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Where DPP and UDF are headed
Hon. Folks, when UDF was in government between 1994 and 2014, it used to bolster its strength in Parliament by…
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Style versus substance as Chakwera responds to Mutharika’s major speech
As expected, President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday delivered his second State of the Nation Address as he opened the fourth…
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Local entrepreneurs lack patriotism
TRINTAS MANDA* One does not need to be a university graduate to appreciate the socio-economic impact the resurgence of xenophobia…
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Understand winning criteria
The Labour Day falling on Friday gave us a good long weekend which was quite eventful for many. Even those…
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Reforms should curb duplication
Reforms has become one of the most commonly used terms in the country ever since President Peter Mutharika appointed Vice-President…
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Planning without implementation
There are various definitions attributed to planning. Likewise there are different types of plans, just as there are levels of…
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Tales of the Monkey Bay hotel
Back in the formative years of my career I had a supervisor who usually quipped that “delay defeats equity”. Recently,…
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Shall Malawi ever prosper?
By Sydney Ndembe Malawi as a country is said to be one of the poorest nations in the world. The…
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The art of job creation
The need for job creation has always been felt in this country though it has not been treated as…
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The case of mischievous dog
There was once a dog that was so ill-natured and mischievous that its master had to fasten a heavy wooden…
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Let us utilise our human resource
I recently visited Xenophobland, spending a week in their cosmopolitan metropolis and leaving just before the most violent attacks on…
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Take criticism, move on Mr President
By now one would expect President Peter Mutharika to have developed a thick skin and take criticism in his stride.…
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Removing lint balls from clothes
“A Mtupa”, for that is how some people shorten my surname from primary schools days, “one of these days please…
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Should I go back to my former hubby?
Dear Biggie, I am Malawian lady based in Zambia. I am in a huge dilemma. I am into my second…
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Oped: Give the youth a chance
A question that remains to be addressed honestly and sincerely in the aftermath of Afrophobia (commonly referred to as Xenophobia)…
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The folly of exploiting poverty
Hon. folks, A cursory look at the pre-budget narrative shows the APM administration isn’t just doing the public service reform.…
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Why your neighbour is richer than you
This week, I came across an admirable review of the often-lauded personal finance book, The Millionaire Next Door. First published…
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10 modern heroes (Part I)
We are here in Lilongwe, the Capital City, the commercial city, and the seat of the Government of the Federal…
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Reaping from fabric business
Unlike most females who choose to sell clothes, shoes, handbags and beauty accessories, 23-year-old Mary Gondwe decided to make her…
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As scandalous as they come
On a scale of one to 10, I am caught in sixes and sevens about which is the most mind-numbing…
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