Category: Society
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Public Finance is never neutral
Introduction In discussing agricultural spending in Malawi, I asked why the country invests more in maize than in livestock. While maize is vital to food security and widely consumed, its prominence is influenced by a range of complex factors. These include electoral motivations, financial incentives, donor preferences, and institutional biases. This highlights a deeper issue…
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Accountancy Bodies Seek Protection of the term “Accountant”
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and other Accountancy bodies through the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) is campaigning for legal protection for the term ‘accountant’. It believes that, in the same way that the term ‘solicitor’ means a client will have the services of a qualified solicitor, the term ‘accountant’ should denote…
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Suprises at the Euro 2008
The ongoing Euro 2008, taking place in Austria and Swirtzland has not been short of suprises. Firstly the German 3-2 Portugal result which many never thought a team with probably the world player of the year (Ronaldo) could lose.Then came the Croatia -v- Turkey game in which Turkey won to proceed to semi-finals on penalties.…
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The University Quota system
I have read sentimental comments on both nyasanet and malawitalk in relation to the announcement that the University of Malawi will invoke the quota system of selecting freshmen to University. The selection criteria was abandoned some few years back for it was perceived to be discriminatory. There is a court determination to this effect (the…
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