My Turn
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Easter musings of survival
April 6 2023 Tropical Cyclone Freddy has brought us so many deep realities about Malawian life. We have seen how…
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Who really owns American democracy?
The U.S. has a global reputation for democracy and freedom, but the reality is quite different. According to American scholar…
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Learn from Cyclone Freddy
It is 7 am and you are standing dismayed on the rubble of what was once your home. You look…
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Protect sex workers’ rights
Globally, women are involved in sex work for a variety of reasons. Since time immemorial, the women, usually referred to…
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After Freddy what next!
It is a traumatic period for many people in Malawi, especially those battered by the Cyclone Freddy. Many have lost…
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Don’t be reactive to disasters
It is sad to see the unspeakable damage that Cyclone Freddy has caused to life and property in the Southern…
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Nutrition key in disaster relief
Malawi, like many other countries, is facing frequent climate-change related natural disasters, including floods, drought and cyclones. These disasters often…
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Chinese modernization and the world: Common prosperity for all people
After the 2023 national ‘two sessions’ successfully wrapped up, CGTN English presented a TV forum “Modernization Toward Common Prosperity for…
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Telecom’s fastest way to connect more
At the tail end of last year, Africa’s largest telecom trade show popularly known as Africom took place in Cape…
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Stop acting in wrong jobs
Think of the chaos of seeing an ordinary guard performing a police officer’s duty, all because we settle for less,…
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A year of war against Ukraine
February 24 2022 will forever be remembered as the day Russia started its brutal, unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.…
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Educate Malawi, pay back loans
The Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board was established by an Act of Parliament No. 2 of 2015 as…
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Delayed justice affects CSOs, litigants
If you or your organisation have been involved in litigation, you are undoubtedly aware that it is a lengthy process.…
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Progress on tropical neglected diseases
I was blind, but now I see.” This is what Vainesi, from Salima District in Malawi’s Central Region, said after…
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Surviving on lies in democracy
The chanting of ‘we want change! we want change!’ in 1992 was a sweet melody to those that had suffered…
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Public service digitisation challenges
As Malawi looks forward to 2063, it is clear that digitalisation is one key enabler to this great vision of…
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Are we ready for localisation?
As the year starts for most international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) it is the time to open funding cycles for prospective…
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For better mobility in cities
Worldwide, most developing countries are experiencing rapid urbanisation due to among others, rural-urban migration and natural increase. Usually, urbanisation demands…
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Appeal for sanitary pads to learners
Women constitute a greater part of Malawi’s population (about 51 percent). Yet this gender suffers stereotypes that limit their space…
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Waste management for better health
The Ministry of Education announced that due the increase of cholera cases, schools in Lilongwe and Blantyre will not be…
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