Author: Beaton Galafa
Sale of state-owned MSB takes new twist as parliament opens the floor to public debate
Pressure continues to mount on the plans by government to sell Malawi Savings Bank with parliament referring the matter to members of the general public to give their views on […]
Don’t Let the Plunder Slay Us
It is as if the sun and the economy have connived to bring the country down. Popular sentiment is that the financial woes that have besieged the country are a […]
CHANCELLOR COLLEGE CLOSED AS SUPPORT STAFF CONTINUES STRIKE
The cliché refuses to die. It is still pouring on university students in the country as Chancellor College students got shocked Friday the 12th of December, 2014 with a letter […]
THE CRUMBLING CURRENCY BITES: CHANCELLOR COLLEGE TO DEMONSTRATE OVER ALLOWANCES
The intellects of Chancellor College have resolved to arrange for protests against delayed disbursement of upkeep allowance. The delay is not so big an issue though; they want it raised […]
2014 Amazed Them
The taxpayer has always thought Paul Mphwiyo was part of the scam. It was always irritating when the former president made him look a lamb struggling to fight off angry […]
MSB ERECTING NEW OFFICES IN BALAKA
The Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) plans to give its customers new breathing space with construction of a new building that will house its Balaka offices. Once the construction is over […]
KWACHA CRUMBLES AGAIN: FUEL PRICING DOES THE NEEDFUL
Panic-stricken consumers are tightening their seatbelts in readiness for prospective tough times ahead as fuel prices went up yesterday. Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority’s announcement of the upward adjustment of fuel […]
BALAKA SECONDARY SCHOOL OPERATES FOR OVER A MONTH WITHOUT TAP WATER: WITNESS THE MAGIC
It is 7:30 in the morning. Those who walk for a distance to work and their path forces them to get near Balaka Secondary School everyday are no longer strangers […]
THE MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY: WHO REIGNS IN A DEMOCRACY?
2013 wasn’t different from any other year to The Pearl of Africa: still an ally of the West and a major contributor to an African Union peace-keeping force in Somalia. […]
IT’S THE MOVIES CEAR, AND THE NOISE IS KILLING OUR TOWN TOO
It’s lunch time on a usual hot workday (November is an extension of October, so the heat never amazes us). On every week day, lunch-craving drags our feet to some […]