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On your marks, get set, go!
The hardest part about changing your spending habits is simply getting started. You see, it is interesting to observe how…
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A Cashgate beneficiary testifies
Because of the cold weather that has pervaded Cashgate City, which has been our operations launch pad for all our…
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Some criminals have all the luck
Something about the arrest of Kondwani Guta, a police officer serving suspension for robbery, and the death of Perekani…
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The new ‘cashgate report’ and politics of donor accountability
The enhanced intrigue, puzzlement and speculation about the deepening levels of State rapine by the governments led by the…
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Mayor is the ‘chief in the city’
The decision to put to an end the practising of urban chieftainships has triggered some debate on whether the government…
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Managing career moves versus ‘career stability’
When I left college, I observed with keen interest the changing career of an accountant friend who graduated same time…
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How will Goodall balance the budget?
True to his hint, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe revised upwards the proposed 2015/16 National Budget…
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2015: Crucial year for climate negotiations
Due to its geographical location and its booming population, Malawi is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change.…
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Benefits of the new system
Following the roll out of the upgraded Malawi Traffic Information System (MalTIS), the Directorate has been awash with numerous enquiries…
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Problems of government
When there are cases of social problems in the country such as galloping inflation, grave unemployment and shortage of all…
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Leadership not for the fainthearted
I am sorry you missed it, but President Peter Mutharika was in terrific form and did your country proud at the…
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What might accelerate development in Malawi?
Two weeks ago, a young man who said was a freelance journalist telephoned my secretary to find out if…
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Hard work breeds brilliance
The digital age and new speeds of communication that come with it have greatly simplified matters. On the flip side,…
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‘Yes, no K92bn report, no Budget’
If it wasn’t for the news that opposition parties, on Thursday, threatened government with the ‘No K92 billion report, no…
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Urban chiefs versus the residents
There is noise in the courtroom before the judge enters: Time is over for town thieves! Ogulitsa malo inu! Odya…
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On glorifying poverty in Malawi
Recently President Peter Mutharika was in Egypt at Sharm el-Sheik attending a meeting on Tripartite Free Trade Area. While there,…
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Stop asking, start doing it
In May this year I attended a women leadership training that focused on personal and professional rebranding which was organised…
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We need a transformation in civil service
I have been pleasantly surprised to learn that there are a number of people who are deeply concerned about the…
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It is all about donor fatigue
Dear Biggie, I have been dating this wonderful young man for five years. I may be employed but he used…
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Why are we so cursed?
Why are we so blest?—a novel by one of Africa’s leading fiction writers, Ayi Kweyi Arma—shows mental disturbance due to…
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