This and That
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Parties have missed an opportunity
The countdown to the May 21 Tripartite Elections is sliding quickly. Every party is doing its utmost to show the…
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Cheating has never paid!
Perhaps the allure to share the stage with some of the biggest names in the region is huge and irresistible…
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And then DD Phiri
Just how could an individual love writing so much? That is the question most have when they look back at…
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A note for Lulu
When guitar maestro Lulu started out on his music journey close to two decades ago flagging his Magwilagwila tune, one…
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Will the journey ever continue?
Last Sunday, February 24, marked 20 years since the death of the country’s theatre maestro Du Chisiza Jnr. He was…
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A note for Lulu
When guitar maestro Lulu started out on his music journey close to two decades ago flagging his Magwilagwila tune, one…
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Will the journey ever continue?
Last Sunday, February 24, marked 20 years since the death of the country’s theatre maestro Du Chisiza Jnr. He was…
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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Predictably the production of the Malawian inspired Hollywood film, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind has generated so much interest…
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Dare to dream, dare to try
For the first time in the history of the Malawi film industry, the country made an entry submission at America’s…
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A tear for Tuku, a tear for Agorosso?
Sometime last year I got a WhatsApp message from one of the country’s finest acoustic musicians, Agorosso real name Lloyd…
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Those who disregard commitments and agreements
The year started on a rather sour note for gospel artist Emmanuel Maseko and probably all music lovers from the…
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Lutan’s fire gone to waste
Two weeks ago, the country hosted two shows of Jamaican reggae artist Lutan Fyah. The first one was held on…
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The Lutan less-fire
Over the weekend the country hosted two shows of Jamaican reggae artist Lutan Fyah. The first one was held on…
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Reggae can’t be stopped anymore
Two clips caught my attention on social media last week. The first one was about a Pakistani brass band playing…
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Still reeling from the pangs of piracy
As the Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) Annual General Meeting (AGM) got underway in Blantyre at the Grace Bandawe Conference…
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Wretched Samaritans of Khwekhwerere
S aturday, 24 November 2018. The sun had completely tucked itself into the yellow jacket of the sky, bidding farewell…
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It’s a weevils and termites festival
Good people, the Department of Culture has appallingly left Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC) in a state of decay-dwarfing its potential…
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Add some right ray to BCC
Good people, there is something about lights that they sometimes make a dull performance glow like neon. Some say they…
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Take Gandhi’s statue to Mumbai
Good people, every city has its own heroes and Mahatma Gandhi has nothing to do with Blantyre. Unsurprisingly, his statue…
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Let Sand Music Festival begin
Good people, the festival that celebrates the immutable beauty of Malawi’s prime tourist attraction, Lake Malawi, returns tonight. The three-day…
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