Reading Time: 4 minutesSeveral years ago I was given the responsibility of recruiting engineers for the printing organisation which I worked for. As it turned out, all the engineers I picked were from the northern region. My bosses were puzzled over how I, a non-northerner, could have ‘favoured’ people from the north. The truth of the matter was […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the most economically backward districts in Malawi is Dowa. This is so despite the district boasting a number of very proficient business people. In short, Dowa – and I would hasten to add Malawi – is a district/country full of ironies. A Dowa native called Mr Kondowe partly owns the Kang’ombe building which