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Firing incompetents
One does not need complicated gross domestic product (GDP) statistics to realise how static our development path has been after…
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Is your spouse getting you into a debt trap?
You are in a love relationship. And the relationship is starting to get serious. You are contemplating marriage or some…
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Who does APM trust now?
The October 17 by-election results have left President Peter Mutharika with more questions than answers. I think it really feels…
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Maybe electricity is a luxurious product
Scholar Lewis had his take on stages of development or better, growth. The statistics are however very worrying and do…
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Tips for company heads of department – Part 6
In the last five weeks, we have discussed many important aspects of heading a departing in a company or organisation.…
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Consequences of bloodsucking rumours
If unchecked, widespread rumours of bloodsucking may spread beyond the affected southern parts of the country. In fact, they have…
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Economic revolution in Malawi
On 16th September 2017, I attended a session at Jacaranda Cultural Centre in Blantyre, where I was introduced as…
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Zambian court gets it right
A Zambian court last week delivered an important judgment on the rights of persons with psycho-social and mental disabilities at…
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‘Govt will ensure outbreaks do not spread further’
Of late, Malawi has seen a rise in outbreaks in the agriculture sector. Fall armyworms ravaged maize crop last year,…
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DPP, keep APM at owner’s risk
If anyone ever doubted that President Peter Mutharika is an indecisive Head of State who must first be squeezed and…
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October 17 warning shots
Hon Folks, in the October 17 by-elections there were three parliamentary seats and three wards up for grabs. There’s no…
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When the governing-proxy do not listen
I prefer to call those that exercise the legal and political authority of the State the governing–proxy. When we refer to…
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You reap what you sow
Before the bloodsuckers’ saga, which is taking people’s lives and creating fear among the people, there was the issue of…
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The voters have spoken
Nobody on the street expected voter turnout during Tuesday’s by-elections to be so high. In the past, especially during by-elections,…
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Egenco, Escom should revisit 2012-2014 strategy
Disappointed. Stupefied. Baffled. Hopeless. Futureless. Angry. That is how Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66 and the Most Excellent Grand Achiever-MEGA…
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Pick up and read your manifesto again, Mr. President
The talk on social media is that it is by some political miracle that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…
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Has education become a disaster?
The education system is now a disaster and a huge threat to economic development. It requires the highest authority of…
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Making girl education work
Last Wednesday, the world commemorated the International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme—The Power of the Adolescent Girl:…
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When customers are taken for granted
Businesses and their customers have a symbiotic relationship. They depend on each other. Businesses provide goods and services to…
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Tips for company heads of department—Part V
Last week, we discussed tips on how you can manage ‘yourself’ as a director or head of department. This…
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