Columns
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Politics of insults must stop
Freedom of expression does not give one the right to insult those with whom they disagree, but rather to learn…
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APM needs audit report on ACB clearance
Hon Folks, APM appears to be at pains to prove he did not personally benefit from the K145 million a…
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Into the coffers 3.0
I intended to write about the 145. But I changed my mind and settled on writing about electoral authoritarianism. I changed…
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Slow down on politics of hate, intimidation
It is nine months to the 2019 PPE. But the mood is already intimidating and there are strong indications the…
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There is wisdom is remaining silent
There is a saying that is attributed to the America president Abraham Lincoln and at other times to his countryman…
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‘We need to improve on human security’
In this interview, our reporter SUZGO CHITETE speaks to Brigadier General Marcel Chirwa (retired), a former diplomat and current director…
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Selling herbicides in defiance of pesticide laws
Malawi’s only Most Excellent Grand Achiever or MEGA -1, Professor Abiti Dr Joyce Befu has directed that we leave Mangoni…
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Taxes going down the drain
How many billions of taxpayer funds have we lost since 1994? Until wheels of justice start moving, any development plan…
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Exclusive breastfeeding and work
As a young doctor working with refugees in the former Yugoslavia and Iraq, I attended births and delivered babies. Access…
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Innovative efforts to decongest banking halls
For a long time, Malawians who transact businesses in the country’s commercial banks have decried congestion in banking halls…
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Are you in control of your job?
From time to time, we lose control over our jobs. Deadlines being broken, delivery is below expectation, too many…
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Is corporate social responsibility charity?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) could best be described as an initiative that organisations and companies have adopted in recent…
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My wife WhatsApps while we are at it
Dear BMW, My wife of three years is a WhatsApp addict. She is so addicted to social media to the…
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The evil men do…
“I joined the revolutionary ranks at 18, and all I wanted was to make the revolution succeed,” once said Deng…
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Why should we return innocent donations?
Judge Mbadwa, Why are people slaughtering me and my village bank group called the People’s Demagogic Party (PDP) over the…
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Active citizens now lest democracy dies
A lot has been said through this column about how leaders have failed Malawians in all fronts. This column has…
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Malawians desperate for change
It does not need a genius to know that Malawians are desperate for change of government. The main signs of…
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Escom should first clean up its act
The message is very clear. Let the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which is by law seeking consumers’ views…
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The more things change
On July 18 2017, President Peter Mutharika celebrated his 77th birthday with a whistlestop tour that ended with a tumultuous…
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‘Politicians come and go, problems they create remain’
Hon Folks, commenting on BBC recently on challenges Brexit has created for Britain, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council…
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