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Who is fooling who on fertilizer donations?
Government should come with convincing answers to questions about what it is using money saved from the Affordable Inputs Programme…
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Chizuma and forces of darkness against her
The guns to shoot Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma out of the graft-busting body are blazing. She may…
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May 2022 never come back
Today is the end of 2022. Being the last day of the year the temptation was high to wind up…
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More money to steal?
As the House passed the revised K2.852 trillion 2022/23 National Budget a fortnight, my interest was drawn to how the…
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Was the 15-year govt bond for Mombera University a scam?
On January 7 2021 I submitted on this space the need for equitable distribution of the national cake. Specifically, I…
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I’m sure Zamba has something to say
They always come in waves. The other week it was about fertiliser import deals. An abattoir (of all companies) had…
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Judges to retire at 70, it is OK
Just as wine gets and tastes better with age, so do judges of the High Court and Justices of Appeal…
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The hell that is parking in Blantyre
My visitor and I were hard pressed for time. I had to rush him to the coach terminal, to get…
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Sam Kawale to clear Lobin Lowe’s rubble
Congratulations Mr. Sam Dalitso Kawale on being appointed Minister of Agriculture. I know you were already holding a Cabinet portfolio…
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PAC’s timely advice to Nankhumwa on demos
People hold demonstrations for various reasons. But primarily it is to show their disdain towards something and to force the…
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2022/23 AIP: Under wraps and muddled up
It is a fact that this year’s Affordable Input Programme (AIP) is in a shambles. So many things do not…
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We need a time devoted to thinking – part 1
Mr. Crispin Ng’oma, popularly known as CNN by his friends, is now enjoying his retirement in the plush suburb of…
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Goodall is leading by example
Renowned all-time economist Goodall Gondwe is one of very few politicians in the country that are able to hang their…
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Malawi must do its part of the MCC bargain
The Malawi Government on September 28, 2022 signed the long-awaited $350 million (K362 billion) second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact.…
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Mercenaries on the prowl
This week, we have seen an outpouring of anger over a leaked confidential memo which revealed that President Lazarus Chakwera…
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To attend or not to attend Unga
Former president Peter Mutharika is the country’s undisputed least travelled former president internationally when he was in office. He undertook…
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Lizulu road blockers are back
I usually enjoy driving in the country’s roads during the day, especially the M1 road and on planned trips. But…
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Mutharika is part of current brownouts
Former president Peter Mutharika should be the last person to blame electricity blackouts or brownouts on the Tonse administration. In…
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Is the President toying with a crisis?
The adage ‘when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers’, comes very live in the country now. The…
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Why Mera should reject power tariff hike
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) should reject the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi’s (Escom’s) proposal for a 90 percent…
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