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Government owes Machinga people
Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC, has resigned as leader of our delegation. He made the announcement as we drank fantakoko at…
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Why low enrolment in Mangochi, Machinga?
The blackout took the management of Zimatherapano unawares. The manager came and apologised to us, his customers, for keeping us…
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Scrap Junior Certificate examinations
Our evening at Zimatherapano was disappointing. The Black Missionary School Band came in good time, arranged and tested the music…
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Soft on Chakwera, hard on Mutharika
Abiti Joyce Befu, also known as MG 66, decided to buy two skirts and an assortment of orange, blue, and…
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Kaunjika: Even used underwear?
We, meaning Native Authority Mandela, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC, Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66 and I, had to change our…
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What is the point?
Native Authority Mandela, Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC, and I did not spend a lot of time at Chembe Village, also…
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Longing for Kamuzuism, hope and real change
When the Monkey Bay afternoon heat toned down, by Monkeybian standards, the Monkeybians started milling around the town centre and…
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No female presidential candidates in 2014?
Sheikh Jean-Philippe Sc, ‘Mandela’ and I spent more than two hours at the Moneky Bay filling station PTC shop, drinking fantakoko.…
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Welcome to Balamanja, Monkey Bay
Unlike some politicians, we deliver what we promise, almost always. Unlike some politicians when we fail to honour a promise,…
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Goodbye Karonga, Mangochi here we come
This is no pun. Believe it. Roselyn, Jean-Philippe, and I have been in a state of inebriation since last Thursday.…
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Why Atupele shakes Karonga
Thanks to the ingenuity of our resident guide, Roselyn Mwenelupembe, that indefatigable, ever smiling, and creative Karongian girl, we were…
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Why art thou so quiet, Macra?
Roselyn, Jean-Philippe and I attempted to drive to the Kayekera Uranium mine. We did not make it. For the first…
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Malawi needs shari’ah law
I have known Jean-Philippe since we met in Trocadero, Paris, France in 1995. But, I must confess, there is still…
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Malawi needs shari’ah law
I have known Jean-Philippe since we met in Trocadero, Paris, France in 1995. But, I must confess, there is still…
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Karonga, the warm heart of Malawi
We are in Karonga, the land of Ngonde, home of Malawisaurus museaum, Undule Mwakasungula, Dunduzu Chisiza, and the controversial Kayekera…
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Teachers are not slaves
Everything Jean-Philippe and I saw at Livingstonia was impressive. The lecturers, support staff, administrators, and students we met at the…
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SRS: Selective Remembrance Syndrome
Before we arrived at Livingstonia proper, Jean-Philippe and I went to see and “bathe” our exhausted bodies at the Manchewe…
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When will tourism development start?
We woke up rather late. Jean-Philippe blamed our oversleeping on everything and everybody except himself. I politely reminded him that…
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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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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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