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My Diary
Rethinking presidential retirement age
June 18 2020 The growing animosity between the Executive and Judiciary branches of government has reached a low ebb to…
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My Diary
Elections train pushing against odds
June 11 2020 So, in all its wisdom, the Ministry of Health decided to conduct walk-in interviews for thousands of…
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Election fever heightens
June 4 2020 It is clear that politicians have engaged an extra-gear as we head towards the fresh presidential elections.…
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My Diary
Season of mudslinging is here
May 28 2020 The campaign season is back. Never mind, we are not yet sure of the specific date the…
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My Diary
Little being done on cyber crime
May 21 2020 Making his presentation during a joint press briefing with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), the National Registration…
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My Diary
Ansah confusing one and all
14 MAY 2020 Malawi has had people at the helm of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). We have seen justices…
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My Diary
May! Oh May! Here you are again
7 May 2020 In the Standard Eight English book of old, there used to be a poem which went: Half…
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My Diary
Capitalising on Malawians’ suffering
30 April This has been a busy week for President Peter Mutharika. For some time, people misconstrued his silence and…
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Society
Mateulah writes right
It is a story about a girl, Forgiveness, who is raped by her father. The lockdown on her social life…
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This antagonism will not help
April 23 Last week, President Peter Mutharika and chairperson for the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19 Jappie Mhango announced the…
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Thoughts on the novel virus
April 2 2020 As I write, there are 950 638 cases of coronavirus across the globe. So far, 48 289…
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Why is Ansah so picky-choosy?
26-03-2020 The coronavirus has hit us hard. The disease the virus causes, Covid-19, has claimed many lives in the short…
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Mutharika sheds off ‘meekness’
19.03.2020 So, President Peter Mutharika has been wielding his power. It all began with his words at the inaugural rally…
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Front Page
Admarc to buy maize April
Admarc will this year start buying maize from farmers in April, about three months earlier than it has done in…
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When the arrests begin, you only know
The swiftness with which the Malawi Police Service (MPS) acted on Sunday in arresting activists Gift Trapence and Reverend MacDonald…
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Capitalising on ignorance
During the week, supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) engaged another gear in the freedom of expression drive when…
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Editors Pick
Laura Banda: Her father’s daughter
She may be Lucius Banda’s daughter, but Laura Banda is charting her own path, albeit not too far from the…
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Capitalising on ignorance
During the week, supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) engaged another gear in the freedom of expression drive when…
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Guest Spot
‘Maize is too expensive in Malawi’
About 2.8 million people in Malawi face hunger due to acute maize shortage. Although the staple is sparsely available, it…
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Lessons from Presidential Election case
The Constitutional Court, comprising High Court judges Healey Potani, Ivy Kamanga, Redson Kapindu, Mike Tembo and Dingiswayo Madise, on Monday…
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