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Were presidential debates useful?
Honourable Folks, after the three presidential debates which were preceded by running mate debates, a question arises: Are voters any…
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Conference photos: good memories, but money snatched, too
The other day an ardent follower of this column wrote me, narrating how she had kept track of her huge…
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Malawi needs strong, powerful local government
We, that is, Abiti Joyce Befu, also known as MG 66, the Native Authority Mandela, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, and I,…
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‘Malawians want free and fair elections’
With only few days to the country’s polls, our reporter Paida Mpaso engages US Ambassador Jeanine Jackson on Malawi’s preparations…
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Politics of opinion polls
On April 28, 2014 The Nation carried a headline which read: “Poll Says JB to Win Vote”. The news item,…
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Banking hall congestion, much ado about nothing
Once you walk into any of the banking halls you will be surprised by a line of clients trying to…
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Argue with facts
On the journey to success, you will meet many challenges. Even if you do not want or like them, you…
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Economics of the campaign period
It is campaign time for the May 20 Tripartite Election. Politicians are busy criss-crossing the country and their respective constituencies or wards…
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Exposing local development fund wonders in Mangochi
Malekano Lenadi from Traditional Authority (T/A) Nankumba in Mangochi district might be living hundreds of kilometers away from the town…
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This election will bankrupt you
For a country reportedly one of the poorest in Africa, the amount of money and resources the party in power…
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Vote for the best
In the year 2009 when the outcomes of the elections were announced, most people perceived the next one in the…
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Malawi’s credit journey
As Malawi is celebrating 50 years of independence; we at Credit Data CRB are celebrating 10 years of being part…
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Economic policies, deficits and Aid
have not read any of the manifesto statements of the political parties vying for power through the May 20 2014…
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What do we know about pensions?
Pension is one of the most overused terms in our society regardless of whether one is in formal or informal…
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Operating beyond independence – Part 2
Last week, we discussed how you can achieve so much by going beyond independence, when you leverage the power of…
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Is Malawi pricing itself out of the global tourism market?
My classmate at the University of Cape Town plans to visit Malawi after I convinced him that it is one…
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Theory and practice of central banking
We live in an age of monetary economics. When you work for someone, he pays you in cash and not…
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Saulos and Sosten are candles in the sun
I expected to meet with a bossy, flamboyant and all-knowing young marketer. But that is not the Saulos Chilima I…
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Whose interest is govt selling Airline shares?
During Bakili Muluzi administration, government, under the ill-advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank indiscriminately sold state-owned…
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‘Account number one is breeding mistrust’
People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) presidential candidate Mark Katsonga Phiri has been relentless in advancing the need to abolish government’s consolidated…
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