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Exercise fairness in salary increment
The 2014/2015 national budget is finally presented with an increase of civil servants’ salaries by 24 percent. This shows government…
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Taxpayers to pay for Mutharika’s ‘vengeance’
It is normal and expected that when there is change of government, some people lose their jobs as the new…
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The budget and me
There is something special in the budget. Since I was introduced to the waiting and listening of the speech in…
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Advice to the youth: Go for the hard to learn skills
One challenge the youth face today is that they hardly know how to direct their energy towards areas that will…
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A President who governs by vengeance
Without consulting the victims, you remove chief executive officers from statutory corporations or other government agencies; dispatch them to a…
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Will Malawian women ever resurrect?
We have said it before and we repeat it today. As founding and permanent apostles of the Interfaith International Prayer-house…
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Which way, Mr. President?
Honourable Folks, during the campaign period APM sounded like he was ready to inject into politics the professionalism of medical…
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SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Joyce Banda
Since the May 20 Tripartite Elections, former Malawi president oyce Banda has been silent. However, many issues have cropped up…
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That was a non event
As a journalist that has been in this business now for 14 years, it has always been drummed into me…
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Unima fee hike: Rethink PPP
Now that it is a reality that from the next academic calendar, undergraduate students with the University of Malawi (Unima)…
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Treasury needs some stability
In life, change is inevitable for varying reasons. Change is a law of life, so they say. Basically, change is…
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Avoid surprising your boss
One of the things that all bosses singularly and collectively hate is to be surprised by their juniors. In fact,…
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To Mzuzu via Lakeshore
A few days ago, a friend of mine and I drove to Mzuzu via the Lakeshore Road. It was heavenly. The…
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Elements of law for everybody (Part II)
Apart from intention, a person may be prosecuted for crime under the following circumstances. (a) Recklessness: A person will be…
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Supply side fiscal policy
A government budget usually reflects the priorities chosen by the ruling party. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has placed…
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Telling Malawians to relax on Ebola is lie
Ebola is a disease that has killed many people in West African countries. It is still killing and is becoming…
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Zero-budgeting: can government raise enough funds?
When Bingu wa Mutharika championed the zero-budgeting, there was discontentment across the country over the move. Some people viewed it…
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The budget and me
There is something special in the budget. Since I was introduced to the waiting and listening of the speech in…
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Why azungu won’t stop laughing at us
Why are azungu, not us, always rich, progressive and controlling? That was the question I kept asking my father, a…
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Sigh of relief: Goodall wisely stays the course
When Peter Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took over power in May this year, some of the biggest economic questions…
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