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10 modern heroes (Part I)
We are here in Lilongwe, the Capital City, the commercial city, and the seat of the Government of the Federal…
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Reaping from fabric business
Unlike most females who choose to sell clothes, shoes, handbags and beauty accessories, 23-year-old Mary Gondwe decided to make her…
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As scandalous as they come
On a scale of one to 10, I am caught in sixes and sevens about which is the most mind-numbing…
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Where Malawian entrepreneurs lose it
Expectedly, local businesses, notably bus operators, cried foul that government opted to hire South African registered buses to ferry…
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Be master of your industry
Many employees only hold affiliation to their profession or function. They will identify themselves primarily by profession. For example,…
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Message from xenophobia
By Dennis Kumwenda There have been different responses to the recent xenophobic attacks by South Africans on foreigners. Civil society…
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The country we would like
What sort of country should we like to have? Alas, there are no more empty, uninhabited spaces to which we…
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My man is lazy in bed
BMW, I am a married mother of one. My man is a darling, he comes home every night. He brings…
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Economic consequences of SA xenophobia
When white settlers in South Africa (SA) discovered rich minerals and opened farms they that they could not achieve…
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Malawi’s lost years—forsaken heroes
By Ceciwa Bwanausi Khonje It was a delight to read the recent interview with Douglas Miller in The Nation, about…
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Can xenophobia be eradicated in SA?
The recent spate of xenophobic attacks—which have claimed seven lives, with scores injured and hundreds displaced—have severely damaged the brand…
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Je suis immigrant
Xenophobia, one of the recent attributes of the rainbow nation, aka Republic of South Africa, is defined as “the intense…
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Will local languages deliver? (Part II)
Pupils will be equally affected. Woe to the pupil who transfers from one area to another to follow parents or…
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King monkey in the trap
The animals had once gathered to elect a new ruler. At that great meeting, the Monkey was asked to dance.…
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For Goodall Gondwe and Desmond Tutu
We, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC (retired), Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, leader of delegation and expedition, Native Authority Mandela, and…
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Tough opportunity for ‘intellectual budget’
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe has the momentum going into the approaching parliamentary budget deliberations that—according…
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So foul and so violent
When it comes to sabre-rattling, John Kapito, Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director, prides himself as the part master…
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‘Health system has failed us’
Government plans to introduce sweeping reforms to the health sector. PAIDA KADZAKUMANJA engages Minister of Health JEAN KALILANI to expound…
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Will ATI Bill go to Parliament this June?
The wait has been long—almost a decade. But the coming in of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) last year raised…
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Why you should avoid giving loans to friends
Let me say from the word go that I am writing this fully aware that I might lose friends and…
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