Musings on Corruption
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We have fallen to 115!
Transparency International has just released its 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). We are still doing badly. We are far from…
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This and that about corruption in Malawi
The other day I read about some section of civil society agitating to go and demonstrate at homes of some…
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Road to 2025 in shadows
The coming elections year, 2025, appeared a distant future. In politics, however, incumbents’ wish is to have a 36-hour day…
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Is ‘God-fearing’ just a façade?
If you criss-cross communities in the ‘warm heart’ of Africa on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays you would quickly conclude that…
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Are we beyond redemption?
As I continue reflecting on what transpired during the Bicc Anti-Corruption Symposium from 22 to 23 November 2023, I would…
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Are we beyond redemption?
As I continue reflecting on what transpired during the Bicc Anti-Corruption Symposium from 22 to 23 November 2023, I would…
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Is ‘God-fearing’just a façade?
If you criss-cross communities in the ‘warm heart’ of Africa on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays you would quickly conclude that…
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Beware of social norms, pluralistic ignorance
Given the negative e f f e c t s t h a t corruption has on our society, and…
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A refreshing introspection
One of the activities marking silver jubilee celebrations for the Anti-Corruption Bureau was a two-day symposium at BICC from 22…
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Beware of ghosts from the past
One would be f o r g i v e n to think that we have turned the corner in…
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Whither integrity testing?
Promoting a culture of integrity where corruption is widely repudiated and denounced in the interest of the common good is…
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A date with DRTSS
Sometimes it takes an encounter to appreciate reforms taking place in some government departments. This entry is dedicated to the…
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Is ‘God-fearing’just a façade?
If yo u c r i s s – c ross communities in the ‘warm heart’ of Africa on Fridays,…
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If corruption is a disease like cancer
In last week’s entry, I reflected on the use of war metaphors in the representation of corruption. Through that entry,…
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‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’
Let me begin by paying homage to my elder Jeff Kabondo, the creator of Musings on Corruption. Jeff is the…
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Is corruption really unethical?
A couple of weeks ago, this column featured some reflections about the importance of ethical leadership and followership in which…
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About having a national dialogue on amnesty
In my entry of the past week, I mused over the need to consider formalising amnesty as a means of…
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Africa celebrates 20 years of fighting corruption on July 11
Since July 2003, the African Union (AU) has celebrated the adoption of the AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption…
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Does everyone want open government?
On June 6 2023 the State President launched Malawi’s second National Action Plan (NAP) for Open Government Partnership (OGP). OGP…
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Examinations, cheating and future leaders
The year was 1996 and I was assigned as a very youthful invigilator for national examinations at a newly accredited…
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