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How much forex do we generate?
Every time there is a crisis of some kind, it is interesting to see how suddenly everyone wants to appear…
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Management lessons from Sir Geoffrey Colby
Many of us will remember from our primary school history classes that Sir Geoffrey Colby was a British colonial administrator…
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Convention Child Rights clocks 25
Twenty-five years ago the world made a promise to children: that we would do everything in our power to protect…
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Before prosperity comes sanity
Life has got its own distinct non-negotiable rules. Take for example; it is a fact that order begets progress and…
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Thoughts on federalism (I)
In The Nation of Friday November 7 2014 we learned that 60 percent of MPs were against federalism. If the…
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Of Ebola and Malawi
While there is still talk, the fact still remains that Ebola is a threat not only to human life, but…
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Living in a beautiful city
I was extremely pleased to see several pictures coming up from the resort district of Mangochi showing the Mayor of…
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Malawians getting poorer
The depreciation of the kwacha, rise in fuel prices, the increase in the bank rate and subsequent increase in the…
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The indifferent professor president?
So far, I am yet to get convinced that the man leading this great republic, to quote the Raw Stuffer in…
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Aren’t we begging too much?
It seems there are many people who will jump at any given opportunity to milk others of their hard-earned money…
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Peter repeats brother’s gamble, but is context the same? (July 17 2014)
I wrote this on July 17 2014. I am sharing it again just to see whether it sounds as familiar…
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Has APM killed civil society?
So far none of the sharp-tongued civil society organisation members appointed into the parastatal boards this week have cited conflict…
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It’s now ‘trade, not aid’
Honourable Folks, not all of us can have the opportunity to see how the 2015/15 National Budget has rolled out,…
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Interview: Christopher Tukula, director assets declaration
The appointment of director for assets declaration brought hope that sanity will prevail after a public outcry that public officers,…
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Beyond the Financial Literacy Week , what else?
It’s barely a couple of weeks now since we had a Financial Literacy Week in this country led by the…
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Why do Malawi’s presidents not pay tax?
This is a week of questions. Never before have we sat down to interrogate ourselves so intensely on behalf of…
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Should housewives be paid?
The Weekend Nation edition of November 8, 2014 carried a story titled ‘Should housewives be paid’ in which the writer argued that…
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Operating in multiple modes
In modern jobs, we often wear multiple hats. Those who best understand this reality, are best positioned to excel in…
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New boards should add value
This week, it pleased President Peter Mutharika to appoint scores of men and women as directors of boards of several…
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Female lawyers in justice delivery
There is an apparent lack of recognition of the important role that female lawyers play and can play in justice…
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