Yesterday I watched a video clip in which Trevor Noah, the stand up Comedian and host of the Daily Show appeared to be walking a thin line between describing what was happening to Kanye “Ye” West and how Noah’s comments on West amounted to concern and not “beef” as a member of the audience had …
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year. As far away as 2020 can possibly be mentally shut away, finally, we’ve made it into a new year – a reason enough for gratitude. But what a year 2020 was! What a mess… I’m sure most of us would very much like to forget about last year, and the C word, …
Who benefits from Malawi’s Mangoes?
I stumbled upon a discussion on Facebook about dried Mangoes originating from Malawi – which are being sold in some UK Supermarkets. I have known that dried Mangoes from Malawi are being sold across the world for some time, but I seem not to have given it much thought until now. Among the comments on …
Helpful Links about How to write a Business Plan
How to Write a Business Plan in 2020 [Examples, Templates, and Tools] (Review 42) How to Create a Simple Business Plan (Hearst Newspapers, LLC) How to Write a Business Plan in 8 Steps (JustBusiness) How to write a business plan (Entrepreneur Handbook) Since we launched our Entrepreneurship challenge on the 15th of October, we’ve received …
Society’s Sentinels
Scholars of history are a haunted bunch. They have spent years studying stuff from the past and have learned a few tough lessons from it. This is the case because history truly has a tendency to repeat itself. As the old Biblical saying goes: ‘There is nothing new under the sun’ Essentially historians exist in …
The income challenges faced by Local NGOs
By Sangwani Joseph Nkhwazi Last December, I had an interesting conversation with the director of a Non-governmental Organistion (NGO) in Malawi. It was before Christmas and as is usually the case with such a time of the year, most companies were preparing for the festive season, with Christmas parties aplenty and talk of presents for …