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Cut out the embellishments from the Christmas story
As we celebrate Christmas this year, it will be healthy to put the Christmas story in its proper perspective. There…
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The rich history of publishing in Malawi – Part I
We have many local publications in this country—newspapers, books, magazines—and some of our young people might think this has always…
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Feedback from reader, Perseverance update
I have the pleasure to publish below a reaction to my recent article, which reaction I received from a reader.…
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Too complex to have been self created
Too complex to have been self created What I like about laws of nature is that they would apply equally…
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Hard talk on allowances
The issue of allowances payable to workers in the public service has come to the fore in the past few…
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Churches should innovate amid Covid-19
I caught part of a radio interview about Covid-19 between a reporter and people selling various wares at a market.…
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Churches can, should diversify
St Michael and All Angles Catherdral, in the heart of Blantyre was built by Rev. David Clement Scott. The project…
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Are we containers of useless knowledge?
In a video clip that has gone viral, a critical thinker (probably Zambian from the examples he gives) expresses his…
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Intellectual ability knows no boundaries
Last month’s fresh presidential election showed what Malawians can achieve on their own, without having to rely 100 percent on…
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Nyika, other national assets need attention
We do not seem to take good care of our national assets, sorry to say. I recently visited Nyika National…
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Strange, bizzare pronouncements
Few things have gripped the imagination of believers as much as has the number 666. John the Revelator says in…
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Exploring ways of interacting without meeting
The world has never seen anything like this craziness, at least not in living memory. The coronavirus has ushered in…
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We live in a ‘bankers’ economy
Production is the goose that laid the golden egg, so the saying goes. But the reality on the ground, at…
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Fare thee well Johnson, welcome soul searching
Two or three articles ago, I extolled some black people that have made significant contributions to modern day civilisation through…
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Acting morally is golden
If I can, I try to avoid the Blantyre Central Business District (CBD) because finding parking space there is an…
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More popular than Jesus?
In 1960, some young people from Liverpool (UK) teamed up to form what has been described as “the most influential…
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Bravo Mponela village
On my way to Mponela last month, I was pleasantly surprised to see a man-made forest some five or so…
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Bravo Mponela village
On my way to Mponela last month, I was pleasantly surprised to see a man-made forest some five or so…
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Lessons from Kenya’s oil
Two weeks ago, Kenya dispatched a maiden shipment of Kenyan crude oil to China. Commercial shipments will not occur until…
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Enhancing road, rail infrastructure development
When Malawi attained independence from Britain in 1964, there was only one paved road worth talking about. It was one…
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