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Let the games begin
The next few weeks promises to be exciting in the history of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as the convention…
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Anatomy of Malawi’s politics of anti-development
Lamentations of Malawi’s dismal performance on socio-economic development are widespread and glaring. On social media, the narratives are even hysterical.…
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‘We are slowly influencing positive change’
Individuell Människohjälp (IM), the Swedish development arm in Malawi, is actively working with local partners to tackle poverty. Last month,…
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Investing in the youth
Unemployment statistics are hard to come by in this country, but a critical look at some data shows we have…
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Who controls our development?
A s we approach May 21 2019, I look forward to many changes in this country. My ideal next leader…
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Mortgaging the future of Malawi
Revelations that Malawi’s domestic debt is projected to rise by 473.6 percent because government plans to borrow about K176.1…
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Once your mind believes!
You will have heard that Standard Bank plc organised the Be More Race in Lilongwe on June 9. Many…
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Education in multiparty Malawi
If you can read this, thank a teacher. No one can become an engineer, lawyer, statistician or medical doctor without…
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On free and fair trade
The distinguished English writer of the 20th century W. Somerset Maughan in his book The Summing Up said among…
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Drug donation costly
Globally, high and low-income countries experience shortages of essential medicines due to several factors, including poor financing. The magnitude…
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No country for ruffians
Watching the political temperature rise so fast and the bubbling tension that gripped the country for weeks was unnerving. One…
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Best friend stole my man, what do I do?
Dear Big Man Wamkulu, I was in a long-term relationship with my fiancée and we went as far as visiting…
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I told you so about diesel generators
Dear judge Mbadwa, When I refused to be intoxicated with excitement over the commissioning of the diesel generators, with its…
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Herbalists ‘killing’ Malawians
There is a ‘silent killer’ that has been let loose. This killer preys on vulnerable and sick people who are…
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Denial promotes bad practices
There has been a lot of speculation for a long time in Malawi about the sour relationship between President Peter…
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Citizens losers in K4 billion fund saga
The long awaited guidelines for the K4 billion donation from Treasury have been compiled and as expected, all indications are…
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The same old script, but it comes with collateral damage
It is the same old script. Government abusing its agencies by forcing them to pounce on political opponents or holding…
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We could do better!
Hon. Folks, image matters. That’s why at the dawn of the multiparty system of government, the Malawi Police Force changed…
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Corruption has poisoned our traditional leaders
Someone better stop Ngoni chiefs in their tracks before they poison our children and the entire nation with their hate…
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Defending the Republic
Our nation is in dire straits. Our children are killed by falling masonry in dilapidated schools; our mothers die in…
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