Columns
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On the accountability of NGOs
The question of the accountability of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has a tendency to polarise opinion. NGOs demand others to be…
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African Parks Network given another mandate
Last week the Malawi Government and African Parks Network (APN) signed an agreement in which the latter had been given…
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The evolution of Governor Charles Chuka
Sometime in January 2013—eight months after then president Joyce Banda, Finance Minister at the time Ken Lipenga and Reserve Bank…
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Face your finance fears head on!
Even though I write a lot about personal finance here and elsewhere, I still have a lot of my own…
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Umunthu is a dead philosophy
Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoison, SC (RTD), Mzee Native Authority Mandela, Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66 and I, the Mohashoi, are in…
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Sometimes crime pays
Unless I am grossly misinformed—which I am not—encroachment presupposes that a person occupies or enters another person’s property without their…
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Ending human trafficking a must
After being abducted, two young South Africans, one a 20 year-old woman and the other a 14 year-old boy, were…
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The kwacha is not a problem
Over the last week, the Malawi kwacha has lost some ground against our major trading currencies. As is the case,…
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Investing in collective investment scheme
As discussed in our previous articles, the importance of investing cannot be over-emphasised. In our two previous tips, we looked…
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Beyond unbundling of Escom
For a long time, Malawians have cried for competition or alternative players in the power market where Electricity Supply Corporation…
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Managing top talent
T he last two weeks, we have been discussing hints and tips on how you can become a good boss.…
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The master of timing, Barack Obama
Beneath the tantalisingly astronomical charming exterior that is Barack Obama lies a steely character full of resolve and dogged determination.…
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Why not a Chisiza cultural centre?
Half a century and counting in the aftermath national independence, this nation still stammers excessively to acknowledge, recognise and crown…
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On same sex relations, other matters
In the Weekend Nation of July 18 2015, the United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer informed us that her country’s Supreme…
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NAM picks a speck in financial report saga
News that the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has for the past six years failed to produce financial reports is…
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The role of economists
In The Nation of Monday July 20 2015, two eminent personalities had their views quoted about economists and politicians.…
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It is illegal for the Executive to keep or sell snakes
(There is silence in the courtroom as Judge Mbadwa is about to read his judgment on the judicial review on the laws…
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Mr President, Chilima is your greatest asset!
I don’t know about you, but President Peter Mutharika should thank God today, not tomorrow, for his Veep, Right Honourable Saulos Klaus Chilima. You see, since 1994, there hasn’t…
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When water becomes a problem
Most household chores require use of water. While water is the basic necessity for a hygienic domestic environment, improper management…
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Mutharika’s govt loosing focus
It is a well known fact that good leadership is key to the success of a country. Naturally, no leader…
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