My Turn
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Of losing land to foreign investors
One of the things I hear from Malawians and pontificating NGOs is the constant whining about how we have lost…
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Africa’s glorious past
The belief that nothing good can come out of Africa is deeply entrenched in the minds of many individuals in…
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Taking responsibility for ending Aids
Transformative change is afoot among men and boys throughout southern and eastern Africa. Millions have bravely stepped up to protect…
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Of Amecea, Homosexual Unions, Pope’s Teaching and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
There have been suggestions in the recent past criticizing the communiqué that was produced at the end of the AMECEA…
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Debate: Review of abortion laws
Recently, newspapers have featured articles on abortion. The main arguments by proponents are that legal abortions will save money and…
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Take our cities back
Chileka International Airport in Blantyre is a farce. Earlier this year, the runway developed gapping potholes so severe planes had…
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Maneb is exploiting teachers
The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) conducts Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE), Junior Certificate of Education (JCE), Malawi…
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On illicit use of Viagra
The use of viagra is becoming popular among youths and older men as a way of boosting performance between the…
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Legislate CSR in extractives
Communities surrounding mining operations are always complaining that they do not benefit from the exploitation of minerals from their land.…
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Defying the odds
If and when the rural electrification programme gets to Masitala Village in Kasungu, the implementers of that programme will find…
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Female leaders and the enemy within
Gender equality is a phenomenon that continues to generate passionate debate, almost disproportionately to other social concerns. Policies, strategies and…
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Unhealthy obsession with trivia
I was first alerted to this piece when a friend sent me an e-mail link on Monday morning. It came…
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My Reconditioning national psyche
The Weekend Nation of June 21 2014, the day President Peter Mutharika and First Lady Gertrude Maseko tied the knot,…
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Reflecting on 50 years of independence
Let me begin by wishing my fellow Malawians, both outside and within the country, a happy 50th anniversary. It is…
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Today, Malawi is 50
Today Malawi is 50 and, usually, it is easy to point fingers and curse the past than turn around and…
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Building fire safety
In the recent past, there have been several building fire accidents in Malawi. The most notable of these accidents have…
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Waiting for our airline
The cold Johannesburg weather was quite a bother for me in the three days I was there. I just could…
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Igniting agricultural growth in Africa
At the African Union (AU) summit in Maputo, Mozambique in 2003, African Heads of State and Government made a resolute…
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Our country, our president
life in a dynamic news organisation is often breathtaking. An unhappy Goodall Gondwe walked into my former editor Vynn Phiri’s…
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On 50:50 campaign
The NGO Gender Coordinating Network (NGOGCN) would like to respond to two separate articles written by Muthi Nhlema and a…
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