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Number of foreigners owning land alarming
In this interview, DUMBANI MZALE talks with LandNet national coordinator Yvonnie Mmangisa to find out more about the organisation’s work.…
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Which ‘well-wisher’ is footing the President’s endless flights?
Honourable folks, I was one of the millions of people across the world glued to their TV sets on Tuesday…
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Six months before elections: only PPM ready to govern
We are back at Nankhoma Lodge, Ntcheu, doing what we do best: eat, drink, dance and talk. The receptionist, Nasimoko,…
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The ‘sweet’ pain of balancing your personal budget
In a prefight scene from one of the ‘Rocky’ movies, Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky character looks into the unblinking eyes of…
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Who is Ireen Chikuni?
When the last chapter of this country’s history is written, there will be certain men and women whose contribution for…
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On corruption in Malawi
Millions of Malawians are suffering while about 35 percent of government funds intended to help the people is lost to…
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Will Keynesian economic policy do for Malawi
Behind any economic system, there is an economic theory explicit or implicit, so long as things seem to be working…
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Political side of the business environment
Malawi just slipped 10 points on the World Bank ease of doing business prospects for 2014. It now has a…
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Beyond the financial literacy week
From Monday December 9 2013, the Reserve Bank of Malawi in partnership with stakeholders in the financial services sector is…
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Self-discipline key to success
Many people want to achieve a lot but very few are prepared to travel on the long journey to success.…
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Gems from the Society of Malawi Journal
Volume 66 of The Society of Malawi Journal is quite a banquet and buffet for those who love history, biography…
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Which company’s shares should you buy?
Having a surplus from a salary earned in Malawi is a big achievement. Admittedly, sometimes it’s all about how disciplined…
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‘Goverment should be more serious on Cashgate’
In this interview, our reporter Boniface Phiri asks Malawi’s former vice-president Justin Malewezi to comment on the Pastoral Letter Catholic…
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PP looks more and more like a lame-duck administration
“It is very unfortunate that we can stay for two months unpaid. Government as an employer has become irresponsible and…
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Someone must stop Mangochi madness
Dec 4, 2013 Karl Heinrich Marx, the 19th century revolutionary socialist, wrote something to the effect that religion is the…
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My take on Escom tariff hearings
Honourable Folks, I use electricity for lighting, heating water and cooking. Most of the appliances in the home—computers, TV, fridges,…
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If male circumcision were the answer
Karonga is hot but Monkey in the Republic of Mangochi is hotter. The heat reminded me of my boyhood days…
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Thoughts on Mangochi fracas
It was clear , from the start of the Mangochi fracas, that Paul Msangwa, has been selling pork in Mangochi…
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Imaging a destination
There are some very hard jobs around, and they include those mandated in whatever way to sell a product or…
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Kwacha free-fall spells hard times
Things do not look good for the Malawian consumer in the short to medium term. With Christmas and New Year…
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