Cut the Chaff
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Is latest State corporation dead on arrival?
I don’t doubt that the launch of the Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation (Maiic) is a great idea that…
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Complement monetary policy with economic resilience
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last Wednesday hailed Malawi’s performance in the fund’s Extended Credit Facility programme with Malawi, a…
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Where are the policy positions for the economy?
I have patiently been waiting for the country’s major presidential aspirants to outline their policy positions on how to improve…
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This one is personal, yet national as well
The Lost History Foundation is doing a fantastic job of trying to dig and record Malawi’s history that is either…
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DPP govt’s real values: Nepotism, favouritism, patronage
Last week, the Office of the President and Cabinet launched what it touted as two “ground-breaking” policies—the Malawi Public Sector…
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Misalignment not NGOs’ fault Mr. Dakamau
This other week, principle secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Kiswell Dakamau chided civil society…
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SKC winning agenda-setting war
Every time Vice-President Saulos Chilima goes at a political rally, he raises an issue that ends up dominating public discourse…
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Capitol Hill between rock and hard place
So, the World Bank has decided to shift goal posts and yank K60 billion from the 2018/19 National Budget that…
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Is Admarc a money laundering operation?
That the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) is one of the most inefficient public institutions in Malawi is a…
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Is Muluzi getting mellow is his old age?
It must have been a proud moment for former president Bakili Muluzi. His son—Atupele—who is a Cabinet Minister in the…
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Where do we go from here?
For years, donors—especially bilateral development partners—would suspend budgetary support from the Malawi Government based on opinions of the International Monetary…
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Economic fundamentals still stable, but risks rising
Malawi’s economic fundamentals remain stable generally despite a few setbacks and overall image/perception issues that appear to be crowding out…
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The cost of business as usual
One of the major reasons Malawians are suffering—terrible social service delivery in areas such as health, education, water and sanitation;…
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Treasury could have done better
This week, the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development released a statement that was published as an advert in…
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The cost of business as usual
One of the major reasons Malawians are suffering—terrible social service delivery in areas such as health, education, water and sanitation;…
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When you have to say good bye
I wish I could, even wish I had, said good bye. But I was not sure because I hoped, even…
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Good show Callista; let’s get back to work now
Former First Lady Callista Mutharika first had her real 15 minutes of fame in early 2010 when her late husband,…
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Let’s hope MGDS III will leave Malawians better off
Two years to the expiry of Vision 2020, President Peter Mutharika this week launched the third generation Malawi Growth…
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The case against economic predators in Parliament
Opposition members of Parliament (MPs)—especially those from the Malawi Congress Party (MCP)—this week did a pretty good job of pretending…
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Was all that pomp for show?
“A further group of [26] projects must be implemented to a stage where each is visible,” this was Finance, Economic…
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