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Stones must cry out loud
On December 30 2017, this column published my piece entitled ‘The religion of nsima’. The piece was re-published on 27…
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The right to no oath (Sin’lumbira)
An oath, in simple terms, is an invocation to the gods to bear witness that one’s statement, promise or commitment…
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The right to no oath (Sin’lumbira)
An oath, in simple terms, is an invocation to the gods to bear witness that one’s statement, promise or commitment…
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Electoral despotism (A’mbani mwayima)
In less than six months’ time, eligible voters in Malawi will line up at various polling stations across the country…
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Into the coffers 3.0
I intended to write about the 145. But I changed my mind and settled on writing about electoral authoritarianism. I changed…
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Into the coffers 3.0
I intended to write about the 145. But I changed my mind and settled on writing about electoral authoritarianism. I…
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Bio constitutional algorithm
The French intellectual, Michel Foucault, expounded a thesis on knowledge and power; and more precisely ‘power–knowledge’. For present purposes and…
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BeBe nation
On 30 December 2017, I pleaded here that nsimayi tikanachepetsa. Eighteen weeks into the New Year, it has not only…
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Into the coffers 2.0
The State’s case: In the months of June to August 2013, Maxwell Namata stole the sum of K14 439 966.50…
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Into the coffers 2.0
The State’s case: In the months of June to August 2013, Maxwell Namata stole the sum of K14 439 966.50…
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Into the coffers: Kutapa kutaya
The Executive, through the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, announced in Parliament that each of…
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The religion of nsima
Relatives from the village visit a brother or sister in town. The town dweller has ‘strange’ eating habits. Tiyi n’buredi…
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The religion of nsima
Relatives from the village visit a brother or sister in town. The town dweller has ‘strange’ eating habits. Tiyi n’buredi…
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The Harare Spring?
This motion picture was so action-packed it kept the audience in the theatre on the edge of their seats. November…
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When the governing-proxy do not listen
I prefer to call those that exercise the legal and political authority of the State the governing–proxy. When we refer to…
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The Maraga effect
On September 1 2017, the Supreme Court of Kenya handed down a judgment that rendered the presidential poll in that…
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The Malawi genus
Last week, Thoko from Bangwe shared with us his views about the ongoing national identity (ID) registration exercise. He highlights…
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How noble is the noble profession?
Lawyers have a manner of speaking. They are counsel. They are learned friends. And they are in a noble profession.…
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Can you speak and read the English language?
One of the new land laws enacted by Parliament last year is the Customary Land Act, 2016. Among other things,…
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Active citizenship: The missing link
The making of the Constitution of 1994 was preceded by the drama of citizenship. Between 1991 and 1993, Malawi was…
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