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Happy New Year!
Learnt from a friend that Dr Cassim Chilumpha was considering being Austin Atupele Muluzi’s presidential running mate. I did not…
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Worshiping men, women of God
There is this exaggerated manner in which some church goers regard religious leaders such that you sometimes wonder if such…
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Facing your finance fears
Even though I write a lot about personal finance here and elsewhere, I still have a lot of my own…
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No free lunch, Madam President
December 23, 2013 There is a new but naive lexicon that has come out of the State House these days…
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Muluzi is the fine one to talk!
The other day—nearly two weeks ago to be exact—former president Bakili Muluzi took time from his not-so busy schedule to…
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‘Some infrastructure has outlived lifespan’
Dry taps are the order of the day in many locations in the country. During the dry season, water officials…
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One step forward, two steps backwards
Honourable Folks, a fact we can’t ignore as we begin the count-down to the New Year is that we shall…
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Dedza. Yes, we are in Dedza
Despite my protestations, we are in Dedza. Our commander-in-chief and leader of delegation, Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, directed that…
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Thinking outside boxed workers
Firms constructing the 179-kilometre Nacala-Moatze railway line must rethink their inward-looking public health approach because reaching out to surrounding communities…
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Journalism and nationalism in Africa
Modern democratic nation states cherish the virtuous role that journalism plays in disseminating useful information to citizens and holding accountable…
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Keep deadlines to become dependable
Today, we want to focus on what you can do to ensure that you build a dependable reputation, especially as…
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Bye 2013, where do we go from here?
This is my last entry of Business Unpacked in 2013 as today is the last Thursday of this year. Before…
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Escom’s proposed 50% tariffs sickening
very year Escom increases its tariff, but it has little to show for money it raises. Blackouts that started during…
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University students, where is your voice?
University students, especially those at Chancellor College and The Polytechnic, are always in the news. Of course, that is not…
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‘Let’s improve election observation’
As the country goes to the polls in 2014, the issue of the quality of election observation will once again…
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Who has painted a gloomy picture?
There was a newspaper title that was screaming: ‘Donors paint gloomy picture.’ Such a title, I must admit, is gloomy…
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Avoid financial strains during festive season
The times are particularly hard for many people this year. This is partly due to inflationary pressures that have built…
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Mandela: there must be one like him
Honourable Folks, for reasons beyond my control, I didn’t have an early opportunity to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, my…
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‘PAC is satisfied with inquiry’
Some political commentators and members of the public have expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Public Account Committee (PAC) of…
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This is national humiliation
Every time I hear Western countries reading the riot act to us and talking down our leaders in the light…
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