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Probing HIV cure herbs: Who is losing?
Since the first case of HIV was reported in Malawi in the early 1980, herbalists in Malawi have made various…
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Interview: Parliament strike was last resolve
Parliament Staff Union President LEONARD TILINGAMAWA shares with our reporter BONIFACE PHIRI about what transpired for Parliament Secretariat staff to…
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Expose the honourable thieves!
Honourable Folks, the February sitting of Parliament is in progress and the public is waiting with bated breath for the…
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Do you ever communicate with yourself?
Communication with the core people in your life is important, but equally important (if not more so) is communication with…
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Labour taxes jump 30 percent
Emanuel Kaluluma What was termed labour taxes in The Nation article of January 26 2015; in our everyday language is…
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Are we the new Greece?
You may have had a dose of Greek history in primary school. The boys of Sparta, now Lacedaemon prefecture, for…
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Time for comprehensive anti-trafficking law
For five months of 2014, two young Malawian girls—age 12 and 13—were forced to work as prostitutes in a Blantyre…
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Why I can’t invest in Malawi
This letter is not about the challenges of the kwacha or the high costs of borrowing. It is not even…
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On too big to fail and subsidies
During the financial meltdown in Europe and North America, one phrase we read in magazines such as The Economist, was…
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Should parents complement Unima scholarship?
The introduction of self-boarding at University of Malawi (Unima) colleges has subjected students to hardships due to little upkeeps that…
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Where is disaster fuel levy money?
We spent the better part of last Thursday night carousing and chatting, hoarsely, at Admarc Leisure Centre, located prominently and…
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Interview: Leader of the House in Parliament Francis Kasaila
Leader of the House in Parliament Francis Kasaila, who is also Minister of Transport and Public Works, speaks on government’s…
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On 1% eating half the global cake
Honourable Folks, when I first heard about one percent of the world population owning half of the global wealth, leaving…
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If I were to rate Peter Mutharika
The National Assembly reconvenes on Monday for the Mid Term Budget Review, a legislative norm and finance management requirement that…
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Time you waste in the toilet
We spend time in much the same way that we do money. We devote some of our time to actually…
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Public property vandalism in BT City
There are a lot of questions that have come to Blantyre City Council (BCC) from the media and members of…
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Why green GDP matters
Never mind the rhetoric that comes from climate change extremists, but it helps to pay attention to some of their…
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Tread carefully on Indebank, MSB
Finally, Government of Malawi (GoM) through the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) is inviting offers from eligible private sector investors…
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Encounters with Bishop Zuza
We have all heard so much from many people over the last one week on how shocked they all were…
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See how rich we are, Malawi!
Deficiency has always been a state of mind, a misguided belief that one is lacking of means, ways, capabilities and…
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