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No room for political violence, police brutality
Journalism is not a crime, so is supporting a political movement. But in the eyes of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…
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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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Young enough to vote but too old to be voted for?
We are still in Mchinji. Yesterday we, guided by our indefatigable leader of delegation, Professor Joyce Befu, MG 66 and…
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Budget: The devil is in the detail
Predictably, members of Parliament (MPs) on both sides of the National Assembly on Friday unanimously cheered after passing the K1.45…
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Children deserve better
On June 16 2018, government hosted the continental celebrations for the Day of the African Child in Lilongwe. The …
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Notable economic trends in other countries
Currently, one of the books I am reading is Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. I am impressed by…
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Partners yes, but in crime?
Hon Folks, MPs want Goodall Gondwe to juggle the shoe-string cash budget and set aside a six-month lump-sum funding for…
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To fund or not to fund MBC
This week, member of Parliament for Dowa North East Samuel Kawale moved a motion that the public broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting…
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Treasury could have done better
This week, the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development released a statement that was published as an advert in…
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‘Federalism will empower regions, develop Malawi’
This week we are at Kamwendo in the republic of Mchinji. Our objective this time is to find out what…
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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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