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Escom’s proposed 50% tariffs sickening
very year Escom increases its tariff, but it has little to show for money it raises. Blackouts that started during…
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University students, where is your voice?
University students, especially those at Chancellor College and The Polytechnic, are always in the news. Of course, that is not…
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‘Let’s improve election observation’
As the country goes to the polls in 2014, the issue of the quality of election observation will once again…
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Who has painted a gloomy picture?
There was a newspaper title that was screaming: ‘Donors paint gloomy picture.’ Such a title, I must admit, is gloomy…
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Avoid financial strains during festive season
The times are particularly hard for many people this year. This is partly due to inflationary pressures that have built…
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Mandela: there must be one like him
Honourable Folks, for reasons beyond my control, I didn’t have an early opportunity to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, my…
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‘PAC is satisfied with inquiry’
Some political commentators and members of the public have expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Public Account Committee (PAC) of…
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This is national humiliation
Every time I hear Western countries reading the riot act to us and talking down our leaders in the light…
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Don’t worry, be happy
We are leaving Ntcheu this weekend. Our next destination is not known. But as transparent and accountable travellers, we will…
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EU, Norway, UK stake out aid positions on the ‘Chaff’
There is no doubt that the Malawi Government’s fiscal position is precarious largely because a good chunk of the budget…
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A promising approach to end stunting in Malawi
Malawi has reached a tipping point in its efforts to end chronic malnutrition among children. It has acquired the knowledge,…
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Annual career reflections
You might have read or heard of the quotation from a popular novel that was used on MSCE syllabus, The…
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Cama making sense on Escom tariff hike proposal
Finally, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) and the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) last week kicked off their…
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On revenge porn in Malawi
It is happening again. Sexually graphic images of a Malawian woman are making the rounds online. By now, the poor…
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Impacts of teen parenthood
I am struck by the condescending view that teen pregnancy and parenthood are a normal reality of our times and…
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When I saw my Mandela
Hundreds of people walked past me as I made my way to where Nelson Mandela lay in a wood and…
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No wonder we are laggards
In August this year, I read an article in US Time magazine about the bustling rise of Rwanda. Of course,…
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To weed or not to weed
In the past several weeks, there has been a debate, which I would call a healthy debate, starting off with…
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Check noise polluters in residential areas
It happens so often these days such that an immense problem is slowly spreading its roots as scores of people…
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The shame that is our forecasting and modeling expertise
What exactly is Secretary to the Treasury Newby Kumwembe saying? Was he making sense even to himself when he told…
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