NIB should be a political
Government’s move to legitimise the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is a welcome development considering that the bureau has been rocked in legitimacy and accountability malaise since its inception...
View ArticleWe cannot afford this wastefulness
Our investigations show that government has—between 2012 and 2014—spent at least K10 billion to train over 10 000 primary school teachers through its Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Initial...
View ArticleFighting poachers needs worthwhile investment
President Peter Mutharika can be forgiven for using whatever adjective at his disposal to declare war against poachers. Poaching is bad and should be fought at all cost. However, besides the “verbal...
View ArticleHolistic corruption fight needs adequate resources
Ever since the formation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the late 1990s, every president who has governed Malawi has proclaimed his/her commitment to fighting corruption. Zero tolerance to...
View ArticleEditorial: Govt should review procurement system
It is clear that suppliers and the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) and, of course, the entire private sector, are not amused with the mode of payment government has...
View ArticleEditorial: MSB has reached point of no return
It is a fact that the wholly State-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) is property of Malawians run by central government on their behalf, on trust, through the Ministry of Finance. Perhaps it is against...
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Prison conditions have been neglected for too long
By any standards, keeping 2 600 people in a space designed for 800 is inhuman and a recipe for disaster. However, this is the order of the day in Malawi’s prisons and the situation seems to have been...
View ArticleWell done govt but…
President Peter Mutharika’s directive to have all government departments audited is a welcome development and we highly recommend it. We commend it for the fact that it is high time government showed...
View ArticleGive to Caesar what belongs to Caesar
Day in, day out, local councils, especially those at city and municipal level, come under fire from frustrated residents and businesses for poor service delivery. The residents and businesses want the...
View ArticleBusiness decisions should decide MSB destiny
Whatever basis President Peter Mutharika used to suspend the recapitalisation process of sale of wholly State-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), we dare say the decision, coming rather too late, does not...
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