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An ambitious, but achievable macroeconomic framework
It seems Malawi is on a sound macroeconomic footing. The economy is on a rebound, with Finance, Economic Planning and…
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How well do you relate with people?
I have received so many great pieces of advice over the years, from family and friends, from great books, and from…
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The power of culture
I grew up with one brother and four sisters. When I was five years old, a new member was added…
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Ebola outbreak and the urgent need for science journalists
The outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Western Africa highlights the urgent need to close the gap in communication…
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When helpless consumers are exploited
Except for a handful who speak out and demand their rights, many Malawians are known to suffer in silence. Some…
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Maximising productive time
Let us face it! A lot of people in our country are far less productive than their true productivity potential.…
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Why not Neno District?
Some institutions doing business in Malawi and benefiting from the communities they are running their businesses in give back to…
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Be afraid, be very afraid of Mutharika
Think thrice—or just forget it, if you thought President Peter Mutharika’s leadership would be different from his departed brother, Bingu.…
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Exercise fairness in salary increment
The 2014/2015 national budget is finally presented with an increase of civil servants’ salaries by 24 percent. This shows government…
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Taxpayers to pay for Mutharika’s ‘vengeance’
It is normal and expected that when there is change of government, some people lose their jobs as the new…
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The budget and me
There is something special in the budget. Since I was introduced to the waiting and listening of the speech in…
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Advice to the youth: Go for the hard to learn skills
One challenge the youth face today is that they hardly know how to direct their energy towards areas that will…
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A President who governs by vengeance
Without consulting the victims, you remove chief executive officers from statutory corporations or other government agencies; dispatch them to a…
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Will Malawian women ever resurrect?
We have said it before and we repeat it today. As founding and permanent apostles of the Interfaith International Prayer-house…
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Which way, Mr. President?
Honourable Folks, during the campaign period APM sounded like he was ready to inject into politics the professionalism of medical…
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SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Joyce Banda
Since the May 20 Tripartite Elections, former Malawi president oyce Banda has been silent. However, many issues have cropped up…
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That was a non event
As a journalist that has been in this business now for 14 years, it has always been drummed into me…
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Unima fee hike: Rethink PPP
Now that it is a reality that from the next academic calendar, undergraduate students with the University of Malawi (Unima)…
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Treasury needs some stability
In life, change is inevitable for varying reasons. Change is a law of life, so they say. Basically, change is…
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Avoid surprising your boss
One of the things that all bosses singularly and collectively hate is to be surprised by their juniors. In fact,…
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