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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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Of sour police-military relations
If you think everything is fine between the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the Malawi Police Service (MPS) then you…
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The death of Blantyre
Blantyre city is dying a painful death. The beauty of this place, which used to be magnificent in the 1960s…
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Understanding and fighting inflation
Inflation is a general increase in prices and a fall in the value of money. There are three levels of…
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Floods don’t always turn into disasters!
I can see you are already shaking your head, weighed by doubt. Is it possible, you ask, to experience floods…
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Discover opportunities behind problems
There is a well-known story about how Sir Richard Branson, a successful British Entrepreneur founded his Virgin Atlantic Airline. It…
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MBC refuses to transform
One of the issues civil society organisations (CSOs) raised in their petition to President Peter Mutharika last week was the…
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You should see patients’food in public hospitals
Those who have had a chance to walk into any public hospital during meal times may relate with what I…
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When ‘torch bearers’ make mistakes
I was with my two sons when I went to see someone I owed money. I gave him the cash.…
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Interview: Samson Maziya, Malga chairperson
Eight months after councillors assumed office, some Malawians feel their presence is yet to be felt in terms of development…
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Seize the moment, Mr. President!
The floods disaster is a catastrophe whose effects will be felt long after the rains have stopped and the raging…
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Who to blame for story on fish kill?
Honourable Folks, there is no denying that the sight of dead fish in Lake Malawi in December agitated the folks…
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Why do Malawi’s presidents not pay tax?
It is a time of questions. Never before have we sat down to interrogate ourselves so intensely on behalf of…
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Beyond the Financial Literacy Week , what else?
It’s been a while since we had a Financial Literacy Week in this country led by the Reserve Bank of…
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Affirmative action in public-private partnerships
A senior politician recently remarked about the ownership of prime properties in urban centres. The observation was right as it…
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From the archives: Disposing stake in MSB
Following recent developments about the Malawi Government’s moves to dilute its shareholding in three financial institutions—Indebank Limited, Pride Malawi and…
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Congratulations Professor Grant Kululanga– Part II
Last week, we gave background to the event in December where Professor Grant Kululanga was inaugurated Professor of Engineering. Today,…
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Can Malawi be a knowledge society?
A knowledge society (KS) is economically revolutionary as it promotes the free flow and distribution of information and knowledge which…
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Chilima is the reform he is pushing
Let me begin by an honest admission: I get irritated whenever I get assigned by my bosses to cover ministerial…
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Starting the New Year with reflections
I would like to start off the year with commenting on three stories that came up in the final days…
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