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My man is lazy in bed
BMW, I am a married mother of one. My man is a darling, he comes home every night. He brings…
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Economic consequences of SA xenophobia
When white settlers in South Africa (SA) discovered rich minerals and opened farms they that they could not achieve…
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Malawi’s lost years—forsaken heroes
By Ceciwa Bwanausi Khonje It was a delight to read the recent interview with Douglas Miller in The Nation, about…
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Can xenophobia be eradicated in SA?
The recent spate of xenophobic attacks—which have claimed seven lives, with scores injured and hundreds displaced—have severely damaged the brand…
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Je suis immigrant
Xenophobia, one of the recent attributes of the rainbow nation, aka Republic of South Africa, is defined as “the intense…
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Will local languages deliver? (Part II)
Pupils will be equally affected. Woe to the pupil who transfers from one area to another to follow parents or…
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King monkey in the trap
The animals had once gathered to elect a new ruler. At that great meeting, the Monkey was asked to dance.…
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For Goodall Gondwe and Desmond Tutu
We, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC (retired), Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, leader of delegation and expedition, Native Authority Mandela, and…
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Tough opportunity for ‘intellectual budget’
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe has the momentum going into the approaching parliamentary budget deliberations that—according…
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So foul and so violent
When it comes to sabre-rattling, John Kapito, Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director, prides himself as the part master…
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‘Health system has failed us’
Government plans to introduce sweeping reforms to the health sector. PAIDA KADZAKUMANJA engages Minister of Health JEAN KALILANI to expound…
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Will ATI Bill go to Parliament this June?
The wait has been long—almost a decade. But the coming in of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) last year raised…
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Why you should avoid giving loans to friends
Let me say from the word go that I am writing this fully aware that I might lose friends and…
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“Exporting jobs’ via fizzy drink cans
In the past few months, from around August or September 2014 to be precise, there has been a craze about…
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Learn your job from the best
You have probably heard of Dr. Ben Carson, the black American doctor who in the late 1980s became the first…
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Ivory is worthless, our elephants are invaluable
By Clement Manjaalera** The decision to postpone the ivory burn caused heated debate last week, with the vast majority of…
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Response to Levi Zeleza Manda
Levi Zeleza Manda’s commentary titled ‘Which D.D. Phiri?’ that appeared in Weekend Nation of April 4 2015 borders on defamation…
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Conquest of poverty in Malawi
Malawi has been classified by some observers as the poorest country in the world of course this has been vigorously…
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To speak or not to speak?
By Z Allan Ntata To govern a country with excellence and lead it to economic prosperity, leaders need to be…
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Are we supposed to be impressed?
Does anyone really believe that a big company like Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) does not have a strategic…
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