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Is privatisation a master key?
Two banks are up for grabs under the new jargon, public-private partnership (PPP), a much “sexier” term than privatisation. There…
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My best ‘Raw Stuff’ lesson
With the passing away of veteran journalist Edward Chitsulo, Malawi has lost one of its greatest sons. I had the…
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Two sides of the compensation issue
About a week after the March 3 holiday, I received a telephone call from one of the broadcasting stations for…
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Learning economics through economic terms
Aristotle described man as a social animal, some scholars knowledgable in Greek say the Greek term he used is better…
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Britain bribed Malawi over 1959 martyrs: Really?
We spent the past six days doing what all normal Malawians in this great federal republic do. We worked in…
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Celebrating frivolity on a frivolous day
As bad ideas go, Democratic Progressive Party’s idea to hold a commemorative shindig for the day President Peter Mutharika, alongside…
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On 2nd anniversary of arrest for treason
Honourable Folks, what would make APM, a law scholar to boot, and six ministers—who together make up 35 percent of…
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Interview: We are not selling MSB to shield anybody—Gondwe
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe tells us why government has plans to dispose of some shares…
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DPP goes bananas
Whatever it is that these Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) zealots may be getting high on, they better stop it. Whether…
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When parents train children to be poor
Just yesterday, I stumbled across a very interesting read. Some American I have admired so much for his personal finance…
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Inequalities fuel poverty
Like all of us, a decent life is what we all want. Deprivation or poverty is not a good thing…
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Reflections on World Consumer Rights Day
It is natural that society rates people differently in terms of status, class or wealth. However, one thing common to…
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Boost your networking quotient (NQ) – Part 2
Last week, we discussed the benefits and importance of boosting your personal networking quotient (NQ). We also illustrated how you…
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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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How to handle foreign direct investment
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an indispensable element in the development of underdeveloped counties also known these days as emerging…
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Unleash your pTo break or not to breakotential like Dr. Ben Carson – Part 2
I read with interest a newspaper article titled Govt hints on lean Unima. The story was that after dispatching off…
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Govt failing KA people over Kayerekela
When the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 during the World War II, thousands…
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Govt ambiguity on gays and HIV/ Aids suspicious
It must not and never should it be the duty of the State to intrude on how two consenting adults…
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Akamwini’s cry: Why invest in vanity?
We, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC (retired from retirement), Abiti Joyce Befu (MG 66), Native Authority Mandela, Innocett Mawayawaya, and I,…
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Overwhelmed by important but not urgent things
You have been reading Personal Finance articles for years now. Every now and then you think ‘this is worth trying’.…
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