My Turn
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Ending human trafficking a must
After being abducted, two young South Africans, one a 20 year-old woman and the other a 14 year-old boy, were…
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Why not a Chisiza cultural centre?
Half a century and counting in the aftermath national independence, this nation still stammers excessively to acknowledge, recognise and crown…
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NAM picks a speck in financial report saga
News that the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has for the past six years failed to produce financial reports is…
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Beware of dogs
In Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemakhos is highly disturbed by the plunder being done to his father’s household by the gluttons…
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Remembering July 20, looking forward
Four years ago, on July 20, the civil society and concerned Malawians organised demonstrations as a way of expressing their…
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Abuse in public transport
There is an old form of violence in our midst solidified by both passengers and public transport operators; a violence…
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Missing the universal education goal
This year, 2015, was set as deadline for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the United Nations. Five years have…
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On population growth and development
This year alone, Minister of Health Dr Jean Kalirani has twice sounded desperate over Malawi’s booming population. Backed by UN…
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Economic costs of gender violence
Women were born weak and they cannot hold big positions in society such as the presidency or chief executive officer’…
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Balancing self-defence, shoot to kill
Recently, the current Inspector General of Police, Lexten Kachama, was quoted in the media as having said that the police…
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Develop girls’ skills
The theme for this year’s Day of the African Child, which was 25 Years after the Adoption of the African…
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Sycophancy is for the unpatriotic
In his better days, Idriss Ali Nassah was a fierce social and political commentator, sharp in vocabulary but measured in…
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Mayor is the ‘chief in the city’
The decision to put to an end the practising of urban chieftainships has triggered some debate on whether the government…
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2015: Crucial year for climate negotiations
Due to its geographical location and its booming population, Malawi is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change.…
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Leadership not for the fainthearted
I am sorry you missed it, but President Peter Mutharika was in terrific form and did your country proud at the…
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Vernacular phone terminology
Generally, Malawians tend to associate technology with the foreign world. Ask the average Malawian to name examples of technology and…
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Celebrating albinism in Africa
Saturday, June 13, was International Albinism Awareness Day. It is described as a day in which people worldwide celebrate…
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Stop attacks on persons with albinism
Last year, the United Nations (UN) officially declared June 13 as International Albinism Awareness Day. Tomorrow, the UN and…
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Students: Partners in school development
By Blessings Kenikeni Kambewa In many learning institutions in Malawi, there are concerns by school proprietors, school managers, teachers and…
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Do we need democracy in Africa?
Having fought against colonialism, African countries submerged into a notion they felt was an illuminating factor and a new…
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