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Netball for girls’ empowerment
It is undisputable that Malawi national netball team is one of the best in the world. The just-ended Commonwealth…
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On corruption in other countries, other issues
Someone said that if you want to become rich overnight try politics. To a large extent this is true,…
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When Malawian leaders are embalmed alive
Dear judge Mbadwa, I am writing this letter with sorrow because of this lackadaisical approach to doing business in the…
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Women against fellow women
I have not forgotten watching videos, through social media, of women battering a fellow woman on suspicion that she was cheating…
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Greed destroying democracy in Malawi
When Malawians achieved their hard-won democracy in 1993, people in the country were pleased that, finally, freedom had come. Among…
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Is my sister-in-law up to something?
Dear BMW, My brother recently passed on. At the funeral, his wife (my sister-in-law) put up a show I will…
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Mighty fear
To be fair to governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), or specifically, those in support of the party’s leader and Malawi’s…
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What is dead must rot, attract flies
The revelation this past week that someone along the fresh fish value chain was using body embalming fluid to…
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The undemocratic and unprogressive DPP
All it took was for a few individuals to say what many have been too afraid to say and…
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Go for it SKC, go
It looks like the question of who should receive the petition from civil society organisations (CSOs) against government’s impunity…
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It’s DPP youths vs. DPP silver grey!
Hon Folks, first it was a shakeup in MCP when some executive members, including party secretary general Gustav Kaliwo…
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‘Corruption undermining Malawi’s growth’
When Cashgate was busted the future relationship between the country and key development partners changed forever. Some stopped supporting…
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Social security for the elderly
Although the elderly constitute only four percent of the country’s population, the count is growing. Censuses show the population has…
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What you need to know about pensions
Pension is generally understood to be a retirement savings plan where one saves part of their income today to…
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Who gives you ‘signals?’
Julius Malema gave a moving eulogy at the funeral of the late Winnie Mandela last weekend. The speech was…
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Anti-black racism in Malawi
I have travelled throughout the Middle East, North America, Asia, Latin America and Europe where I have had amazing…
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On Callista’s political prophecy
Spoken words have a date and duration, which does not change what has been spoken or written. But this…
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Nigeria and the role of bureaucracy
From time to time when we come across speeches by politicians or writings by economists of the West, especially…
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I was bleaching now no one wants me
Dear Old Man, I am confused, lost and desperate. I need a man but no one wants me. Here is…
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Calling on Winnie Mandelas
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid campaigner, activist and politician died a day before my birthday. In my quiet celebrations,…
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