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European Union may be Malawi’s only hope
Listening to Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe, you get the sense that hope is getting dimmer that bilateral donors will ever…
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How to be self-reliant in 5 years
Honourable. Folks, hats off to government for regaining the confidence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has announced the…
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How to save the falling Admarc empire
In this final discussion of the three-part Admarc series, our news analyst EPHRAIM NYONDO explores some of the ways which…
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One year with the threat of Ebola
By Thokozani Kalua It has been a year since the Ebola outbreak was declared by the Guinean government on March…
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Unfair trading practices in football
Many times, consumers of various goods and services have found themselves on the receiving end in terms of the service…
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Earn your value
We can group employees into three when it comes to earning. First is the group of those that earn equivalent…
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When civics and agriculture were taught
This is a reflection on the wisdom that a stitch in time saves nine Back in my younger days I…
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Op-Ed: Of hospital user fees in Malawi
Recently there has been a lot of discussion and debate on the intention of government to introduce user fees in…
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Other economic terms worth knowing
A country produces goods in the domestic economy and sells some of them in the domestic market using the national…
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Banks that do not tick
I stay in Blantyre. So, it happens that most of the banks I go to lend money are in Blantyre.…
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How about some romantics
My name is Big Man Wamkulu or in short, BMW. And I demand respect. My column will be the forum…
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The irony that is Mutharika
This write-up joins President Peter Mutharika and the media fraternity in the country in paying tribute to Nation Publications Limited…
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The poverty lie that keeps Malawi poor
Between 2006 and 2009, I was a die-hard member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Of course I do not…
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Lessons from Edward Chitsulo’s short life
Edward Henderson Chitsulo, aka Moya KL Mphwanye, SP, OSP, OLT, was different things to different people. As we heard during…
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MCP’s guilt is own
On Tuesday, Malawi Congress Party’s administrative secretary, Potiphar Chidaya, wondered why the Lilongwe City Council is making a special case…
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Malawi Health system has failed us
Government plans to introduce sweeping reforms to the health sector. Weekend Nation engages Minister of Health JEAN KALILANI to expound…
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‘Zaboma’ mindset must change
Hon. Folks, allow me to say “thank you” to President Peter Mutharika, former President Bakili Muluzi, Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa,…
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What lessons has Edward Chitsulo left for us?
For those of us whose lives the late Edward Chitsulo touched in so many different ways, the mourning period will…
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How the Admarc empire was lost
From the vibrant 1970s and 1980 to the apparent lethargy of today, the journey of Admarc is a story of…
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Busy accumulating wealth and neglecting your health
You may not have known Billy Mays but you certainly must have known Michael Jackson. The latter got most of…
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