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Cronyism is the problem
Hon Folks, the good thing that has come out of DPP’s spectacular loss in the October 17 by elections is…
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APM should not throw in the towel on power blackouts
If you can read the body language, APM left the joint Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and Electricity Generation…
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Counting our losses
In the last couple of days, we have witnessed quite a number of losses. I would like to discuss a…
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Welcome to Karonga: home of Kilombero and Susa
This week we are in Karonga, land of the Ngusa, capital of North Nyasa, home of the famous Chisiza family…
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Decisive action will change Malawi
Its early days yet—and a long way to the general election of 2019—but it feels like the campaign is…
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The price of running economy on gensets
Desperate measures demand desperate solutions. That is the situation Malawi has found itself in as power generation has gone…
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Tips for company heads of department—VII
We continue with the series on tips for heads of department. So far, we have covered issues you need to…
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Opportunity in DPP loss
Not all failure is failure. Some failure provides an opportunity for self-examination. When you succeed, it is easy to…
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Economic revolution in Malawi
Inefficient public (State) corporations were the second albatross in the neck of the United Kingdom. With advisers like Professor…
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Power and pettiness
You must feel for compatriots in the diaspora at the moment. The world is increasingly hearing about us and it’s…
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The evil women do to fellow women
Two weeks in a row I have watched videos through social media of women battering fellow woman on suspicion that…
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Fare thee well Dr Luke
Dear judge Mbadwa, My Lord, I am writing to you to express my worry at the departure of the head…
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Empty promises can backfire
Every political party in Malawi and, probably, in other countries as well, has a manifesto which, among other things, stipulates…
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Fiancé not taking my calls
Dear Big One, I have a problem. My fiancé and I have been together for six years. But what worries…
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Hunt vampire hunter with the law!
Hon Folks, the bloodsuckers scare has spread like wild fire. It started in Lhomwe belt—Mulanje, Thyolo, Phalombe, Chiradzulu—and Nsanje. Last…
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What next after the board meeting?
Another week has gone by and the comedy in the beautiful but cursed land of Malawi continues to play out.…
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Liberalise cement imports to suppress prices
Cement is scarce on the local market. The little that is manufactured costs a leg and an arm, in response…
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‘Malawians now know that they deserve better’
Th opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) registered a resounding victory over the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the October…
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When President Mutharika came to town
On Wednesday, President Peter Mutharika went into Blantyre’s central business district to attend board meetings of the Electricity Supply Corporation…
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Pride goes before a fall
Once there lived a king cobra in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he…
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