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How about some romantics
My name is Big Man Wamkulu or in short, BMW. And I demand respect. My column will be the forum…
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The irony that is Mutharika
This write-up joins President Peter Mutharika and the media fraternity in the country in paying tribute to Nation Publications Limited…
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The poverty lie that keeps Malawi poor
Between 2006 and 2009, I was a die-hard member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Of course I do not…
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Lessons from Edward Chitsulo’s short life
Edward Henderson Chitsulo, aka Moya KL Mphwanye, SP, OSP, OLT, was different things to different people. As we heard during…
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MCP’s guilt is own
On Tuesday, Malawi Congress Party’s administrative secretary, Potiphar Chidaya, wondered why the Lilongwe City Council is making a special case…
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Malawi Health system has failed us
Government plans to introduce sweeping reforms to the health sector. Weekend Nation engages Minister of Health JEAN KALILANI to expound…
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‘Zaboma’ mindset must change
Hon. Folks, allow me to say “thank you” to President Peter Mutharika, former President Bakili Muluzi, Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa,…
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What lessons has Edward Chitsulo left for us?
For those of us whose lives the late Edward Chitsulo touched in so many different ways, the mourning period will…
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How the Admarc empire was lost
From the vibrant 1970s and 1980 to the apparent lethargy of today, the journey of Admarc is a story of…
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Busy accumulating wealth and neglecting your health
You may not have known Billy Mays but you certainly must have known Michael Jackson. The latter got most of…
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Is privatisation a master key?
Two banks are up for grabs under the new jargon, public-private partnership (PPP), a much “sexier” term than privatisation. There…
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My best ‘Raw Stuff’ lesson
With the passing away of veteran journalist Edward Chitsulo, Malawi has lost one of its greatest sons. I had the…
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Two sides of the compensation issue
About a week after the March 3 holiday, I received a telephone call from one of the broadcasting stations for…
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Learning economics through economic terms
Aristotle described man as a social animal, some scholars knowledgable in Greek say the Greek term he used is better…
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Britain bribed Malawi over 1959 martyrs: Really?
We spent the past six days doing what all normal Malawians in this great federal republic do. We worked in…
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Celebrating frivolity on a frivolous day
As bad ideas go, Democratic Progressive Party’s idea to hold a commemorative shindig for the day President Peter Mutharika, alongside…
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On 2nd anniversary of arrest for treason
Honourable Folks, what would make APM, a law scholar to boot, and six ministers—who together make up 35 percent of…
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Interview: We are not selling MSB to shield anybody—Gondwe
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe tells us why government has plans to dispose of some shares…
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DPP goes bananas
Whatever it is that these Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) zealots may be getting high on, they better stop it. Whether…
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When parents train children to be poor
Just yesterday, I stumbled across a very interesting read. Some American I have admired so much for his personal finance…
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