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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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Another curse for Malawi presidents
Allow me to join hands with Idriss Ali Nassah who recently wrote on this page about the curse of the…
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Delivering through motivation
Many managers and leaders simply use force and fear to get their team members to carry out the actions they…
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Fresh hope for power all day?
News about the commissioning of the much-talked about phase two of the Kapichira Hydro-Electric Power project in Chikhwawa should be…
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The chickens will come to roost, always!
He who brings kola brings life, Chinua Achebe. He who pinches your ear is family (wakutsina khutu ndi m’nasi), Chichewa…
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Tough times and tough people
Economic reforms anywhere bring hardships on some members of society though others do benefit. To put it differently, the pains…
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Stepdaughters cannot be substitute wives
In the Nation on Sunday of 5th January 2014, there was one of the many horrendous sexual abuse stories we…
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I am receiving death threats!
There is an interesting, if not sad, precedent in the office of the president. All our presidents have been targets…
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Criticism in an age of imbalance
President Joyce Banda revealed a week ago that government has already submitted the preliminary forensic audit report on the cashgate…
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Using parallel vote tabulation in Malawi
This article provides some insights into the concept of parallel vote tabulation (PVT), how it has worked elsewhere and whether…
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In love with him or his money?
I recently overheard a touching conversation between two middle-aged women. One of them, almost weeping, told of how she had…
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Peter must come out clean on LL house
It is very easy for the DPP hierarchy to tag Forum for National Development (FND) as PP hopeless stooges and…
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Isn’t Chief Secretary too relaxed?
Honourable Folks, as the head of the civil service, Chief Secretary Hawa Ndilowe appears too relaxed in the aftermath of…
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MCCCI goofs on LDF
Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (MCCCI) basis for linking Local Development Fund’s (LDF) additional expenditure to cashgate…
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2014 is Joyce Banda’s year
From Monday to yesterday afternoon, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, Native Authority Mandela, Abiti Joyce Befu, and I had a whistle stop…
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‘Registration exercise was successful’
In this interview, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) director of media and public relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa explains to PAIDA MPASO some…
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The golden rule: Spend less than you earn
It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Yet, there are many of us burying ourselves in debt (spending more than we…
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Our strange sky
May be because of lack of financial resources, many Malawians do not venture far beyond their places of origin. Their…
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Run your life like a company in 2014
A friend of mine last week asked me about my main resolutions for this year. As we were exchanging ideas,…
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