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5 years, over 500,000 users in more than 100 countries for a Malawian social app. It has been truly insane and a blessing to witness it!

Today we celebrate 5 years since we launched 265 Dates, Malawi’s first dating site. Five years of meaningful connections that have led to marriages. We launch our new version soon. Visit 265dates.com or download on play store. Thank you for being a part of our story!

My thoughts on Malawi’s Budget 2026/2027: Malawi has passed a 10.9 trillion kwacha budget, reflecting over 2 trillion kwacha increment from last year’s budget. The grim reality behind the numbers, however is worrisome. Let me explain. The country will only raise about 6.4 trillion kwacha in domestic revenue and will raise around 8.6 trillion in total revenue. This means on our budget of 10.9 trillion we have a deficit of over 2 trillion which as often is the case, will be covered through borrowing and begging. This essentially means we are operating using old archaic models with endless borrowing and begging for aid, planning our livelihood and economy based on money we presently do not have. Imagine earning 10 million kwacha per year but planning to spend 13 million, hoping a friend will lend you money or someone else will step in to support you. That is exactly how our budgets are structured. Malawi can survive on 6.4 trillion kwacha from our own revenue. We do not need to borrow or beg for aid interminably. The fact that billions have been lost in the previous regime through white elephant programs like NEEF and the Green Belt Initiative suggests that a significant portion of the 10.9 trillion will be lost to corruption as usual, meaning the budget could realistically be reduced to reflect actual needs. We could as well operate within the 8.6 trillion in projected revenue and avoid the deficit altogether. For context, that was roughly last year’s budget, and little has fundamentally changed, in my opinion, apart from the need for increased spending. For example one could ask, in a country where students lack university fees, do we need 85 billion kwacha to rehabilitate state residences while we allocate 42 billion kwacha to students loans? What deserves closer attention is how the money is being used. About 73 percent of the budget is allocated to recurrent spending such as salaries and administrative costs, while only 27 percent goes toward development like roads and infrastructure. In simple terms, most of our resources are being used to run government rather than build the future. Even more concerning is that development is largely funded by donors, while domestic revenue is absorbed by day-to-day government expenses. This creates a cycle in which we depend on others to develop while using our own resources to sustain consumption. It is clear, that a large percentage of the 10.9 trillion will not translate into meaningful impact but just reckless spending. And to sustain this level of spending, citizens are being heavily taxed. Note, the majority being heavily taxed are now poorer for the kwacha has consistently devalued while earnings have remained the same largely, and cost of living has become higher than ever before. It is a sad fact that greed has taken hold of our nation, and it has become every man for himself. The daily examples of corrupt cases is a testament to this fact. This year with this budget; our roads will remain potholed. Our hospitals will remain understaffed and without drugs and equipment. Our primary school learners will continue to huddle under trees to learn. Civil servants will continue earning peanuts while being expected to discharge their duties professionally. Meanwhile, someone will be awarded a contract worth 10 billion kwacha, with only 500 million kwacha going towards actual work and sometimes with no real output. This is the reality for Malawi, and indeed for most of Africa. When you read up on Why Africa is Poor, authors like Greg Mills, after having worked with several african governments and leadership conclude that Africa's economic troubles can only essentially be solved through new leadership that really seeks to bring corruption to its knees and death, for so far most of our economic troubles stem from incompetent, greedy, and corrupt political leadership.  Until this changes, we will continue to shout like Alan Paton, Cry my Beloved Country!

Congratulations team!

We're excited to launch a new project supported by @afyanahakiug through the LIRA program that will advance reproductive justice litigation and promote access to SRHR in Malawi and Africa. #LIRAProgramme #SRHR #FactMalawi #NoYoungPersonLeftBehind

The world can burn, as long as you have your cup of tea. All can disintergrate, but you have a duty to first take care of yourself, then your family! Goodnight friends and neighbors! And Thank you for your attention on this matter!

Listen, as a man, you cannot and you will not impress nor earn a woman’s loyalty by spending on her. There will always be someone who can spend more on her than you can, at any point in your life. If you must get a woman’s attention using money, you have categorically confirmed that her desire toward you is low, and if you have any personal dignity in you, you must never be with that woman. Instead, seek to be in the company of a woman who genuinely values the content of your character, who has true and genuine natural desire for you independent of how fat or thin your wallet is. For ultimately, material pocessions may be stripped away due to hard times, but tis golden to see a woman who stays because she is attracted to who you truly are as a person. And there are a lot such women if you look carefully! Tis not surprising that even ancient religious and marriage rituals promote words, for richer for poorer, in marriage vows. Now listen and follow this advice young men, if you have any sense between your two ears!

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Malawi is among the countries with the highest maternal mortality rates globally, and unsafe abortion remains a major contributor accounting for an estimated 6% to 18% of maternal deaths. What are your thoughts about abortion? #FactMalawi #NoYoungPersonLeftBehind #SafeAbortion

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One of the things you must check before dating someone is your understanding of money and your value of money. For example, if you are a selfless person and free spender, you cannot date a selfish or a stingy person. You will hate them so much it will suffocate you. If for you the value of money is building a house, saving up for tomorrow, paying fees for your siblings, investment etc, you cannot date someone to who the value is buying expensive clothes, an expensive phone, eating out at expensive restaurants every week etc. Complementarity is good but it doesn’t override irreconcilable differences!

Happy new week!✨️ #FactMalawi #NoYoungPersonLeftBehind #YouthEmpowerment

Zomba 🤝 Mr P👏👏

Do not be too hard on yourself. Forgive yourself for all the mistakes you have made in the past. Your enemies want you to be defined by those mistakes. But refuse it. Your life is great and you can choose to be a brand new person today. Life is too short for you to dwell on your past mistakes. Go live and win!

May his soul rest in peace!

Happy new week! #KnowYourStatus #hivprevention #FactMalawi #NoYoungPersonLeftBehind

Match day. Team @265datesmw

Mr P eats at Kips. Guess the branch. First guess gets a 🍕 😊

Very true!