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Skilled diplomats as negotiators
Globalisation and economic interdependence alters diplomacy and the skills needed for diplomats. In the past, diplomats negotiated with the political…
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When the budget is but a wish-list
For the fifth and final time in the 2014 to 2019 term of office, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and…
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Forgotten children in jail
Prisons in the country wear an ugly and brutal face: congestion, malnutrition, unsanitary conditions and high disease burden. Yet…
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Are we leaving boys behind?
Recently, our organisation, Girls Empowerment Network (Genet) presented findings of a baseline study for Enabling Girls Advance Gender Equity…
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Wife nags, should I divorce her?
Dear BMW, I have an extremely stressful job as a journalist and I need to blow off steam after work…
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Lens don’t lie
There are three heartbreaking pictures users of social media in this country couldn’t have missed this week. The first one,…
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When university chancellor exercises right to entertain students
Dear judge Mbadwa, I, Mapuya, the esteemed leader of the People’s Demagogic Party (PDP), a professor emeritus and the coveted…
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How low can we go?
Former president Bingu wa Mutharika [may his soul rest in peace] instilled in Malawians the need to ‘dream in colour’.…
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Time for reckoning for politicians
As Malawian are getting ready for the 2019 elections, it is indeed time for reckoning for the political leadership. It…
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Whiplash effect of intra-party disputes
Hon Folks, did the MCP convention deliver a credible election? The question is important because MCP enjoys the status of…
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The syndrome killing Malawi’s political parties
We have always criticised political party founders for personalising political parties they founded. We have said that when you found…
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What next after the K24m debacle?
The student activists of the early 80s and 90s who risked their lives and freedoms for the children born post…
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Serving with purpose
On Saturday March 31, Ian Khama stepped down as the president of Botswana as his term ended ahead of next…
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‘Universal social pension scheme for elderly is feasible’
The Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare and the Malawi Network of Older Persons’ Organisations (Mnepo) recently launched…
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Challenges remain in natural resources governance
We on the streets this week have lent our ears to our brothers on the continent. We are told that…
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Save the money you are ‘wasting’ today!
If you’re like most people, the thought of saving money conjures up thoughts of endless budgeting that denies you enjoying…
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Sharpe Valley Police Station deserves a vehicle
Soon after our participating in the 2018 Press Freedom Day events in Blantyre, the City of Darkness, Professor Abiti Joyce…
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Securing the public purse
Former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chariperson Justice Maxon Mbendera (deceased) in declaring winners of the last elections made one critical…
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Youth as policy implementers
Every young person is entitled to human rights as instituted in the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi and international…
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Why insurance penetration remains low
Insurance penetration rate in the country remains one of the lowest in the world at 1.4 percent of the population,…
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