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Beyond the Financial Literacy Week , what else?
It’s been a while since we had a Financial Literacy Week in this country led by the Reserve Bank of…
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Affirmative action in public-private partnerships
A senior politician recently remarked about the ownership of prime properties in urban centres. The observation was right as it…
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From the archives: Disposing stake in MSB
Following recent developments about the Malawi Government’s moves to dilute its shareholding in three financial institutions—Indebank Limited, Pride Malawi and…
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Congratulations Professor Grant Kululanga– Part II
Last week, we gave background to the event in December where Professor Grant Kululanga was inaugurated Professor of Engineering. Today,…
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Can Malawi be a knowledge society?
A knowledge society (KS) is economically revolutionary as it promotes the free flow and distribution of information and knowledge which…
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Chilima is the reform he is pushing
Let me begin by an honest admission: I get irritated whenever I get assigned by my bosses to cover ministerial…
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Starting the New Year with reflections
I would like to start off the year with commenting on three stories that came up in the final days…
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Mining companies benefit from mineral wealth
In 2007, the Malawi government licensed the Australian and Canadian registered mining company Paladin Africa Limited to open Malawi’s first…
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MBC, private radios failing other languages
Media organisations and journalists are good at criticising others. However, they do not do an introspection to assess themselves. When…
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Interview: Kikkan Huegan, new Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi
Kikkan Huegan has replaced Asbjorn Eidhammer as Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi. He explains to our reporter BonifacePhiri his focus during…
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Our chiefs, our shame
There was a time when Malawians used to be in awe of their traditional leaders. Not anymore. This is largely…
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Why Malawi hasn’t fixed it?
Honourable Folks, I like the direction the discourse on fixing Malawi is taking. DD Phiri on Monday asked: If Burkina…
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How to improve employee morale without breaking the bank
It’s New Year and one resolution I have made is to keep my staff happy. Happy, engaged employees are the…
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MDGs deadline: Progress for children
Compliments of the New Year! After the celebrations and New Year’s resolutions, it is time to look at what 2015…
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More thinking, more feedback
We are finally in the New Year 2015. In the spirit of first things first, let me start by once…
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Harmonisation of university selection
Let the year 2015 bring sanity where necessary and let it be a year where a spade must be known…
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Good and bad inequality
In the pantheon of economic theories, the tradeoff between equality and efficiency used to occupy an exalted position. The American…
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Of Dzalanyama forest
Formerly known as the Central Angoni Highlands Game Reserve, the status of Dzalanyama Reserve was changed in the late 1922…
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Why not Malawi?
Up to about 15 years ago, the profile of Africa among the continents of this planet was quite unattractive. People…
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Our borders, Hon. Chibingu are aiding crime!
It wasn’t that bad. Not so? I mean, the shooting to death by police two—or was it four?—armed robbers that…
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