On The Frontline
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Think deep about education, Mr President
I was in Lilongwe on Tuesday this week and I met a longtime friend, Steve Ndhlovu. Just like me, Steve…
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What appointments reveal about Mutharika
They say it has been a week of hiring, relocating and firing. But for me, it has been a week…
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Mutharika misleading Malawians on cashgate
As expected, Heatherwick Ntaba, the party’s supreme propagandist, led the team.uring the campaign period, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) capitalised…
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Professor, fund MUST, not cement subsidy
President Peter Mutharika should for once,not make history of being, like his departed brother, a professor of contradictions. Bingu’s dream…
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Beyond flaws of incumbents
There was a time, especially between 2010 and 2102, when opinion leaders in the country almost got everybody believe that…
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Walls of history are watching
Two possibilities come up when a middle-class fellow of my age tells you he stays in Nyambadwe, Blantyre. It is…
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Much ado about useless rigging claims
In the chaos of campaign season, it is not news when opposition political gurus go berserk preaching hollow sermons of…
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Banks taking advantage of weak RBM
My neighbour hates commercial banks. He actually hates them with a passion. He literally calls them thieves. Thieves who can…
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Saulos and Sosten are candles in the sun
I expected to meet with a bossy, flamboyant and all-knowing young marketer. But that is not the Saulos Chilima I…
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Beyond flaws of incumbents
There was a time, especially between 2010 and 2102, when opinion leaders in the country almost got everybody believe that…
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Beyond flaws of incumbents
There was a time, especially between 2010 and 2102, when opinion leaders in the country almost got everybody believe that…
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Why we need character-based, not issue-based campaign
What we want after May 20 is a great leader. We have had mediocrity and that is why, after 50…
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What flag is Paladin carrying of Malawi?
We were never a serious mining destination until 2009 when Paladin Limited (PAL) commissioned the mining of uranium at Kayelekera,…
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Cashgate is down but not out
Humans are best taught by tragedies. Consider the First and Second World Wars, for instance. They were, of course, tragic…
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Why Kamuzu is still ruling Malawi
You thought he was dead, right? Sorry folks, Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda is still ruling Malawi. Really? Yes. Just ask…
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Who really owns Malawi?
Today, all I have is a question: Who owns Malawi? Already I know how foolish the question is. Even a…
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The greatest regional voting lie ever sold
There was an interesting ‘Special Report’ aired on the multi award-winning Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) last week. In the report,…
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Beware, season of emptiness is here!
There are some people in the country who have always wondered what the official campaign period of the May 20…
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Criticism in an age of imbalance
President Joyce Banda revealed a week ago that government has already submitted the preliminary forensic audit report on the cashgate…
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Small boys that spill big
Great political truths always begin as blasphemy. So blasphemous, then, is to say that when presidents want to dust off…
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