Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Arise and Shine Malawi
This week kwacha has been stable trading A Dollar @ Mk383.00 from MK430 (as of 6 April 2013 @ FDH bank). Is the ERP back on track? Some many indicators(ie HDI indicators have gone up) to prove that the ERP is on TRACK, though this may not be for long, one can only imagine what will happen when the tobacco season closes. For business men this is an opportunity for them to travel and accumulate more stocks as much as possible, for Forex trader's this is an opportunity for you to buy dollars and keep them for greener pastures are around the corner after this tobacco season is gone.
This is the danger of having an economy that relies on agriculture. I am not saying agriculture is not the way to economic prosperity but it is inconsistent. We will always have these on and off season of economic prosperity. I think it is high time the Government and the people of Malawi change this country from the an agricultural dependent economy to a more industrialized economy. Our industries should take a huge part of the exports. Let us learn from countries like Singapore, who are physically endowed with natural resources but they have the human factor to their hand. Malawi is a youthful country with half the population below 18yrs of age. Though we not physically endowed with natural resources, we have what it takes to make Malawi to be a super economy. Lets use this huge chunk of the population to make Malawi a super economy. Shift our focus to this population, train them educate them to be entrepreneurs and let them be the salt and light of Malawi. As for the aging population they have to believe and forge ahead towards that Malawi they dream of. Things and times are changing, we cannot continue with the very same thoughts we had yesterday, lets get rid of the turf-ism and be innovative...
"Malawi has 2 million jobs to offer and 7 million people are below 18years old and schooling, these people in near future will have to fight for the 2 million jobs"- Dr Mataya, My proffesor in Management Development Economics
This is the danger of having an economy that relies on agriculture. I am not saying agriculture is not the way to economic prosperity but it is inconsistent. We will always have these on and off season of economic prosperity. I think it is high time the Government and the people of Malawi change this country from the an agricultural dependent economy to a more industrialized economy. Our industries should take a huge part of the exports. Let us learn from countries like Singapore, who are physically endowed with natural resources but they have the human factor to their hand. Malawi is a youthful country with half the population below 18yrs of age. Though we not physically endowed with natural resources, we have what it takes to make Malawi to be a super economy. Lets use this huge chunk of the population to make Malawi a super economy. Shift our focus to this population, train them educate them to be entrepreneurs and let them be the salt and light of Malawi. As for the aging population they have to believe and forge ahead towards that Malawi they dream of. Things and times are changing, we cannot continue with the very same thoughts we had yesterday, lets get rid of the turf-ism and be innovative...
"Malawi has 2 million jobs to offer and 7 million people are below 18years old and schooling, these people in near future will have to fight for the 2 million jobs"- Dr Mataya, My proffesor in Management Development Economics
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Thursday, 28 February 2013
ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP or a CONTRACT?
The chichewa proverb "Gumula zikule"(break it down and you will fail to build again) illustrates the unproductivity of unconstructive criticism. i saw a picture recently that said: "Teenagers need role models; they have enough critics"
One of the factors that makes for unhealthy relationship is selfish or self centered motives. A relationship very much involves the quality of giving and sharing. When one seeks to use another person to his or her needs then that cannot be a healthy relationship.we tend to use others and are only interested in them so long as they conform to the image we have of them. In such a situation
the relationship then can be said to be unconditional. Relationship says, "i will only love you if..." A conditional relationship is what can be called a contract. The basis of interaction is the contract. There are some people who will act as though they are interested in you only to get what they want, once they have it you served their purpose. Then they lose interest in you.
I a relationship that seeks to build each other, LOVE should be unconditional. This is to say there no expectation, but the relationship is not buiilt on those expectations. For example parents should love their child no matter what the child does. One may not approve of certain acts and indeed parents have the duty to displine and rebuke where need but one needs to realise that the love should be unconditional, "Chakubala Chimasanzitsa? Obereka amanyasidwa?
(Does what one gives birth to make one vomit? Does the one who gives birth feel bad about it?)
One of the factors that makes for unhealthy relationship is selfish or self centered motives. A relationship very much involves the quality of giving and sharing. When one seeks to use another person to his or her needs then that cannot be a healthy relationship.we tend to use others and are only interested in them so long as they conform to the image we have of them. In such a situation
the relationship then can be said to be unconditional. Relationship says, "i will only love you if..." A conditional relationship is what can be called a contract. The basis of interaction is the contract. There are some people who will act as though they are interested in you only to get what they want, once they have it you served their purpose. Then they lose interest in you.
I a relationship that seeks to build each other, LOVE should be unconditional. This is to say there no expectation, but the relationship is not buiilt on those expectations. For example parents should love their child no matter what the child does. One may not approve of certain acts and indeed parents have the duty to displine and rebuke where need but one needs to realise that the love should be unconditional, "Chakubala Chimasanzitsa? Obereka amanyasidwa?
(Does what one gives birth to make one vomit? Does the one who gives birth feel bad about it?)
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