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Our power men are trying hard
The number of people left desolate after the visitation of the Moderate Tropical Storm Ana has now reached over one…
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Africa’s glorious past
The belief that nothing good can come out of Africa is deeply entrenched in the minds of many individuals in…
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We need to develop our cultural assets
When the Queen’s baton was going round the Commonwealth, it was brought to Malawi and among the places where it…
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Failure is not necessarily a negative word
Thomas Edison is ranked among the greatest inventors of all time, and yet he was acquainted with failure a lot…
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Our economy begs urgent attention
To say my boss in my previous world was a smoker is an understatement. Tobacco was to him what water…
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We can, should turn to gas
Dedza, Zomba and other mountains are not what they used to be. They once adorned what looked like carpets of…
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Let us turn to the East
Recently, the World Bank suggested that power tariff in this country be revised upwards so that service providers can gain…
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What a zoo that would be!
A young British man born to Jamaican parents moved from Watford Football Club to the famed Liverpool Team in 1986.…
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The race is not to the swift
The recent report by the National Statistical Office on the state of poverty in Malawi makes bad reading, to say…
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The danger of relying on oral tradition
As I was growing up, I was told that being a boy, it was not right for me to tamper…
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The legend that was Chechamba
As you approached the cathedral at St. Michael and All Angels CCAP Church in Blantyre, and before getting in, you…
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There must be unity in our diversity
One of the tunes I learnt in primary school went like this: “Khwangwalaye, kuda konseku n’kulakalaka taye (Mr. Crow, you…
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A workable alternative to imported organic fertilisers
The Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) is facing considerable challenges because costs of fertiliser keep skyrocketing, pushing the total cost of…
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We should endeavour to err on the side of caution
The business district in Blantyre City has a number of roads which have been designated for one-way passage. It was…
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You are somebody when surrounded
History is replete with individuals who have achieved great things but, almost without exception, with the help of others. If…
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Culture can aid or hinder technological progress
When I was a boy, living at Nkhoma Mission, I was inquisitive about how a light bulb worked. The house…
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Homosexuality and culture
Several years, the then president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, married his fifth wife in his sixth wedding. He had…
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Fare thee well, Michael Collins
July, 1969, marked the beginning of a new era in human history. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did what no…
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Respect others, minibus drivers
One day, as I was driving along the Chileka Road, I attempted to drive past a minibus that had turned…
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Was Jesus a black man?
Below is some feedback I received belatedly on the article I wrote on Easter Sunday. Although late, let me appreciate…
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