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Why MSB needs new investors
Watching from the sidelines, I have always seen Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), the commercial bank 100 percent owned by government,…
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Avoid information vacuum
In the past, it appeared noble, humble and professional not to fight back when attacked. Today, for achievers, it sometimes…
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Chakwera’s real challenge
There is an age old problem that grapples with the issue of whether religion should be involved in politics or…
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Where did it all go wrong?
It does not require rocket science to notice that our political system is not successful. Having been independent for close…
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Economics and psychology
It was at the end of the 1920s that John Maynard Keynes advised the would-be competent economists to be thoroughly…
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Dual citizenship may be way to go
Over the past several months, there have been debates regarding whether Malawi should allow its nationals to hold dual citizenship…
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On developmental policies
Developmental policies include any measure, policy or programme aimed at improving the growth and competitiveness of large sectors of the…
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Radical gender activism will backfire
That women have for centuries suffered gender-inspired injustice and inequality is an undisputable fact that only the ignorant can contest.…
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‘I cannot perpetrate violence’
Since 2009 general elections, Karonga Central has seen a number of violence cases and some fingers have pointed at Frank…
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Bring aha in campaign messages
Honourable Folks, we may not tell who’ll be in the State House next year but it’s more likely to be…
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BJ has no mandate in Mulanje
Being one of the ministers that are not Members of Parliament, Water Development Minister, Brown Mpinganjira, serves at the full…
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What is the point?
Native Authority Mandela, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC, and I did not spend a lot of time at Chembe Village, also…
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On choosing presidential running mates
Former vice-president Justin Malewezi this week jolted the country into the running mate buzz by tipping presidential candidates to pick…
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The root of many relationship evils: Finances
In many of the speaking engagements I have had with organisations or during wedding send-offs, one of the most common…
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Industrialisation versus kaunjika
A week or so ago, I was watching the BBC Focus on Africa in which three Malawians were featured, a…
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Building an effective ‘project’ team
Many projects fail because of the lack of a coherent and effective team. Even in operations, many companies and organisations…
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Why I can’t wait for Malawian Airlines
In The Nation newspaper edition of August 14 2013, Economic Empowerment Action Group president Lewis Chiwalo cried foul over fares…
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Crime and punishment without end
An American sociologist Robert K Merton developed what is often called the Strain Theory of crime. According to this concept,…
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The growing pains of Malawi
The wretched state of Malawi’s development is visible from the sky, more so as you approach Kamuzu International Airport from…
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Chakwera’s ascendancy: Malawi’s tribal based politics?
The road to the much touted convention was long, winding and bumpy. However, it was a road many MCP diehards…
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