My Turn
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The Warm Heart of Africa and foreigners
South Africa, May 2009. We watched in disbelief as a rubber tire was placed around the kwere-kwere ’s (as foreigners…
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Construction amid devaluation
Devaluation is a policy-related activity that lessens the value of a local currency compared to foreign ones, particularly major trading…
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Contact, dialogue extraodinaire
If the Devil is your neighbour, there may be some merit in maintaining a certain level of cooperation, albeit at…
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Seeing beyond Malema’s expulsion
No matter how hard we try to disguise it or the rhetoric we may use, Africa is still colonised by…
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Transition from 3G to 4G technologies (I)
Evolution in mobile technology can be traced as far back as the late 70’s and early 80’s characterised by the…
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JB must bring real change
Malawi’s fallen president Bingu wa Mutharika must be commended and remembered for his unrelenting efforts to transform the country from…
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Aeroplanes do not flap their wings to fly
Unlike birds that flap their wings to fly, airplanes do not. They fly all the same; efficiently too. Not many…
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Malawian youth in Africa’s future
Africa is fast becoming the next continental economic power bloc in a decade or so. This view comes after realising…
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What are warehouse receipt anyway? Should Malawi care?
I was recently in Malawi with the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA) specialist volunteer programme by request of Agricultural…
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Steering ship away from collision
Tuesday, April 9 2012, was a very refreshing day to listen to the comprehensive press briefing addressed by the new…
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The 21st century entrepreneur
The sustainable business breakthroughs of the 21st century will occur not by chance or trial and error as it has…
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Economic stagnation: Malawi’s case
Almost four years ago, Malawi was said to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Simply put,…
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Africa as a pole of global growth
As the global economy totters from crisis to anaemic growth, Africa is fast becoming a magnet for investments and a…
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Bicycles can solve fuel crisis
It would not be surprising to hear that cycling lanes are considered a priority on government’s transport infrastructure development. In…
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Japan’s renewed revitalisation
On March 11 last year, Japan was hit by the worst earthquake in its history. As part of commemoration of…
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Climate change mitigation, adaptation
Climate change is an outcome of changes of several environmental phenomena which include bio-geo-chemical cycles, ecosystems, water resources, resource utilisation,…
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Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases
Though much of the world has never heard of diseases like lymphatic filariasis or schistosomiasis, these and other neglected tropical…
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Melanoma: A deadly hidden cancer
Being an orthopaedic surgeon and a member of the Chinese medical team, I was sent to Malawi by my mission…
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On Malawi’s health financing system
Universal coverage implies guaranteeing access to appropriate mix of health services: (preventive, curative and rehabilitative) care to all citizens at…
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Youths make dictators, too
The push by young people in Malawi to assume leadership in 2014, is sensible and appealing. The youthful population has…
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