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Balancing honesty and loyalty
Malawians are often bombarded with calls to honesty and loyalty in all spheres of life. Religious leaders preach the twin…
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Where is Malawi in space race?
When the Artemis II mission orbited the moon in April this year, Malawians followed with enthusiasm. As one commentator put…
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Intimidation weakens truth
Malawians watching Parliament’s Ad-Hoc Committee’s inquiry into the plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others on June…
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Belonging begins with safety
People with albinism in Malawi and other parts of Africa are hunted down simply for how they look. For them,…
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When rumour turns into blood
Eight people in Chikwawa and Nsanje have been killed by mobs that are attacking men suspected of having power to…
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Quality learning or more numbers?
The return to multiparty politics in 1994 in Malawi brought dramatic changes in many sectors, including free primary education and…
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Declare mob justice an emergency
On April 5 2024, Parliament passed the Older Persons Act. The landmark law criminalises abuse of elder persons, establishes protection…
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Mob justice is an emergency
I have sat with grandmothers who sleep with their shoes on because they were warned that the whole village might…
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Urban chiefs beware
For centuries, one rule held true in Malawi: If you wanted land, you saw the chief. From rural villages to…
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Govt needs a communication policy
Parliament’s call for evidence in the relaunched June 10 2024 plane crash inquiry raised a social media frenzy because a…
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