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When wives put New Year resolutions on dashboards!
The other Friday last year, a friend gave me a lift. A picture on his car’s dashboard caught my attention.…
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‘May the better candidate win’
Outgoing Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu-Banda recently announced his retirement from active politics after presiding over Parliament which saw presidential…
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Getting things done in 2014
We have just finished another year and we are now beginning a fresh 2014. Some people have achieved big things…
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Make things happen in 2014
If you are reading this, be very grateful to God the Almighty for allowing you and me to make it…
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On Master of Science in innovation
The Nation of Thursday 19th December 2013 carried Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must) advertisement calling for applications for…
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Gas could be a solution to blackouts
Malawians seem to have come to terms with indefinite load shedding schedules from the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom)…
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Until we become citizens
Not once, but twice, has Steve Nhlane, State House spokesperson, uttered words confirming that we, Malawians, are subjects not citizens…
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donors are not walking away
A lot has been written and said in the media recently about the role of development partners. There is talk…
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Happy New Year!
Learnt from a friend that Dr Cassim Chilumpha was considering being Austin Atupele Muluzi’s presidential running mate. I did not…
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Worshiping men, women of God
There is this exaggerated manner in which some church goers regard religious leaders such that you sometimes wonder if such…
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Facing your finance fears
Even though I write a lot about personal finance here and elsewhere, I still have a lot of my own…
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No free lunch, Madam President
December 23, 2013 There is a new but naive lexicon that has come out of the State House these days…
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Muluzi is the fine one to talk!
The other day—nearly two weeks ago to be exact—former president Bakili Muluzi took time from his not-so busy schedule to…
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‘Some infrastructure has outlived lifespan’
Dry taps are the order of the day in many locations in the country. During the dry season, water officials…
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One step forward, two steps backwards
Honourable Folks, a fact we can’t ignore as we begin the count-down to the New Year is that we shall…
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Dedza. Yes, we are in Dedza
Despite my protestations, we are in Dedza. Our commander-in-chief and leader of delegation, Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, directed that…
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Thinking outside boxed workers
Firms constructing the 179-kilometre Nacala-Moatze railway line must rethink their inward-looking public health approach because reaching out to surrounding communities…
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Journalism and nationalism in Africa
Modern democratic nation states cherish the virtuous role that journalism plays in disseminating useful information to citizens and holding accountable…
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Keep deadlines to become dependable
Today, we want to focus on what you can do to ensure that you build a dependable reputation, especially as…
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Bye 2013, where do we go from here?
This is my last entry of Business Unpacked in 2013 as today is the last Thursday of this year. Before…
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