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Our ReporterMay 11, 2013
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Kapito or Jumbe: Who speaks for you?

By the time we finished taking the haram drinks at Gomeka’s pub-cum-grocery shop, our police officer friend, Joto, decided to go back…
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Our ReporterMay 4, 2013
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Journalists must learn to accept criticism

As promised, Joto, the traffic officer we had met at Chiweta Roadblock, joined us at Chitimba. Together we went into…
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Our ReporterApril 27, 2013
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Let’s try home-based orphan care

When Jean-Philippe and I reached the foot of the Chiweta escarpment, we found ourselves in a catch-22 situation. One road…
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Our ReporterApril 20, 2013
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Malawi needs multicultural education

Peter Jones Chakuluma, that shy and friendly deputy mine supervisor at Mchenga, offered to take us on a tour of…
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Our ReporterApril 13, 2013
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Mchenga: Just coal, coal dust

After visiting my relatives at Msambandopa Boys Home for two days, Jean-Philippe and I went back to Chinthechi to collect…
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Our ReporterApril 6, 2013
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Many Aprils ago, something happened

When we arrived at Msambandopa Boys Home, located along the beautiful Mdyaka-Msuli shoreline, we decided to sit on one of…
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Our ReporterMarch 30, 2013
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Let’s try witchcraft economy

Jean-Phillippe insisted that we cross the Lweya River and go to the other side. From the glitter in his eyes…
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Our ReporterMarch 23, 2013
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Will Malawi achieve its 2020 vision?

We spent almost three hours driving around Lake Chilingali. It was scorching hot. But Jean-Philippe kept asking for more time…
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Our ReporterMarch 16, 2013
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Love, respect your deputy

Jean-Philippe and I spent the whole of last week reading the Commission of Inquiry report into the death of president…
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Our ReporterMarch 2, 2013
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British govt must apologise

As soon as Jean-Philippe was discharged from St John’s Hospital, we decided to drive back to Nkhata Bay principally to…
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