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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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Social media and morality
Social media is breaking barriers, providing people an instant way of communication. Social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Twitter and…
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Lessons from HPV Awareness Day
On March 4 2017 in Cape Town, the International Papilloma Virus Society (IPVS) set aside the annual International Human Papillomavirus…
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Locked with hubby’s brother
Biggie, I am in a big fix. You may call it a dilemma. I am using the whole energy in…
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Party constitution does not regulate distribution of party attire
(Sauli Cloud is contesting the ban of T-shirts embossed with his picture. The judge is already seated) Judge Mbadwa: This…
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Rebels without cause
Let us face it, the only purpose the so-called rebels from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are now serving in their…
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Wrong, dangerous youth empowerment
Currently, in Malawi, there is so much talk about youth empowerment. This is due to the fact that most youths,…
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Kamuzu the innovator
Tomorrow is Kamuzu Day, a day on which the nation, or those who will, spare a moment to remember the…
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Sona: attempt at self-validation?
Hon. Folks, my thoughts are still on the Sona (State of the Nation Address) presented in Parliament on Friday last week.…
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When sisters attack each other
There were ugly scenes a week ago in Lilongwe when some overzealous Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadets harassed and…
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ACB biting off more than it can chew
At last check, Malawi was rated among the countries with the highest levels of corruption. Now, it might have taken…
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The Inviolability of Parliament
The unanimous decision Parliament took this week that tough action be taken against a group of party thugs who disrupted…
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