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Obsessed with hubby’s profile
Dear Biggie, I am beside myself with anger and jealousy. My husband of five years is obsessed with social networks…
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Many of us are Chakuambas
wandanguluwe Chakuamba Phiri, the colourful political gladiator who strode the scene with trademark swagger and aplomb, is down on his wobbly knees.…
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We see the same world but we view it differently
In his celebrated book titled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey states that when we look at the…
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Poor bald-headed man
A devil took possession and made a bald-headed man who was very poor and sick. The poor man could not invite a…
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‘Time has come for Malawi to discuss GMOs’
Reporter EPHRAIM NYONDO engaged Biosafety registrar CAROLINE THEKA on the steps Malawi will take following the confined field trials of…
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Crocodile, hyena and fish eagle
A very long time ago, before the Lhomwe, Yao, Tonga, Ngoni, Mang’anja, Sena, Senga, Ngonde, Sukwa, Tumbuka, Khobwe, Chewa, Sisya,…
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Parliament—the missing link in our democracy
If Parliament during the one-party state became the theatre for the hero-worshiping of the personage of Dr Kamuzu Banda, Parliament…
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Mutharika pants as pressure mounts
Bakili Muluzi had very few important quotes that are memorable, but there is one that most people readily recall: “Amayi…
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Driving too fast or too slow?
Last year, my wife and I drove to Mzuzu to condole a family friend who had lost a mother. May…
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Matters arising from Unima’s 50 years
Hon. Folks, as University of Malawi (Unima) commemorates its golden jubilee this year, it is “right and proper”, to quote…
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Manipulation highs
There are many things Malawian even though we do not pay attention. If you have been a trader on the…
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Know about collective investment scheme
As discussed in our previous articles, the importance of investing cannot be over-emphasised. In our two previous tips, we looked…
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Beware of dogs
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemakhos is highly disturbed by the plunder being done to his father’s household by the gluttons…
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Skirting around issues in fraud fight
What’s in a forensic audit? This is the question I raised in a repeat publication of an article first published…
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Tips on being a good Boss – Part 2
Last week, we began discussing tips on how you can be regarded as a good boss. We are looking at…
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Remembering July 20, looking forward
Four years ago, on July 20, the civil society and concerned Malawians organised demonstrations as a way of expressing their…
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The art of knowing when to close the curtain
Literature and art, just like science, gives us a lot of inspired insights into the wisdom of a life worth…
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The trial of Nelson Mandela
The autobiography of Nelson Mandela, who is affectionately known as Madiba, is titled Long Walk to Freedom. This long walk…
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Inflation and interest rates
What is the main economic burden in Malawi today? The unemployed will say unemployment is the problem. But the media…
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Devil Street in Kachere?
Chief Kazingist cannot lie that he does not know places in Blantyre. He left his Zolozolo base more than two…
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