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The closure of #Malawi's University is symptomatic of more than just failed #leadership

The closure of #Malawi’s University is symptomatic of more than just failed #leadership

[U]niversities need money, they’ve always done, they always will. The trick as far as government funding departments are concerned is finding a sustainable way of finding that money. A sustainable way that doesn’t demand too many resources from central government. But when a government has no money, and Universities themselves are unable to raise enough funds (for example through licensing of…

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How one #Facebook discussion about the #Republican #Party ended with a #Malawian activist admiting that 'I Love Hitler ' #Hitler #Bigotry #Nazisontherise

How one #Facebook discussion about the #Republican #Party ended with a #Malawian activist admiting that ‘I Love Hitler ‘ #Hitler #Bigotry #Nazisontherise

The US elections has revealed how polarised society really is. And it’s not just in the United States. On the wall of someone who calls himself a Republican, a Malawian national (who according to his Facebook profile is based in Doha, Qatar), a discussion about the Republican party and what it truly represents turned rather nasty, with an admission that he loves Hitler. It truly beggars belief…

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Why South Africa should undo Mandela’s economic deals

Why South Africa should undo Mandela’s economic deals

Patrick Bond, University of the Witwatersrand [I]s South Africa finally maturing to the point that the economic – not just political – compromises of the 1990s democratic transition can be reconsidered? When engaging student activists, for example, University of the Free State rector Jonathan Jansen frets that If [former President Nelson] Mandela gets any mention at all, it is as a sell-out, the…

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LOW LEVEL UNDERSTANDING IN #MALAWI – A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN YOU SAY: Oil and Mining agreements with investors, Oil companies and mining companies have to be public, and the process of awarding mining interests or oil exploration rights should be fully transparent, and not at the discretion of a minister or the president.

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LOW LEVEL UNDERSTANDING IN #MALAWI & WHY SUCCESSIVE #MALAWIAN #GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FAIL THE PEOPLE (Part 1)

LOW LEVEL UNDERSTANDING IN #MALAWI & WHY SUCCESSIVE #MALAWIAN #GOVERNMENTS CONTINUE TO FAIL THE PEOPLE (Part 1)

“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house” – Ezekiel 12: 2 WHEN YOU SAY: Government should be transparent and there should be no secret or backdoor deals between investors and government officials. All procurement must be open and must be overseen by a non-partisan…

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#Greed and misplaced priorities at State House in #Malawi

#Greed and misplaced priorities at State House in #Malawi

  [T]here’s that curious passage in Animal Farm, where Squealer, the pigs propagandist is sent to explain to the others the pigs’ justification for their privileges: ‘Comrades,’ he cried, ‘You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples, I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to…

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The one about the Hyena

The one about the Hyena

[S]capegoat are easy to find.Look around you, how many people can you see who you can blame for being involved in something, when it is they case that they are not solely to blame? The recent arrest of the infamous “hyena” or fisi, Eric Aniva from Nsanje has opened up a can of worms in Malawi, and has shown just how many of our cultural practices are damaging to our people. Yes preservation of…

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Child labour

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C3 (Malawi) wins Microsoft Affordable Access Initiative Grant

C3 (Malawi) wins Microsoft Affordable Access Initiative Grant

Chichiri, Blantyre – 24th May 2016 – C3 Ltd, a leading Telecom Systems Integrator in Malawi announced today that it has been awarded an Affordable Access Initiative grant by Microsoft Corporation. The grant is one of 12 which are aimed at helping young innovative businesses scale their solutions and business models to increase affordable Internet connectivity in communities around the world. C3…

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The challenge of Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) facing African leaders – What's next?

The challenge of Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) facing African leaders – What’s next?

Mr Trevor Hambayi, a PhD fellow at the University of Bolton presents an indepth perspective on the Challenge of Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) facing African leaders By Sang Nkhwazi [I]n continuing with the Global 100 Voices theme which we began a few years ago, our guest this time around is a Zambian Economist who has extensive global experience spanning over 20 years. He has worked both in the…

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Goodall Gondwe unveils 2016/17 US$1.6bn budget

Goodall Gondwe unveils 2016/17 US$1.6bn budget

Malawi’s Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe on Friday unveiled a $1.6bn national budget [M]alawi’s Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe on Friday unveiled a US$1.6bn national budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year. This comes at a time Malawi is struggling to feed more than 3 million at risk of  hunger this year as a result of the El Nino weather phenomenon. Gondwe admited that the budget would be…

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#Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority to end #CIRMS deal with #Agilis International

#Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority to end #CIRMS deal with #Agilis International

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority  to end CIRMS deal with Agilis International in favour of Global Voice Group [M]alawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has decided to end the contract it signed with Agilis International Inc., for the supply and implementation of the Consolidated ICT Regulated Management System (CIRM), the revenue assurance system procured by the Malawi…

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Banana Fungus that could wipe out the international banana market

Banana Fungus that could wipe out the international banana market

The Fungus kills Cavendish bananas and spores contaminate soil for decades. Named ‘Tropical Race 4’, it is now affecting Asia, East Africa and Middle East. Scientists in Africa and Latin America have responded by ramping up research on disease. [S]cientists in developing countries are scrambling to find a cure for a devastating fungus that threatens to wipe out the global banana trade and plunge…

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African Union Chapter to be launched at Chanco on Africa Day on 25th May

African Union Chapter to be launched at Chanco on Africa Day on 25th May

Malawi’s African Union Chapter (AUC) is to be launched at Chancellor College in Zomba on 25th May, to encourage more participation of youth in public policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. The initiative will coincide with Africa Day which falls on the same day. AUC in Malawi was first launched at Mzuzu University, and this second launch will enable the initiative to align its…

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Ex-manager of Malawian orphanage admits sex abuse of orphans

Ex-manager of Malawian orphanage admits sex abuse of orphans

Texas man pleads guilty to abusing children at an orphanage in Malawi [A] Texas man who managed an orphanage in Malawi has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing orphans in Malawi. Gerald Campbell pleaded guilty before a U.S. magistrate Wednesday in Midland, Texas, to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. A Justice Department spokesman says the 66-year-old Odessa man…

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#Vendors making obscene profits on #maize in #Malawi while #ADMARC drags its feet

#Vendors making obscene profits on #maize in #Malawi while #ADMARC drags its feet

Vendors making obscene profits on maize in Malawi while ADMARC drags its feet By S J Nkhwazi [R]eports from the north of Malawi are saying that the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) is failing to meet its mandate in some areas due to lack of cash. This has opened a gap for enterprising vendors to buy corn, very cheaply, sometimes for as little as K50 a kilo (instead of…

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Why #Malawian #Politicians and #Leaders should exercise more #Malawi #Africa

Why #Malawian #Politicians and #Leaders should exercise more #Malawi #Africa

Malawian leaders should exercise more, and lead the fight against heart diseases on the African continent. Africa’s Top Health Challenge: Cardiovascular Disease (The Atlantic) By S. J. Nkhwazi [I]t’s not just the sleek and ever cool Barack Obama who despite an often busy schedule regularly exercises, but even the great Nelson Mandela liked to exercise. The following  quotes of Mandela go some way…