Growing with business cycles
Hard times mean different things to different people. This largely depends on how old they are and how good their...
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Perfect your knowledge
I know that nothing is perfect, except heavenly powers. But let us for a moment assume that some of the...
Africa as a pole of global growth
As the global economy totters from crisis to anaemic growth, Africa is fast becoming a magnet for investments and a...
On President’s resignation or referendum
Out of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) conference held on 14 and 15 March 2012 at the Limbe Cathedral, the...
To have or not a referendum
The only official national referendum that I am aware happened in this country was in 1993 when the question was:...
I don’t need another father, thank you
For an administration with a mountain of economic and political problems to climb, it is amazing how arresting political leaders...
How’s Malawi? That’s the question
Honourable Folks, a friend based in the UK called earlier in the week and asked: “How is Malawi?†The question...
Tyranny is truly upon us
MARCH 20, 2012 The first 20 years of my life are indelibly scarred by the effects of MCP’s brutal dictatorship....
‘There is need for wider consultation on resignation’
In this interview, Paida Mpaso finds out from Chancellor College law lecturer Edge Kanyongolo what would happen if president Bingu...
Malawi needs cooperation not confrontation
From March 14 to 15, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) organised a conference at Limbe Cathedral in Blantyre to discuss...
Give us the real deal!
Today, information and communication technology (ICT) has virtually brought the world into our hands. Courtesy of ICT, gone are the...
Empower others through delegation
Delegation is a powerful practice once it is well embedded in day-to-day business operations. At the same time, delegation is...
Bicycles can solve fuel crisis
It would not be surprising to hear that cycling lanes are considered a priority on government’s transport infrastructure development. In...
Japan’s renewed revitalisation
On March 11 last year, Japan was hit by the worst earthquake in its history. As part of commemoration of...
Hard times demand hard choices
Having made reference to patriotism in an earlier article, it is still necessary to make due cognisance of self-interest. People...
When judges go on strike
If there are groups that I have utmost respect for, one of them is the legal profession and the different...
Give farmers dollars or devalue
As President Bingu wa Mutharika wastes precious time sabre-rattling against the World Bank ‘mission of juniors’ and hopscotching from one...
Regime drunk with power
MARCH 10, 2012 Malawians will ultimately decide in 2014 whether to retain DPP to power or kick it out. But...
Problem with Malawi’s democracy is trust
Honourable Folks, the spectacle in Blantyre on Wednesday and Thursday was a reminder of the biblical story of David and...
‘Our desire is to engage with government’
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on Wednesday and Thursday organised a conference to find solutions to problems the country is...
