Cut the Chaff
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PP all but gives up contesting in future elections
It appears that the axed ruling People’s Party (PP) has given up on ever competing in future elections. This is…
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Prepare for sharp economic down turn
On average, they said Malawi’s economic growth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) will expand by 5.4 percent. The…
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Who said this will be easy?
I am surprised that people are surprised that the now May 20-22 Tripartite Elections had more voting glitches than any…
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What an election, what a campaign!
That this is the most closely contested election Malawi has ever had could be the understatement of the year. For…
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I hope Kachali knows what he is doing
Khumbo Kachali is a gifted politician. I mean, you do not rise to become State Vice-President and vice -president of…
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Debate exposing ‘big name’ parties, candidates
If there is one thing that the historic nationally televised presidential debate has achieved, it is that it has exposed…
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For the Big Four, debate is about defending record
The first of the two presidential debates starts next week to be followed by a second seven days later. The…
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What is wrong with planning within our means?
Ever since Finance Minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba hinted that he intends to frame the next budget without foreign budget support, there…
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A common approach that is not so common
Under the layer of what cooperating partners tried to portray as a unified message this week are sharp differences in…
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Violence is DPP’s inheritance from founder
The Democratic Progress Party (DPP) is a party that thrives on violence. It is a legacy that its founder, the…
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Is RBM trying to kill Saccos?
Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Saccos) have—since their introduction in Malawi by Catholic Fathers in 1960s—been an important source of financial…
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An avalanche of jettisoned jet lies
The Joyce Banda administration has lied so much on the usage and sale of the presidential jet that its lies…
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Is Kayelekera closure harbinger of worst things to come?
Is the closure of Kayelekera Uranium Mine (KUM) in Karonga—while attributable to global industry price trends—a microcosm of what has…
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The bulging youth population: blessing or curse?
Thursday’s BBC youth debate—which I participated in at College of Medicine in Blantyre—was the broadcaster’s typical idea of topical, agenda…
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Chaos awaits councils after May 20
All indicators are that government—particularly the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (ML&RD)—is ill-prepared for the return of ward…
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Bohnox jettisons administration’s jet narrative
About three years ago, I sold a car I had bought four years earlier. Then two weeks ago, having arrived…
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MCCCI goofs on LDF
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (MCCCI) basis for linking Local Development Fund’s (LDF) additional expenditure to cashgate…
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Cry our believed parks, game reserves
He does not ask for much from his bosses from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture at Capital Hill. All…
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Muluzi is the fine one to talk!
The other day—nearly two weeks ago to be exact—former president Bakili Muluzi took time from his not-so busy schedule to…
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EU, Norway, UK stake out aid positions on the ‘Chaff’
There is no doubt that the Malawi Government’s fiscal position is precarious largely because a good chunk of the budget…
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