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Female candidates: Dont’ be cry babies
A prostitute tag can be hurtful to most human beings, especially when you are not one, at least I can…
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Too much respect for the dead?
How you wondered how much or how little respect for the dead that you have? I have touched a dead…
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For the Big Four, debate is about defending record
The first of the two presidential debates starts next week to be followed by a second seven days later. The…
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We owe it to our children
Honourable Folks, these days we have to deal with a sense of remorse—almost self-pity—daily for being part of the past…
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Some evidence of rigging?
April 16, 2014 A couple of weeks ago I argued against certain individuals from the opposition and civil society hallucinating…
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Like mpoto, like a bottle top
We, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, Native Authority Mandela and I, left Monkey Bay and followed the…
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Quality issues in leadership
Most of us are already caught up in the euphoria of the upcoming elections. You could tell the hype a…
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Why tobacco should still rule
Tobacco plays a central role in Malawi’s economy. It accounts for 60 percent of its exports, 13 percent of its…
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When you are too polite to say no!
Not long ago, I walked into our office complex and found this man selling a set of perfumes. A few…
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Master corporate speak
While English is the main business language in our country and in most international business setups, within the English language,…
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Unfair trading practices in football
Many times, consumers of various goods and services have found themselves on the receiving end in terms of the service…
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Winners, losers in Escom tariff hike
Five months after a “consultation process” I described as road shows or talking shops simply to hoodwink consumers and stakeholders…
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Controlling peer pressure
From time to time, everyone is subjected to peer pressure. Whether young, adult or old, everyone has to deal with…
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Malawi needs to invest in skills
My affection for the O-Ring Theory of Development, hatched by renowned development economist and Harvard professor Michael Kremmer in 1993,…
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Who is a Malawian woman?
It wasn’t until a few weeks ago, when a certain elderly woman meandered through a talk centred on the title…
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Identity crisis: Is PCL private or govt company?
Press Corporation Limited (PCL) CEO Matthews Chikaonda always takes himself as part of the private sector. Whenever he is invited…
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Evaluating civic, voter education in Malawi
The concepts of voter and civic education have been used interchangeably in Malawi although they are not exactly the same.…
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Beyond flaws of incumbents
There was a time, especially between 2010 and 2102, when opinion leaders in the country almost got everybody believe that…
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Surgery must be central—Nyengo
Nyengo Mkandawire has joined the elite ranks of full professors. Last week, he presented an inaugural lecture at Comesa Hall…
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What is wrong with planning within our means?
Ever since Finance Minister Maxwell Mkwezalamba hinted that he intends to frame the next budget without foreign budget support, there…
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