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We need mindset change on food
A staggering 2.8 million Malawians are likely to face hunger this year, so says the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Mvac)…
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The folly of independence celebrations
The Independence Day offers us time to reflect on our history; where we have come from, where we are and…
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Out of chaos rose opportunities
In early March this year, Minister of Transport and Public Works Francis Kasaila raised his hands about the endemic corruption…
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Competition and Fair Trading Commission: Already dead?
We spent last Thursday afternoon in Cashgate City’s Area 44, popularly known as Kauma, where we went to conduct some…
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On being rattled by poll findings
Hon. Folks, it seems harder though he tried, APM could not bear the fact that voters in his own home…
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Mind your money!
Whatever your big goal in life might be, it will fall apart if these three elements are not strongly in…
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‘Trust us with finances’
A preliminary report by the National Audit Office (NAO) early this year raised various issues of financial mismanagement at the…
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The tyranny of numbers
Benjamin Israel, not Bibi, threw a punch line on statistics. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and…
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Know about 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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Abuse in public transport
There is an old form of violence in our midst solidified by both passengers and public transport operators; a violence…
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Missing the universal education goal
This year, 2015, was set as deadline for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the United Nations. Five years have…
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Trial of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
During the colonial days and the struggle for independence or democratic rule, two court trials of leaders hit world headlines.…
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On population growth and development
This year alone, Minister of Health Dr Jean Kalirani has twice sounded desperate over Malawi’s booming population. Backed by UN…
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Capitalism, wealth and poverty of nations
Rarely a fortnight passes without someone phoning to seek an opinion on a current issue in the economic and history…
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Some great minds are searching without
On this column we search within ourselves: within our people, our culture, our history, and indeed our lands to find…
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As I said, Hon Gowelo, we should have talked first
You may have read or at least heard that there is a fight between Minister of Local Government and Rural…
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The auto-teller machine
Drinking is becoming less interesting in this cold weather. Because of the bad weather, many people prefer to stay indoors.…
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Kangaroo MSB business avoidable
The other time in recent days, Goodall Gondwe went about town like some scared and scarred guy, sneaked past the…
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Mutharika has played us for fools
It is no longer a rumour as it was few weeks ago, Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) and Indebank have been…
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Nationalise MSB in future
Government has sold Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) under controversial circumstances. As MPs were busy discussing and passing a resolution not…
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