The Warm Heart of Africa and foreigners
South Africa, May 2009. We watched in disbelief as a rubber tire was placed around the kwere-kwere ’s (as foreigners...
Columns
Teaching history and Malawian heroes (I)
On May 23 2012, I saw once more that a group of people had gathered outside the Blantyre Post Office...
Construction amid devaluation
Devaluation is a policy-related activity that lessens the value of a local currency compared to foreign ones, particularly major trading...
About teaching economics and current economic affairs
Any copy of The Economist that I receive from London, courtesy of my British friends contains news or discussions concerning...
Nothing new in Joyce Banda speech?
I have read with interest comments that there was in fact nothing new in President Joyce Banda’s speech at the...
Financial advisor for others—what about yourself?
Last Monday, I was so tired and all I wanted was a hot shower followed by a good movie. So,...
JB deserves credit on fuel
I am fighting the urge to talk about the ponzi-like scheme that a cabal of rogue bureaucrats in the Bingu...
Egyptians back at the polls to pick president
Egypt resumed its first free presidential election on Thursday after a first day of voting that passed off mostly calmly,...
Concerns over South Africa’s new security laws
Concerns are growing in South Africa that new laws on intelligence, security and graft-busting may end up protecting the political...
Lilongwe chief warns against maize selling
 A chief in Lilongwe has called on maize traders not to ply their trade in his area between now...
Tell us how some levies are used
 Two weeks ago, fuel pump prices expectedly went up in Malawi. It was expected given that our beloved kwacha...
Contact, dialogue extraodinaire
If the Devil is your neighbour, there may be some merit in maintaining a certain level of cooperation, albeit at...
Banks could have done better
Dust is yet to settle on the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) tax collection scam in which the public tax collector...
How Manchester City made history
We all know that Manchester United is a formidable team and arguably the most successful English club of the last...
Devaluation, central banks (II)
From Friday Last week, I explained why the kwacha was devalued and the likely consequences. This week, I will talk...
Don’t fire Ken Lipenga
I write to join the group or be the only one if that group doesn’t exist yet who are against...
Who pays for political mistakes?
Honourable Folks, the devaluation of the kwacha is the second big thing after the successful transfer of power to Madam...
‘Malawi’s economy has been in ICU’
Government on Monday announced a 49 percent devaluation of the kwacha. Albert Sharra talks to Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama)...
Malawi was run by gangsters
MAY 8, 2012 When Balaka South MP George Nnensa drew the attention of the country to the greatest fraud of...
MRA is a national shame
"Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Honourable Members are aware, domestic revenues for the 2011/12 fiscal year were projected at K242.5...
