Musings on Corruption
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Role of citizens inethical leadership
This is a continuation from last week’s reflections on the role of ethical leadership in the fight against corruption as…
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‘The buck stops here’
Today’s entry features the thoughts of Dr. Edister Jamu, a representative of the Academia Pillar in the National Integrity Committee…
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Accountability in disaster response—lessons
Last week, we took some time to mention that, while disaster times can be solemn times requiring that people invest…
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On personalising the fight against corruption
I must concede that I have not seen before, the level of public agitation over matters of corruption as in…
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Do perceptions really matter?
Last week we focused on the Corruption Perceptions report which was to be released by Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday,…
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Accountability over confiscated assets
Last week, we took some time to make a point around the importance of arrests of people suspected to have…
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Can arrests end corruption?
The past few weeks we have focused on acknowledging existing measures and opportunities for ending corruption in our country. We…
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Corruption never sleeps
The past week has been a cocktail of events. On December 9, Malawi joined the rest of the world to…
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Malawi can win the war– Part 2
Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day This week, we continue reflecting on the war against corruption in view of the International Anti-Corruption…
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Malawi can win this war—Part 1
Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day Corruption remains a huge social and economic burden to Malawians and in recent times, we have…
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About disclosure of gifts
In the past week, I have had the privilege of attending a workshop jointly organised by the Anti- Corruption Bureau…
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Greed, an exception to the rule?
In his book, Animal Farm, George Orwell allegorically illustrates one of the most destructive vices in human behaviour: GREED. For…
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Our thieves are not sophisticated
Reading through stories of fraud and corruption in our country I come to the conclusion that, mostly, the perpetrators of…
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Corruption in sport
Stories have been told about how in the past, for example in the late 1970s and through 1980s, various sporting…
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Whose fight is the corruption fight?
Recently I read about some civil society activists asking for the resignation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general allegedly…
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About unexplained wealth
The story of one James Ibori, a former governor of Delta State in Nigeria almost runs like a James Hadley…
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