Analysis
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Should parents complement Unima scholarship?
The introduction of self-boarding at University of Malawi (Unima) colleges has subjected students to hardships due to little upkeeps that…
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Mining companies benefit from mineral wealth
In 2007, the Malawi government licensed the Australian and Canadian registered mining company Paladin Africa Limited to open Malawi’s first…
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Acquiring property in Malawi
Acquiring a property could be one of the following three things: buying land, buying a building or building. Provisions of…
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Donated blood could save a mother
There is no maternal care that four-month-old Cassim Joseph does not receive from Lakumizinga Theni. She breastfeeds him, sings him…
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Silence of law is not its absence (Part II)
The special importance of the presumption of innocence in Malawi and developing democracies cannot be overemphasised. The criminal justice system,…
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Can tourism alleviate Malawi’s poverty?
Tourism is one of the strongest drivers of world trade and prosperity. In many countries, it acts as an engine…
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Exercise fairness in salary increment
The 2014/2015 national budget is finally presented with an increase of civil servants’ salaries by 24 percent. This shows government…
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Telling Malawians to relax on Ebola is lie
Ebola is a disease that has killed many people in West African countries. It is still killing and is becoming…
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Why azungu won’t stop laughing at us
Why are azungu, not us, always rich, progressive and controlling? That was the question I kept asking my father, a…
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Stop calling for secession
The idea that the northern part of Malawi should be a standalone country has brought in mixed reactions from different…
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Farming and Africa’s employment challenge
Africa’s Heads of State will set off for the Green Revolution Forum in Ethiopia at the end of this month…
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Market fire outbreak: Is fire insurance the way to go
When fierce fire destroyed Karonga Market a week ago, it became a third market fire within the space of four…
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Give ultimatum to civil servants too
Development is something that we cannot go without because it is a need to Malawians. That is why I am…
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Narrow escape from death
When Chisomo, 20, started vomiting regularly before she skipped her menses, she realised it could only be a pointer to…
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Charting a life-saving partnership
Is health all about drugs and hospitals? Is the Ministry of Health only responsible for diseases? Who is responsible for…
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Referendum good for same sex marriage, death penalty
Issues of same sex marriage and death penalty have been topics for discussion for some time now, yet without any…
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Malawi’s 50 years of deception, treachery
After 50 years of independence Malawians still depend on ox-carts for transport and our people celebrate the push-bicycle as the…
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The devil in the mining deal
The development agreement deal which Malawi government signed with Paladin in 2007 has been singled as a fundamental reason behind…
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A childish that is Malawi
A story has been told, over and over again. It is about a fellow who was born alone. As he…
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The obscene cost of presidential pride in Malawi
May 31 2014; a new President by the name of Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika is sworn in Malawi. In this…
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