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masa masina
masa masina
6 years ago

This maize is not stolen property. It is private property. It is the owners of this maize that are looking for good market where they can make profit. Malawian market is not favourable for dealing in maize because the government interferes too much with the markets. The president dictates the price of maize. And yet we claim Malawi is free market. Everyone in this country should be free to grow maize and sell it where they can make profit. That is what freedom/rights implies.

Dauzya
6 years ago

what can we do when we have a bunch of economists who have sacrificed their intellectual credibility over money. We are, indeed, all dead in the long-run—i beg to agree with Mr Keynes

mango zapya
mango zapya
6 years ago

Unfortunately, even the Joseph of Egypt was not a sober economist. He used the grain to dominate over the people, even his own. Why did he not empower the people to keep the grain by themselves? He deliberately created a dependency syndrome.

Chigwere Pa Euthini
Chigwere Pa Euthini
6 years ago

Mr Kumwenda!a forest alephela kuteteza nkhalango zathu,boma silinalakwitse kuyika asilikali mkhalango,a Malawi democracy timayitengela pena.

Economic Advisor
Economic Advisor
6 years ago

If this article is indeed written by a doctoral student in economics then we have a raw deal. There is nothing that shows analytical and probity skills required of a PhD student. It’s so basic. A waste of time and space. This should be a social studies essay by a Form 3 student.

Nyambi the Revolutionary

The writer is ignorant: Armies usually operate in Forests for the very purpose of cover and Military training has cartography, map analysis as one way of knowing terrain where combatants usually operate in warfare.MAFCO is located in Sengabay North Forest Reserve,Parachute Battalion is located in North Senga Forest Reserve,Chilumba Garrison is in Vinthukutu Forest Reserve and so are Support and ordnance depot on the foot of Thuma Forest Reserve. These forests are Gazetted and under the Department of Forestry but leased permanently to MDF who also protect the ecosystems. To them its solely for tactical cover so u author of… Read more »

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