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Culture
Is lobola out of touch?
The issue of lobola (bride price) often generates contentious discourse and it, for sure, will remain so for a…
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Society
Will industrial hemp bring economic miracles?
Government last week announced that President Peter Mutharika had approved the cultivation of industrial hemp for trial purposes. The approval…
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Guest Spot
‘Labour revolution will start with colleges’
Minister of Labour and Manpower Development HENRY MUSSA speaks to BONIFACE PHIRI on allegations that equipment meant for the Youth…
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National News
Nurses threaten strike
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (Nonm) has threatened to take strike action if government does not…
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Guest Spot
‘Lack of food for patients is scar on ministry’
Newly-appointed Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume, explains in this interview with BONIFACE PHIRI, how he will curb the problem…
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Society
Should Malawi scrape off presidential insult laws?
Last week, 60-year-old Alinafe Paul of Balaka was arrested, charged and fined K3 000 ($5) or spend three months in…
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Society
Poet dramatises poems on DVD
While most of us judge poetry as the best units of language arranged and exploring figures of speech in rhyming…
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Society
Mimic of politics
Mimickers providing different dimension to comedy During Malawi Congress Party (MCP) rule, mimicking a president was almost unthinkable. It would…
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Society
Why do religions encourage couples to marry within their faith?
For newly married couples things seem all rosy and blissful. During this time, usually referred to as the ‘honeymoon stage’,…
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Guest Spot
‘Malawi’s agricultural land poorly utilised’
German ambassador to Malawi PETER WOESTE offers agricultural tips to the government in this interview with our reporter BONIFACE PHIRI.…
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Front Page
Unmasking Gule wa Mkulu
Among the Chewa culture, Gule wa Mkulu is a serious matter. Officially recognised by Unesco in 2006 as a heritage…
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Front Page
Gomani Ngonis and their odd terms
Language is a marker of cultural identity and the two are intrinsically intertwined. It is a fact that terminologies used…
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Guest Spot
‘MCP president is abusing power’
Felix Jumbe, former campaign director but now second deputy director for strategic planning in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vents…
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Society
Should inmates be accorded conjugal rights?
Prison is extremely tough and most times unbearable. No one wishes to experience it. In order to improve the situation…
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Society
When art meets politics…
When art meets politics, something has to give. The late Mao Tse-tung, the founding father of the People’s Republic of…
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Society
Political party ownership syndrome: Is this the end?
The issue of ownership of political parties was in the spotlight last week after People’s Party (PP) provincial governor…
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Society
Katema Beni
Beni, a popular dance among Yaos, evokes emotions of the two world wars. Brought to Malawi by local ex-military men…
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Guest Spot
‘JB can’t be running PP by remote control’
BONIFACE PHIRI engaged People’s Party (PP) provincial governor for the north CHRISTOPHER MZOMERA NGWIRA on his actions to install former…
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Society
Spiritual poetry on TV
When he was asked what art poetry is and what a poet actually does, renowned and legendary man of verse…
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Guest Spot
Icelandic foreign affairs minister talks development
Icelandic foreign affairs minister GUNNAR BRAGI SVEINSSON was in the country recently to inspect projects being implemented with funding from…
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