As we crawl towards the final leg of the fiscal year 2022/2023, the National Treasury tabled the Finance Bill, 2023 (the Bill) before the National Assembly on Thursday, 4 May 2023. The Bill proposes a raft of tax changes that are geared towards expanding the tax base and raising revenues to meet the government’s ambitious […]
One of Chikondi’s notable achievements is her role as a Commissioner of the Malawi Human Rights Commission, where she continues to advocate for the rights of vulnerable groups. Her passion and dedication to the legal protection of vulnerable people have been recognized by Dr. Edge Kanyongolo, Associate Professor of Law at the Chancellor College University […]
Unemployment is not a newly emerging issue.[1] It has historical underpinnings attached to it that cannot just be wished away. Notably, employment is a global problem but is felt more especially in developing states which are often referred to derogatively as third world countries.[2] Further, the thorny issue of unemployment can affect anyone, but its […]
Mental health is the basis of a person’s well-being. At any particular point in a person’s life, they are either socially and psychologically stable or suffer from some form of mental instability which as a result affects their work and relationships. The World Health Organization and other social institutions have been at the forefront in […]
Abstract Every child deserves parental care. Children get this care from men who are either their fathers and/or step-fathers. Men can acquire this duty and right in two ways. The biological father assumes it automatically at the birth of the child, while a step-father assumes it upon marrying a lady with a child from a […]
From a development perspective, taxes are not only a source of revenue; a more comprehensive analytical framework considers four main purposes of taxation. The first purpose, revenue generation, is also an instrument of macroeconomic policy. A second purpose is redistribution, through progressive taxation and limiting tax incidence on people with lower ability to pay. Redistribution […]
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, who has studied the drivers of religious extremism, particularly among violent extremist groups in the east African region, talks to The Conversation Africa’s Julius Maina about the cults and religious extremism challenges in Kenya where freedom of religion or belief is protected by the constitution. What do we know so far about […]
Firstly, more recently, more than any technology before it, Artificial Intelligence has taken root in the legal profession and will indeed transform the practice of law to unimaginable heights. The process to fit it as a supplementary to human power is already underway. Its success will be a determinant of the future of this high […]
Over the past few weeks, quite a number of lawyers have asked me, somewhat jokingly: “Will there still be a job for me to do in a couple of years?” I feel compelled to answer this question here because I disagree with most of the answers likely to be given. As technology continues to advance, […]
Consumption of goods is being made convenient and easier with the emergence of AI. For instance, AI is giving consumers recommendations on the various products they wish to consume by using a simple voice command (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) or through search recommendations (Steponénaité, 2019). The convenience that comes with AI cannot be downplayed; however, […]
