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Will APM master the art of governing in 2015?
By the time you read this, you will already be here—in 2015. I guess congratulations are in order for those…
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Of upside down anti-poverty policies
There is a general agreement in Malawi that poverty is the country’s most ubiquitous and insidious social problem. According to…
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The President of reversals
I don’t know why, but we have a President who always appears to realise that something is wrong only when…
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Forest reserves being shaved bare
Before our very eyes, we are watching Viphya Plantations, popularly known as Chikangawa, being wiped off the face of Malawi—literally.…
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Things falling apart for Peter Mutharika
It has only been six months and the Peter Mutharika presidency appears to be heading south already—before it has even…
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Does PAC need to ‘sit down properly’before facilitating debate?
The hype was feverish. The build up was intense. The expectations were set very high. But the conference’s contextual framework…
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Fishy business at Zalewa
If roadblocks are meant to curb crime by, among other things, ensuring that illegal cargo does not easily slip through,…
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Peter repeats brother’s gamble, but is context the same? (July 17 2014)
I wrote this on July 17 2014. I am sharing it again just to see whether it sounds as familiar…
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Chiyembekeza should not hoodwink us
If you can consistently have water in Blantyre for more than three days you are very lucky. I am told…
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Of upside down anti-poverty policies
There is a general agreement in Malawi that poverty is the country’s most ubiquitous and insidious social problem. According to…
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The dancing arena that is Capital Hill
It is a dance that is as ridiculous as the reasons for it and as unimaginative as the dancers themselves.…
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We can be a little serious with rapid afforestation
Before our very eyes, we are watching Viphya Plantations, popularly known as Chikangawa, being wiped off the face of Malawi—literally.…
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What is the economic and moral justification?
Every employee deserves a decent living wage and every worker has legitimate expectations of a periodic pay hike—probably at least…
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AG snubbed JB on land deal meets
Attorney General (AG) snubbed the Joyce Banda administration State House meetings, which the principal legal adviser felt would interfere with…
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Interest rate view from reader
I refer to your article in Cut the Chaff. Going by the mechanisms of money supply in an economy, interest…
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AG, govt agencies in conflict over land deal gone bad
Two government agencies are on a collision course over a land deal gone bad in Lilongwe after the Lilongwe Water…
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An ambitious, but achievable macroeconomic framework
It seems Malawi is on a sound macroeconomic footing. The economy is on a rebound, with Finance, Economic Planning and…
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A President who governs by vengeance
Without consulting the victims, you remove chief executive officers from statutory corporations or other government agencies; dispatch them to a…
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Sigh of relief: Goodall wisely stays the course
When Peter Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took over power in May this year, some of the biggest economic questions…
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Goodall’s toughest moment
Most of the people who just say Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe is one of the best…
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