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The tyranny of numbers
Benjamin Israel, not Bibi, threw a punch line on statistics. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and…
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Begin the count
You and many others possibly never liked the inside of a mathematics classroom. I had a friend whose phobia for…
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Is privatisation a master key?
Two banks are up for grabs under the new jargon, public-private partnership (PPP), a much “sexier” term than privatisation. There…
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Inequalities fuel poverty
Like all of us, a decent life is what we all want. Deprivation or poverty is not a good thing…
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Is public debt an issue?
We all have run into debt at some stage in our lives for different reasons. Financial planners usually tell us…
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Poorest or numerical aspersion?
I guess we have had a couple of interesting stories this year. The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita versus…
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Business
Is public debt an issue?
We all have run into debt at some stage in our lives for different reasons. Financial planners usually tell us…
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Are we the new Greece?
You may have had a dose of Greek history in primary school. The boys of Sparta, now Lacedaemon prefecture, for…
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Affirmative action in public-private partnerships
A senior politician recently remarked about the ownership of prime properties in urban centres. The observation was right as it…
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Business Unusual
The twilight of 2014 is nigh and we can only look back and see how we got things done. There…
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Unlocking decent jobs
Think of CEOs of a few public institutions whose workers are on strike or threatening to do so. Their high…
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Saving corruption fighters
Some years ago, some politician made headlines claiming we are all corrupt in this country. We also decided to establish…
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Tossing up the tax coin
Zaccheus, never mind his height then, was demonised as could be any person that runs errands for Caesar. It is…
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A billion is just a number
The 2014-15 budget has been set at K743 billion from K648 billion in the previous year. It represents a 14.7…
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Slow death of eco-tourism
Slightly over two decades ago, if you had ever spent time in rural Malawi, the site of wildlife was quite…
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Streamline subsidies to create local jobs
Subsidies are not new in this country. They have existed for the last 50 years and have taken various forms.…
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Who will stop corruption?
In a few days time, Malawians will be electing a president, members of parliament and councillors. The campaign has been…
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Banking hall congestion, much ado about nothing
Once you walk into any of the banking halls you will be surprised by a line of clients trying to…
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Quality issues in leadership
Most of us are already caught up in the euphoria of the upcoming elections. You could tell the hype a…
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The reality of rural Malawi after 50 years
At the last count in 2008, Malawi has 13 million people, and a population growth of 2.8 percent, one of…
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