Two of Malawi’s biggest donors, the World Bank and former colonial power Britain, have announced big new aid packages - in the latest sign of the impoverished nation’s improving fortunes.
everytime you hear of the World Bank and IMF 'donating funds' then you know that country is in trouble. Report Abuse
Oct 28, 2012
Mphatso
May I ask a question? Why does the Sowetan write articles as if they are from the west? What good is it to say "Malawi the impoverished nation...." as if the common feature of all our countries in SADC and the wider African continent isnt poverty? I have had the privilege of going to Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and have lived in Malawi, and honest to goodness, there are strikinh similarities. The only difference is that each country blames its poverty on a different discourse. In SA its all about the ANC, in Zimbabwe its the colonialists, in Malawi its the Banda dictatoriship, in Zambia its Rupia Banda's implementation of the structural adjustment programmes, in Tanzania its Julius Nyerere's overly ambitious rural growth centres strategy, and so on. But one thing common about these countries is poverty and poor leadership. can we be a little more respectful of that simple fact and stop stereotyping each other's countries based on things we all share in common? Cheers Report Abuse
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CheeseBoy
everytime you hear of the World Bank and IMF 'donating funds' then you know that country is in trouble.Report Abuse
Mphatso
May I ask a question? Why does the Sowetan write articles as if they are from the west? What good is it to say "Malawi the impoverished nation...." as if the common feature of all our countries in SADC and the wider African continent isnt poverty? I have had the privilege of going to Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and have lived in Malawi, and honest to goodness, there are strikinh similarities. The only difference is that each country blames its poverty on a different discourse. In SA its all about the ANC, in Zimbabwe its the colonialists, in Malawi its the Banda dictatoriship, in Zambia its Rupia Banda's implementation of the structural adjustment programmes, in Tanzania its Julius Nyerere's overly ambitious rural growth centres strategy, and so on. But one thing common about these countries is poverty and poor leadership. can we be a little more respectful of that simple fact and stop stereotyping each other's countries based on things we all share in common? CheersReport Abuse
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