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Kamuzu the innovator
Tomorrow is Kamuzu Day, a day on which the nation, or those who will, spare a moment to remember the…
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Malawians can stun the world
It is not inconceivable that the next Zuckerberg would have attended Mchesi Primary School in Lilongwe or would have been…
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Our tourism drive needs innovative approaches
Yesterday saw the tourism exhibition get to an end at the Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe. Malawi desperately…
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Hats off to Rachel Sibande, Edmond Kachale and others
People align themselves to problems in one of two ways : they either choose to be part of the problem…
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Exit petrol and diesel, enter batteries
Petroleum appears to have conquered the world as the fuel that dominates the transport sector. For a century users road…
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‘A’ should not be for apple
Our children are daily bombarded with foreign methodologies of achieving basic literacy and numeracy. A popular alphabet chart has ‘A…
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Let this deforestation stop
In my last article I explored some of the effects of the massive environmental degradation this country has suffered. I…
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Space objects may devastate us
Many a time we sit and talk and transact whatever business that is before us, totally unaware of what could…
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The evil that is population growth
The issue of population growth is one that vexes many people. There are those who believe that the small cake…
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A father should never abdicate his responsibility
I visited a funny place called Lumbadzi last week. Funny, because it is purportedly located in the city of Lilongwe…
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Who is checking on PAC?
That we cut an image of a country that is unable to govern itself is a foregone conclusion. Whether in…
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Let weddings be private events
One Saturday morning, as I was driving through the Blantyre city centre, I was suddenly caught up in slow moving…
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We have created social distances
When the British administrators ruled us during the colonial era, they literally lorded it over us, creating a huge gap…
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Social media stifles originality
The advent of the social media has brought about many exciting possibilities. I still remember a time when, as a…
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Reduce, reuse, recycle
One practical way to control accumulation of unwanted waste is to observe the three golden Rs—reduce, reuse and recycle. It…
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Legends from the Easter story
This weekend is a very solemn one in the worldwide Christian community, as the faithful commemorate the passion, death and…
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Those who pursue knowledge will find it
There are numerous patterns in nature which man has continuously been trying to discover and exploit. Legend has it that…
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We must banish self-centredness
I was on the relatively magnificent (by Malawi standards) double lane Chipembere Highway, driving towards Blantyre when a vehicle cut…
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Fare ye well last man on the moon
I once asked a Graphics Media class at the Polytechnic if they knew what the unit sitting in the reception…
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Let other people blow your trumpet
Controversial reggae performer, the late Peter Tosh, once accepted an invitation by the Grenadian Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop, to attend…
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