, he reckoned, were desperate for a 20-member Cabinet and so,…
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Interest rate view from reader
I refer to your article in Cut the Chaff. Going by the mechanisms of money supply in an economy, interest…
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Peter repeats brother’s gamble, but is context the same?
There was good news recently from the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) as the monetary policy rate dropped by 2.5…
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Praise for APM’s frugal travel; BT welcomes own Bloomberg
It is almost two months now since President Peter Mutharika was sworn in as Head of State. Within a similar…
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Of sleepy economy and snoring leadership
Most of the sounds from the industrial areas of Makata in Blantyre, Kanengo in Lilongwe and Luwinga in Mzuzu are…
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Mutharika’s power consolidation moves
President Peter Mutharika has now reached a critical stage of building and consolidating his power base. With his marriage to…
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Professor President did not deserve this punishment!
On Tuesday, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika went to Parliament, unilaterally divorced Mrs. Chief Justice Anastazia Msosa from her husband, immediately…
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Must we subsidise cement and iron sheets?
By now those who are politically connected to the ‘new’ Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) must be busy dashing in and…
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