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Mining companies benefit from mineral wealth
In 2007, the Malawi government licensed the Australian and Canadian registered mining company Paladin Africa Limited to open Malawi’s first…
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MBC, private radios failing other languages
Media organisations and journalists are good at criticising others. However, they do not do an introspection to assess themselves. When…
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Interview: Kikkan Huegan, new Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi
Kikkan Huegan has replaced Asbjorn Eidhammer as Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi. He explains to our reporter BonifacePhiri his focus during…
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Our chiefs, our shame
There was a time when Malawians used to be in awe of their traditional leaders. Not anymore. This is largely…
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Why Malawi hasn’t fixed it?
Honourable Folks, I like the direction the discourse on fixing Malawi is taking. DD Phiri on Monday asked: If Burkina…
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How to improve employee morale without breaking the bank
It’s New Year and one resolution I have made is to keep my staff happy. Happy, engaged employees are the…
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MDGs deadline: Progress for children
Compliments of the New Year! After the celebrations and New Year’s resolutions, it is time to look at what 2015…
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More thinking, more feedback
We are finally in the New Year 2015. In the spirit of first things first, let me start by once…
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Harmonisation of university selection
Let the year 2015 bring sanity where necessary and let it be a year where a spade must be known…
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Good and bad inequality
In the pantheon of economic theories, the tradeoff between equality and efficiency used to occupy an exalted position. The American…
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Of Dzalanyama forest
Formerly known as the Central Angoni Highlands Game Reserve, the status of Dzalanyama Reserve was changed in the late 1922…
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Why not Malawi?
Up to about 15 years ago, the profile of Africa among the continents of this planet was quite unattractive. People…
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Our borders, Hon. Chibingu are aiding crime!
It wasn’t that bad. Not so? I mean, the shooting to death by police two—or was it four?—armed robbers that…
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Will life improve under DPP in 2015?
In his Christmas festive message, President Peter Mutharika said his government will ensure a better and prosperous 2015 for Malawians.…
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Invading privacy the charity way
It’s a touching picture; one where a smiling Good Samaritan—male or female—hands over a hamper to a patient on a…
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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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Everything must end: I take bow
How do I begin this? I mean, how do you start to say bye to your readers after sharing opinions…
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Interview: Every penny should be tracked—Kubalasa
BONIFACE PHIRI Recently, government, through the Ministry of Finance, established an aid transparency platform termed Aid Management System. I caught…
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Main ‘gates’ from 2014
Welcome. This is Malawi. This is 2015. We are happy that you are happy. We wish well in this year,…
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Fixing Malawi: The 20:80 Rule
Honourable Folks, we have entered 2015 with the saying “a hungry person is an angry person” going ding dong like…
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