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[ said]: You are free to wear what you want,
afriquejet 20-JAN-12
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[ said]: Women or girls in this country have the right to wear what they want and there is no law that restricts what they should wear,
nyasatimes 19-JAN-12
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[ said]: I have not sent anybody to harass women in the streets. These people do not have my permission,
nyasatimes 19-JAN-12
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[-said]: You are free to wear what you want. Women who want to wear trousers should do so as you will be protected from thugs, vendors and terrorists,
news24 19-JAN-12
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[-told]: I did not say that,
nyasatimes 15-JAN-12
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[-said]: Malawians need to know that the People’s Republic of China has given us all these development structures without any preconditions,
nyasatimes 11-JAN-12
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[-accused]: castigating civil society leadership and invest its energy into looking for solutions to the current debilitating challenges the country is going through.
nyasatimes 08-JAN-12
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[ordered that:]: you can trade wherever you want and no one should harass my vendors
afriquejet 05-JAN-12
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[-said]: Every person in this country has the right to development and if you disturb development you are breaking the laws of this country,
nyasatimes 05-JAN-12
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[ said]: But if that is true then it is bad because you are part of the system [government] and you are supposed to assist government in developing this country, and as chiefs you are supposed to lead by example,
nyasatimes 05-JAN-12
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[-told]: From 2004, my government has planted 363 million trees…240 million trees have survived so you can imagine that it is an inspiring and effective programme,
nyasatimes 04-JAN-12
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[ said]: We all experience the damaging effects of climate change… That is why I want to remind you that every time you cut one tree, you are encouraging climate change, the same thing if you plant one tree you are discouraging climate change,
nyasatimes 04-JAN-12
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[ said]: Why do you behave like chickens, it is a chicken that just cries kwe kwe kwe whenever it hears something… We are not a nation of chicken,
nyasatimes 04-JAN-12
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[-warned]: This year let us all work hard, things will be OK, we will have fuel, we will have forex and enough food.
nyasatimes 04-JAN-12
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[ stated]: So if you say 2011 was a bad year, it was bad in your heads,
nyasatimes 04-JAN-12
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[ said]: Today we are seeing Shoprite, Spar, Game Stores and Mr. Price coming to Malawi to start business – each day they sell millions and where do they take their money to and yet they don’t have accounts here,
nyasatimes 29-DEC-11
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[ said]: People are saying I am arrogant for not going to the donors to plead for assistance and yet these people do not understand our problems,
nyasatimes 29-DEC-11
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[-said]: thinking like colonialists.
nyasatimes 29-DEC-11
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[ said]: Let me say that there is no any country globally that has no problems and more financial problems beyond ours,
nyasatimes 29-DEC-11
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[ said]: My government is not going to fall. You (the critics) are going to fall,
nyasatimes 29-DEC-11
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[ stated]: I am urging you to take care of your maize, do not sell… Of course it is your maize and I cannot control you what to do with it,
nyasatimes 27-DEC-11
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[said:]: Satana anatikhalira pamsana; anabweretsa njiru, kudana, mabodza ndi kaduka. [Satan oppressed us and brought envy, hatred, gossip and jealousy among us]. But God told him it is not his time and God has triumphed because 2012 promises even more blessings and peace for Malawi. God has not forsaken us.
nyasatimes 26-DEC-11
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[ said]: Let us all work together in finding solutions regardless of our political, religious and tribal affiliations. We are all Malawians from one parent, Malawi. We should leave our selfish interests aside and work together towards developing Malawi and its interests without discrimination,
nyasatimes 26-DEC-11
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[said:]: there are no political prisoners or prisoners of conscious in Malawi jails.
nyasatimes 11-DEC-11
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[ said]: Since 2004, there have been no death sentences carried out even on criminals that were convicted of murder,
nyasatimes 11-DEC-11
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[ said]: I want to appeal to all human rights campaigners to recognize that while they are ascertaining their rights, they must also make sure that every citizen of Malawi including the president is guaranteed human rights and therefore we should not suppress the rights of other people while we are advocating the adherence for our own,
nyasatimes 11-DEC-11
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[ said]: I have much respect for Bishop Mkhori because he does not like talking much. He is a quite person, intelligent and hard worker,
nyasatimes 26-NOV-11
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[-asked]: How would you suggest we solve this problem,
nyasatimes 22-NOV-11
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[-also disclosed that]: You opposition leaders, you do not see this?
nyasatimes 21-NOV-11
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[-told]: I had expected that President Sata would come to attend the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Summit in Australia where I was ready to meet and greet him. Unfortunately he did not come but sent his vice, Guy Scott. We learnt that being a newly-elected President, His Excellency Sata had more pressing issues to attend to back home,
nyasatimes 21-NOV-11
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[said:]: As you know, some weeks ago, there were rumours that I am in a comma, then they said I am dead.
nyasatimes 21-NOV-11
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[ said]: I want to assure you that I still remain resolved to develop this country. This country is rich in minerals and other natural resources that we can tap in them,
nyasatimes 21-NOV-11
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[-said]: I have also dealt with HIV/AIDS. Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS have been drastically reduced,
nyasatimes 21-NOV-11
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[ said]: The President is on vacation. Whatever is being written is probably just wishful thinking,
nyasatimes 08-NOV-11
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[ said]: The four lecturers should be re-instated without any conditions,
pambazuka 27-OCT-11
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[ said]: This is not a political or religious grouping,
nyasatimes 23-OCT-11
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[-urge]: would be seen to be admitting failure if they continue to allow its own leaders to appear before an international judiciary for offences committed on the African continent.
nyasatimes 20-OCT-11
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[-told]: no matter what development we do it will be meaningless if there is no peace and securities in our countries.
nyasatimes 28-SEP-11
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[-said]: The structure is no longer applicable. We need to make sure that the security council is democratised,
nyasatimes 28-SEP-11
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[ said]: As you know, Zambians and Malawians are brothers and sisters and as such while the Zambians celebrate the election of a new president, we have to celebrate with them,
nyasatimes 23-SEP-11
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[-said]: I want you to open your shops tomorrow and nothing will happen to you or your property,
nyasatimes 21-SEP-11
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[ said]: Government can’t be taken to ransom by a few disgruntled individuals hiding in the name of civil society,
nyasatimes 21-SEP-11
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[saying:]: If God had wanted men to have sex with men, he would not have created Eve. He would simply have duplicated Adam!
nyasatimes 17-SEP-11
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[ said]: We are not obliged to report to NGO’s or to be accountable to nongovernmental organisation,
nyasatimes 08-SEP-11
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[acknowledged that:]: it’s your money, but after my many years working in multilateral institutions, I fail to understand why bilateral donors feel compelled to maintain this link with the IMF.
nyasatimes 03-SEP-11
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[-said]: Let’s fight a war if you want war. Enough is enough,
nyasatimes 01-SEP-11
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[-pointed out that]: went off-script to skewer opposition candidate Gwanda Chakuamba, who has filed a court petition to have the results of the election declared null and void.
nyasatimes 01-SEP-11
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[-urge]: We didn’t know what to do as we break the fast. Here is a man who without being asked has done such a donation. We will pay him back for the good work.
nyasatimes 31-AUG-11
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[ said]: I feel greatly indebted to do what am doing today. We are all Malawians whether Christians or Muslims, there is therefore need that we are together in celebrations and in times of morning,
nyasatimes 31-AUG-11
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[ said]: I have instituted a Presidential Contact and Dialogue Committee and now you say you do not want it. The committee is chaired by one of the most renowned retired Archbishop Bernard Malango who is also a Doctor. Now what do you want? If you continue to reject, I can go to war,
nyasatimes 25-AUG-11
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[-said]: I want you to know that just because somebody outside [this country] says so I cannot arrest you. I can arrest you! Let this country go on fire if you want to,
nyasatimes 25-AUG-11
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[-said]: Do they seriously think all those issues would have been resolved within three weeks?
news 16-AUG-11
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[ said]: We know some European governments are behind instability in this country,
nyasatimes 15-AUG-11
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[ said]: In Britain, similar problems have occurred but the government, and the opposition and everyone have united that it is unacceptable to riot and claim that it is a right without the corresponding responsibilities,
nyasatimes 14-AUG-11
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[ said]: Let’s join hands for peace and security; let’s for once agree to work together to develop our mother Malawi for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren,
nyasatimes 14-AUG-11
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[ said]: This government will not sit idle and watch property being destroyed,
nyasatimes 11-AUG-11
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[-also announce]: but we also have many industries
nyasatimes 09-AUG-11
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[-said]: Tell the organisers that enough is enough. Are you going to accept that people, your children die on the 17th? Do not accept so that you could be shot,
nyasatimes 09-AUG-11
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[said:]: Let us open up opportunities to allow the opposition to express their views,
nyasatimes 08-AUG-11
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[-said]: Let us enhance participatory democracy if Africa is to come out of poverty,
nyasatimes 08-AUG-11
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[-said]: I don’t want to hear of any demonstrations this month because it is a month of prayers,
nyasatimes 01-AUG-11
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[-said]: Those who did this are thugs and sons of Satan,
aljazeera 26-JUL-11
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[-said]: Let their spirits haunt you at night.
aljazeera 23-JUL-11
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[ said]: The blood of these people who have died is on you,
nyasatimes 23-JUL-11
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[warned:]: This time I’ll go after you! Even if you hide in holes I’ll smoke you out!
nyasatimes 23-JUL-11
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[-said]: Even God knows that I have been the most patient president on the continent. Enough is enough. You wanted to take government by force, which is against the laws of the land. This time I will follow you into your homes. I will smoke you out,
swradioafrica 22-JUL-11
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[-said]: I will continue to govern the country,
smh 21-JUL-11
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[-said]: I would continue to govern the country,
news24 21-JUL-11
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[-said]: Stop the rioting and let's sit down to discuss,
pambazuka 21-JUL-11
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[-said]: I cannot devalue the kwacha because no one, including the IMF, is giving me convincing arguments on what will be done to deal with the rise of the cost of living that will follow the devaluation,
ipsnews 21-JUL-11
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[-said]: I'm a very open person. Some people have dubbed me dictator. They don't know what a dictator is,
thetimes 19-JUL-11
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[ said]: Malawi never broke its relations with Britain. It's just that somehow the representation of Britain here in Malawi didn't act in accordance with diplomatic practices and we said remove him and bring another one, that's all we asked,
thetimes 19-JUL-11
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[-said]: It's certainly not a possibility. What do we apologise for? Here is an envoy who insulted our country,
thetimes 19-JUL-11
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[-told]: It’s certainly not a possibility. What do we apologise for? Here is an envoy who insulted our country,
nyasatimes 18-JUL-11
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[ said]: Malawi never broke its relations with Britain. It’s just that somehow the representation of Britain here in Malawi didn’t act in accordance with diplomatic practices and we said remove him and bring another one, that’s all we asked,
nyasatimes 18-JUL-11
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[ said]: Some of the opposition people are saying Bingu’s second term is worse than the first one. This is utter nonsense. Bingu’s second term is more successful than ever before,
nyasatimes 07-JUL-11
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[-said]: We have come this far together. We hope as partners you will support our efforts,
thetimes 06-JUL-11
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[-said]: should not act as a barrier to development, but as a lubricant to the operations of a machinery to build Malawi.
thetimes 06-JUL-11
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[-said]: We need more support. Malawians appreciate donors for walking with us all the way,
thetimes 06-JUL-11
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[ said]: We are setting out a trend where everything is being managed through court injunctions in the country,
nyasatimes 05-JUL-11
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[-said]: over the contents of one of his class lectures in which he gave examples of reasons for popular protests in Egypt and Tunisia.
nyasatimes 04-JUL-11
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[ said]: Until (the) IMF tells me how to protect my poor people, I will not allow devaluation of the Kwacha,
pambazuka 30-JUN-11
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[ asked]: If we do that, prices of essential products and services will go up including transport. Who will win?
news24 26-JUN-11
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[ said]: Until (the) IMF tells me how to protect my poor people, I will not allow devaluation of the kwacha,
news24 26-JUN-11
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[ said]: We have over 300, 000 vehicles on the roads of Malawi; statistics are showing that we are purchasing about 3000 cars a month and all these are running on fuel not water. That aside, there are great construction works going on in the country, whose machinery also needs fuel to operate,
nyasatimes 25-JUN-11
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[ said]: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) told us that we should not be keeping our moneys in the Reserve Bank but instead it they should be given to the commercial banks. Last year all our money from tobacco was sent to the commercial banks which in turn gave it to traders,
nyasatimes 25-JUN-11
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[-said]: This is a good thing. Do not worst your time with idle activities,
nyasatimes 16-JUN-11
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[ wrote]: Posterity will judge us harshly if we do not take action now. If not us then who? If not now, the when?
nyasatimes 13-JUN-11
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[-told]: Despite the dry spells experienced in some parts of the country in the course of this year’s cropping season, we expect yet another bumper harvest with an estimated yield of 3.8 million tonnes of maize representing an estimated surplus of 1.2 million tonnes,
nyasatimes 26-MAY-11
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[-said]: With regard to Malawi's bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, I wish to assure this august house that both Malawi and Britain are committed to strengthen such relations in all aspects … we expect our development partners to continue to support us,
guardian 25-MAY-11
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[ said]: Government prioritise education, science and technology to develop adequate national capacity for development,
nyasatimes 24-MAY-11
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[ said]: Let me convey gratitude to all development partners to various development programmes. We have truly benefitted from donor support,
nyasatimes 23-MAY-11
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[-said]: With regard to Malawi's bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, I wish to assure this august house (parliament) that both Malawi and Britain are committed to strengthening such relations in all aspects,
MailGuardian 23-MAY-11
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[ said]: Malawi is presenting a zero deficit budget this year,
nyasatimes 23-MAY-11
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[added:]: The fruits of our country’s development can clearly be seen and validated by every true Malawian who has interest of this country at heart.
nyasatimes 23-MAY-11
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[-added]: In the year 2010, our country has continued to register unprecedented social-economic growth; the positive achievements speak for themselves.
nyasatimes 23-MAY-11
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[-said]: With regard to Malawi's bilateral relations with the United Kingdom, I wish to assure this august house [parliament] that both Malawi and Britain are committed to strengthen such relations in all aspects,
news24 23-MAY-11
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