My Turn
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Should housewives be paid?
The Weekend Nation edition of November 8, 2014 carried a story titled ‘Should housewives be paid’ in which the writer argued that…
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Female lawyers in justice delivery
There is an apparent lack of recognition of the important role that female lawyers play and can play in justice…
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Rise of non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise world-over. Unlike communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases are not passed from one person to…
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We are all guilty of Cashgate
While financial forensic experts, anti-corruption officers and the police are busy hunting down selected individual suspects in connection with Cashgate,…
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Reform and reorganise Malawi
The message has been made loud and clear, several times. The British government will not bankroll anything requiring external assistance,…
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Lessons from Oscar trial broadcast
As South Africa’s athlete Oscar Pistorious continues his five years sentencing for his conviction over culpable homicide for shooting his…
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50 years of UN in Malawi
Malawi’s commemoration of 50 years of independence and 20 years of multiparty democracy coincides with 50 years of United Nations…
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Cashgate: Wake-up call on cybercrime
The term “cybercrime” is used to refer to the convergence between crime and modern information and communication technology (ICT). There…
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We need a culture of continuity
A recent survey found that Mali was the poorest country in Africa. Trailing Mali in third position was Malawi. This…
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Try community science labs
Government has decided to halt the implementation of the science curriculum which was supposed to roll out in the 2014/2015…
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Voices from slums
For the first time ever, in October 2014, two important milestones of the UN urban calendar coincide in the same…
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How Malawi can succeed
It is very easy for a country to succeed in all its development strategies. It is as easy as ABC…
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The power of culture
I grew up with one brother and four sisters. When I was five years old, a new member was added…
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Ebola outbreak and the urgent need for science journalists
The outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Western Africa highlights the urgent need to close the gap in communication…
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Why not Neno District?
Some institutions doing business in Malawi and benefiting from the communities they are running their businesses in give back to…
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Unima fee hike: Rethink PPP
Now that it is a reality that from the next academic calendar, undergraduate students with the University of Malawi (Unima)…
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To Mzuzu via Lakeshore
A few days ago, a friend of mine and I drove to Mzuzu via the Lakeshore Road. It was heavenly. The…
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Improving English proficiency in schools
There are good reasons many Malawians are happy with the new policy for English to be the language of instruction…
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The absurdities of witchcraft claims
Until the end of the 19th century, Malawian societies used to engage in hunting for and eliminating people suspected of…
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Investigating market fires
Malawi has experienced market fires with such regularity that each of the country’s cities has experienced its own fires. Market…
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