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How Kwacha depreciation affects your finances
In the past couple of months, given the recent depreciation of the Malawi Kwacha, I have had followers of my…
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Cashgate’s corruption lookalike
Honourable Folks, something about the word “just” casts a spell on Malawian politicians. In the past week alone, politicians on…
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The curse of primaries is here
January 21, 2014 Ken Msonda is not exactly my favourite politician. I just do not like the People’s…
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Chaos awaits councils after May 20
All indicators are that government—particularly the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (ML&RD)—is ill-prepared for the return of ward…
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Of elections in world’s largest democracy
A thriving and vibrant electoral democracy has been India’s distinct and durable identity, long before it asserted itself as an…
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Optimise your clarity and conciseness to succeed
That communication is key to success needs no proof or elaboration. But the nature and style of communication that actually…
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If this isn’t a rip-off, what is?
To many Malawians, making a call or sending a text message has become a luxury as very few of them…
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Who benefits from alliances?
It is a constitutional obligation that Malawians vote in the May 2014 Tripartite Elections to elect the president, members of…
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An exemplary life: Louis Pasteur
During the past 10 years, the image of Africa as a developing continent has changed for the better. We understand…
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I am receiving death threats! With Adamson Muula There is an interesting, if not sad, precedent in the office of…
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Beware, season of emptiness is here!
There are some people in the country who have always wondered what the official campaign period of the May 20…
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How to hold leaders accountable
Malawi will conduct the first ever tripartite elections on May 20 2014 that will usher in new councilors, MPs and…
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Of selective treatment at road blocks
My basic understanding of the purpose of police checks on the country’s roads is that they help law enforcers intercept…
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Can we get it right in May?
Honourable Folks, the prospect of voting again in the May 20 tripartite polls evokes in me both excitement and trepidation.…
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‘HIV risk is high among the elderly’
Over the years, there have been sporadic and scattered efforts by different organisations to reach out to the elderly in…
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You were prophetic
George K, You must have been prophetic in 2013! You did publish an article in one Weekend Nation editions (October/November,…
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Bohnox jettisons administration’s jet narrative
About three years ago, I sold a car I had bought four years earlier. Then two weeks ago, having arrived…
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Conference photos are money snatchers
The other day an ardent follower of this column wrote me narrating how she had kept track of her huge…
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Finally MCP, Chakwera wake up from deep slumber
Last Thursday, we drove to Mua Mission to see the beautiful Kungoni Art Centre located near Mtakataka in the area…
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Can we get it right in May?
Honourable Folks, the prospect of voting again in the May 20 tripartite polls evokes in me both excitement and trepidation.…
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