Layman’s Reflection
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Sex-for-grades problem requires rounded solution
Recently, the Civil Society Coalition on Education (Cesc) and the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) condemned the alleged case of…
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Create, protect local industries for development
Last week, Mary Porter Peschka, the regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a financing and investment bank of…
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Key financial skills for survival in 2024
It is an open secret that Malawi is not in the best economic position right now. Inflation and interest rates…
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Does APM have anything new to offer?
After months of suspense and endorsements, the former head of State and leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…
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Education or experience, what is more important?
In modern workplaces, it is common to find workmates debating what is better between education and experience. It is an…
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Government should focus on groundwork to unlock FDI
President Lazarus Chakwera has gotten some bad press over his perceived globetrotting. The frequent trips are widely seen as a…
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Start planning for your financial future today
Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde used to say: “It is best to fix the roof when…
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Presidents should govern on public trust, consent
Section 12 sub-section 1 (a) of the Malawi Constitution states: “All legal and political authority of the State derives from…
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A new social system requires a new set of laws
In January last year, Moroccan full-back Ashraf Hakimi curled a brilliant free-kick past Malawian goalkeeper Charles Thom to boot Malawi…
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Government should tread carefully on Chizuma row
On Tuesday, the government applied to the High Court to restore the interdiction of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general…
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Key performance indicators for the new Cabinet
President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled his new Cabinet to little fanfare. The unveiling did not attract much attention compared to his…
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DPP is failing its role as an opposition party
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is back in the spotlight and not for the best reasons. It has taken…
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Public officers should uphold the law
The High Court of Malawi Commercial Division on December 9 reversed a decision by the Financial Services Appeal Committee ordering…
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Fiscal consolidation is the right step forward
The Malawi government, through the Ministry of Finance, has made some commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to convince…
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Renewable energy an opportunity for growth
For the past 11 months, Malawi has been experiencing some persistent and periodic blackouts. On some days, the blackouts last…
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Renewable energy an opportunity for growth
For the past 11 months, Malawi has been experiencing some persistent and periodic blackouts. On some days, the blackouts last…
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Prioritise reforms on procurement systems
Last week, President Lazarus Chakwera fired Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and his deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima for their perceived…
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Macra should reconsider its position on licensing fees
In 1963, the American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr famously said an individual has a moral responsibility to…
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Time to revisit the ‘energy-transformation nexus’
A few weeks ago, finance and trade ministers from Africa met in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to discuss ways of…
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Malawians should brace for a tough time
No one in his right mind will dispute the fact that Malawi’s economy is in a sorry state. Inflation has…
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