Strange, bizzare pronouncements
Few things have gripped the imagination of believers as much as has the number 666. John the Revelator says in...
Exploring ways of interacting without meeting
The world has never seen anything like this craziness, at least not in living memory. The coronavirus has ushered in...
We live in a ‘bankers’ economy
Production is the goose that laid the golden egg, so the saying goes. But the reality on the ground, at...
Fare thee well Johnson, welcome soul searching
Two or three articles ago, I extolled some black people that have made significant contributions to modern day civilisation through...
Acting morally is golden
If I can, I try to avoid the Blantyre Central Business District (CBD) because finding parking space there is an...
More popular than Jesus?
In 1960, some young people from Liverpool (UK) teamed up to form what has been described as “the most influential...
Bravo Mponela village
On my way to Mponela last month, I was pleasantly surprised to see a man-made forest some five or so...
Bravo Mponela village
On my way to Mponela last month, I was pleasantly surprised to see a man-made forest some five or so...
Lessons from Kenya’s oil
Two weeks ago, Kenya dispatched a maiden shipment of Kenyan crude oil to China. Commercial shipments will not occur until...
Enhancing road, rail infrastructure development
When Malawi attained independence from Britain in 1964, there was only one paved road worth talking about. It was one...
The Kamkwamba film needs to be fixed
William Kamkwamba is becoming a household name at last. When the local media houses first reported him the early years...
Fare thee well DD Phiri, welcome alternative power sources
Last week, I attended church service at St Columba CCAP. Soon after the service and while I was still in...
Genetic engineering is a real possibility but….
Genetic editing is one area of science that holds a great deal of promise for some on the one hand...
Undeveloped, under-developed or developing?
Countries have been stratified into different classes depending on their level of development. Some are developed countries, others are undeveloped...
Kamuzu the innovator
Tomorrow is Kamuzu Day, a day on which the nation, or those who will, spare a moment to remember the...
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...
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...
Revive import substitution
M alawi used to have an import substitution policy which encouraged local buyers to prefer local sourcing of goods to...
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...
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...
