Bottom Up
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For national unity, ban tribal organisations, chieftaincies?
Last week we, our leader of delegation, the Abiti Genuine Prof Dr Joyce Befu, MG 66 and MEGA-1 and I,…
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Indeed, time to think without the box
The eminent and eloquent Kenyan motivational speaker and mindset challenger and changer, Professor Patrice Loch Otieno Lumumba, popularly and fondly…
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When the private sector can’t breath
Taking his turn during the inaugural Private Sector Labs under the Presidential Delivery Unit last Friday, Malawi Confederation of Chambers…
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Blame all malaise on Vladimir Putin
As soon as Russia sent its troops into Ukraine, the reaction of the Occident, most which territory are members of…
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Consider the role of the blue economy in development
‘Blue Economy’ is a term many people, particularly in countries without direct access to the oceans and seas, may not…
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PAC must shine its lamp on its activities
As every Malawian already knows, almost three decades ago, which 30 years ago, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) was formed…
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Ukraine war: Sanctions backfire?
In February 2022 President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation ordered his armed forces to invade, or conduct a special…
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Thank you Kamuzu for our free university education
Kamuzu’s legacy is complex, complicated, and sometimes outright contradictory. To some, Kamuzu Banda was a dictator who did not tolerate…
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Umunthu, decolonisation of Malawian education
This is the last installment of Professor Augustine Chingwala Musopole’s seminal article on decolonising education in Malawi using the principles…
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Umunthufication of Malawian education (Part III)
This is the third instalment of the late Professor Augustine Chingwala Musopole’s seminal thoughts on umunthufication of African education…. “In…
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Rostow’s development model is still relevant, ask China
Those who have studied development economics, economic history, development finance, ICT for development, gender and development, political economy of development, …
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Mr President, build Orton Chirwa mausoleum
Moseliwa Bwana President Chakwera, We write from the United States of Thyolo and Mulanje to plead with you to be…
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It’s your turn: evaluate, rate our journtainment
This year, 2022; this month, March; this column turns 10 years. To celebrate this month, we are asking you to…
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Democratic Europe murders freedom of expression, media
Some weeks ago, we expressed our deep concern about the prospect of war between Russia and Ukraine and its vocal…
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Lessons from recent cyclones affecting Malawi
When exper ts warned that climate change would adversely affect the livelihoods of poor people in poor, sorry, developing countries,…
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Lessons from recent cyclones affecting Malawi
When experts warned that climate change would adversely affect the livelihoods of poor people in poor, sorry, developing countries, some…
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Water is life, make it cheap to access
Previously, we, under the wise and dynamic leadership of our indefatigable boss, Prof Dr Joyce Befu, MEGA-1, have talked at…
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Meet man maintaining Michiru road, unpaid
Those who have lived in Blantyre City for more than one decade will agree. The Michiru area in Blantyre City…
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Should we continue swearing oaths of office on Bible, Qur’an?
For us, members of the Bottom Up expedition led by the indomitable and indefatigable Prof. Dr Joyce Befu, MEGA-1, 2021…
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Happy New Year, President Chakwera
In keeping with our tradition, our indefatigable leader of delegation, the only Most Excellent Grand Achiever (Mega-1), Professor Dr Joyce…
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