My Turn
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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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Politics of skills economy
In today’s rapidly changing and increasingly competitive job market, it is important for individuals to understand the forces at play…
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Cholera through a gender lens
Safe water and sanitation are public health basics the nation requires to overcome cholera and other waterborne diseases during the…
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Was that stunt necessary?
I hope that after all the partying associated with the festive season, we are all back on our feet to…
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Embracing herbal medicine
In their quest for food during the nomadic era, human beings encountered some edible plants that produced bizarre and unusual…
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Diversifying tobacco-led economy
The world struggles with the devastating environmental and health impacts of tobacco. Malawi has been exceptionally hard-hit: Our overdependence on…
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Unpacking raging energy crisis
Malawi is going through a number of challenges including power blackouts and fuel crisis. It is high time we tried…
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Raising a green generation
I am pleased to have presided over the opening of Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) environmental education centre [last Wednesday]. I…
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Invest in GBV survivors’ healing
Alot of people regard the just-ended 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) as just a commemorative event.…
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Making education youth-friendly
It is puzzling how Africa continues to develop educational policies without implementing them. There are several policies that, when implemented…
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China-Arab relations reaching new milestone in the epoch-making summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping on December 9 attended the inaugural China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and the China-Arab States Summit…
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Handshake in the desert: China and Saudi Arabia eye the big picture
Upon receiving a grand welcome a day before, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al…
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Xi in Saudi Arabia: High-powered summits a key milestone in China-Arab ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Saudi Arabia from December 7 to 10 is poised to set a new…
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The K7 trillion suspicion
Mhat happens alawi Government and Bridgin Foundation—an organisation based in Brussels, Switzerland, have signed a $6.8 billion (about K7 trillion)…
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Let’s go for this impersonator
Last week, we published a story of an individual who has apparently been duping musicians in the country by selling…
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Managing stress at work
Stress is the emotional, physical, psychological strain which can have an adverse impact on a human being and organisational performance.…
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Tribute to road carnage victims
In 2005, the United Nations set aside every third Sunday of November as the World Day of Remembrance for Road…
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