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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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Address bloodsucking mass hysteria cause, source
We are still in Chitipa, the land of marshes, rivers, hills, bees, beehives, and the world’s most succulent Mzuzu coffee. …
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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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