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Much ado about useless rigging claims
In the chaos of campaign season, it is not news when opposition political gurus go berserk preaching hollow sermons of…
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In defense of question time
I read with keen interest recent media statements calling for the abolition of Question Time in the Malawi National Assembly…
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Can JB win the elections?
From the vibes going around time, the story is that the outcome of the presidential elections is too close to…
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Why is saying no so hard?
It naturally feels very uncomfortable to turn people down, to disappoint a friend, a pastor and sibling or parent such…
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Where Kamuzu outclassed all others
Honourable Folks, politicians have in the past killed then re-created Kamuzu Day for sheer political expediency. Did they know it…
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Why are you missing the target?
Last February, during my son’s birthday, I made sure that I spend the afternoon home playing games with him on…
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What an election, what a campaign!
That this is the most closely contested election Malawi has ever had could be the understatement of the year. For…
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Khumbo should not waste our time
May 13, 2014 Vice-President Khumbo Kachali should not waste our time as Malawians by behaving as if he is a…
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Khumbo Kachali does not speak for Mpoto
We, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, Native Authority Mandela, Abiti Joyce Befu, also known as MG66, and I, are here in the…
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‘May 20 is an important day for Malawi’
With only three days to the country’s First Tripartite Elections, our reporter Boniface Phiri talks to Nice Trust executive director…
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Who will stop corruption?
In a few days time, Malawians will be electing a president, members of parliament and councillors. The campaign has been…
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When insufficient funding suffocates Green Belt Initiative
Contract was awarded to Apollo International Ltd, financed under credit from EXIM Bank –India. Construction commenced in December 2013 and…
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Speak corporate language
While English is the main business language in our country and in most international business setups, within the English language,…
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Time to put politics in the backstage
Next Tuesday, on May 20, Malawians will go to the polls to elect their president, 193 members of Parliament (MPs)…
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Elimination of hunger can be a reality
It is a tragedy that in today’s world, hunger still threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, devastating…
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Education for development
The prince of pioneer missionaries both in Malawi and Zambia, Dr Robert of law of Livingstonia was often heard quoting…
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Local government: focus of development
Former president Bakili Muluzi and his successor Bingu wa Mutharika were not keen to have local government elections. The last…
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The ‘King of Scotland’ was right?
Let me start by encouraging you that if you have time to spare, take some time to read a fiction…
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Banks taking advantage of weak RBM
My neighbour hates commercial banks. He actually hates them with a passion. He literally calls them thieves. Thieves who can…
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Provide option to self-boarding
If you picture a small house built with sun-baked bricks with no lockable doors operating as a hostel for school…
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