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Change work ethic, reward diligence, hard work
There is bad news for the youth of this country. More so for those who are waiting to graduate…
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Gaddafi’s money haunts Sarkozy, our former headteacher
Malawi’s Most Excellent Grand Achiever, Professor Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66 and MEGA 1; Alhajj Mufti Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC (RTD),…
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PAC, CSO split should worry us all
The civil society organisation (CSO) movement in the country is dying a slow death and it is time, all right-thinking…
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Into the coffers 2.0
The State’s case: In the months of June to August 2013, Maxwell Namata stole the sum of K14 439 966.50…
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Consumers deserve safety, fairness
March 15 is gone, but, as consumers of various goods and services, I feel it is not too late…
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Neglected aspect of health
Health can be defined in different ways, but all boil down to how World Health Organisation (WHO) defines it.…
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National overhaul key to the riddle
We are told that peace is the indispensable foundation of economic development. We have enjoyed peace since 1959 when the…
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Defectors are ‘developers’ in their own right
(Judge Mbadwa is hearing a case in which defectors a group of defectors are asking the court to recognise the…
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My man wants a kid out of wedlock
Hello BMW, I am 28 and have a boyfriend whom we have been dating for two years. He is now…
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‘A’ should not be for apple
Our children are daily bombarded with foreign methodologies of achieving basic literacy and numeracy. A popular alphabet chart has ‘A…
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No reason for happiness in Malawi
The 2018 United Nations world happiness report has shown that Malawi is one of the countries with the least happy…
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Motherhood comes in many forms
The overwhelming feedback to last week’s column—from both women and men—is greatly appreciated. The feedback came from e-mails, Social Media…
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Let JB come home
Next month is April. The month former president Bingu wa Mutharika, literally, died in office, while working—serving his country, his…
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Government at the crossroads
Hon Folks, it may look as if the business captains are pushing it by asking for a tax reduction…
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Will any political party phase out Fisp?
As long as government maintains the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp), we should forget that farmers will ever take…
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ACB biting off more than it can chew
At last check, Malawi was rated among the countries with the highest levels of corruption. Now, it might have…
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Third State of Our Estate Report to Edward Chitsulo
Moya; wherever you are, with whomever you may be, and however you may abode, accept our sincere greetings from…
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‘Tobacco is mislabelled ‘green gold’
US public health think-tanks, Vital Strategies and American Cancer Society, have launched an atlas which shows tobacco-caused diseases kill…
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Counting costs of electricity cuts
If you followed Malawians on the social media, it is apparent events in Zimbabwe generated a lot of interest.…
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Trade and gender in Malawi
A lot has been said about women involvement in trade activities in Malawi and beyond. Statistics show that women play a…
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