D.D Phiri
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Gems from the Society of Malawi Journal
Volume 66 of The Society of Malawi Journal is quite a banquet and buffet for those who love history, biography…
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Age alone does not matter
Most people would prefer to live long lives without becoming old. Because they do not want to be called or…
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The Name Msyamboza in Malawian history
Reverend Dr Winston Kawale’s commentary on the great achiever called Msyamboza, which appeared in The Nation earlier this year, deserves…
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Why we must remember David Livingstone
Several representatives of radio stations and newspapers have asked me why we should remember Dr David Livingstone. This was after…
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Countries aflame, homosexuals
Countries in Africa may be divided into those which enjoy perpetual calm and those which suffer perpetual conflicts. How do…
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Crime and punishment without end
An American sociologist Robert K Merton developed what is often called the Strain Theory of crime. According to this concept,…
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Stray thoughts on education and Chingoni
In The Nation of Tuesday, January 2013 there was a heading ‘Secondary school curriculum review necessary’, under which the principal…
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Stray thoughts on education and Chingoni
In The Nation of Tuesday, January 2013, there was a heading ‘Secondary school curriculum review necessary’, under which the principal…
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Age does not matter
Most people would prefer to live long lives without becoming old. Because they do not want to be called or…
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National language and smaller languages
I have written on a topic with the above heading before. But this was about 15 to 20 years ago. Some…
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Decline and Risorgimento of the West
Some time either between the two world wars or shortly after World War II a book was published with the…
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Open and distance learning has helped many
Prejudice against certificates and diplomas issued by distance learning institutions are sometimes justified but often are irrational. Some people occupying…
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On status of Mzimba and Land Bill
On Monday, June 3 2013, two well-known Mzimba statesmen who once held key positions in United Democratic Front (UDF) and…
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Threat of wars in Africa and the world II
News about wars attracts wide readership or big audiences for the media. In his autobiography titled My Early Life, Winston…
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About the Society of Malawi
Man shall not live by bread alone but also the words of God. Truly man, especially a civilised man, does…
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Parties and political ideologies
At the time most African countries gained independence, their political parties lacked clear ideologies. All of them spoke of eradicating…
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About praise and criticism
For nearly a century two books by an American called Dale Carnegie have been a bestseller. One of them is…
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Misgivings about life and politics in Malawi
When in 1994 people voted into office a new political party, they thought they were voting not only for a…
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Media freedom and limitations
It has been reported that President Joyce Banda has demurred to sign the protocol concerning the right of the media…
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Open and distance learning has helped many
Prejudice against certificates and diplomas issued by distance learning institutions are sometimes justified but often irrational. Some people occupying official…
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