My Turn
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On 50:50 campaign
The NGO Gender Coordinating Network (NGOGCN) would like to respond to two separate articles written by Muthi Nhlema and a…
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Moving on after elections
After a major setback, everyone feels the need to move on, but moving on is not as easy as it…
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Why not partner youth for a better Malawi?
Malawi, with a population of 13 million (2008 Population and Housing Census) and growing at 2.8 percent, has one of…
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#BringBackOurGirlsTOSCHOOL
There is not a single day I do not think about them. Exactly two months ago, over 200 school girls…
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Donors fulfilled their obligations on elections
The United Nations and international community work worldwide to support credible elections. Why? Because it is the political right of an…
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Maybe, women just can’t lead (II)
To take this thought a little further, before women demand my castration, the focus of the movement has predominantly been…
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Maybe, women just can’t lead (I)
If the past two years have achieved anything, it is that it has done very little to convince Malawians of…
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Malawians are one
Those who have studied management will have come across the Hawthorne experiments which took place from 1927 to 1932 in…
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Blantyre City can be a better place
One of the columns of the Weekend Nation, My Diary, titled ‘Bt City Officials Should Get A Life’ raised some…
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Bridging the city services gap in Mzuzu
Everyone seems to complain about the lack of city services. The council is usually blamed for not doing enough to…
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A transition that never ends
Malawi emerged from dictatorship 20 years ago, yet recent events indicate that there are certain aspects of our transition to…
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PSAf for violent free elections
As Malawi finalises preparations for the country’s first ever Tripartite Elections tomorrow, Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) wishes all Malawians…
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Elimination of hunger can be a reality
It is a tragedy that in today’s world, hunger still threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, devastating…
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Politics of opinion polls
On April 28, 2014 The Nation carried a headline which read: “Poll Says JB to Win Vote”. The news item,…
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This election will bankrupt you
For a country reportedly one of the poorest in Africa, the amount of money and resources the party in power…
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Malawi’s credit journey
As Malawi is celebrating 50 years of independence; we at Credit Data CRB are celebrating 10 years of being part…
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Land, housing and politics
Land is the most important resource. It gives us identity as it has identifiable boundaries which we swear to protect…
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Why tobacco should still rule
Tobacco plays a central role in Malawi’s economy. It accounts for 60 percent of its exports, 13 percent of its…
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Malawi needs to invest in skills
My affection for the O-Ring Theory of Development, hatched by renowned development economist and Harvard professor Michael Kremmer in 1993,…
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We can make progress against NTDs
In Malawi and across Africa, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a daily reality for many children, families and communities. Despite…
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