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National Sports
Queens get set
The Malawi National Netball Team will today play two test matches ahead of the Africa Netball Cup and 2027 Sydney…
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The stupid federation wasn’t that stupid
Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda did not mince words about the Central African Federation, which sought to bring together the two…
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Discipline is indispensable in many pursuits
Separating conjoined twins has always been one of the most formidable challenges in surgery. When twins are joined at the…
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We are a product of design, planning, and ingenuity
One of the enduring pleasures of growing up in an African society is the opportunity to participate in communal music-making.…
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Ugandan vehicles should jolt us into action
What began as a bold dream within the Faculty of Engineering at Makerere University has today blossomed into one of…
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Stop using the word cantata
As Easter approaches, various churches and para-church organisations throughout Malawi are organising events they designate as cantatas. In our major…
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Where did we go wrong?
In 1975, a local enterprise known as the Central African Transport Company—affectionately referred to as CATCO—embarked on an ambitious venture…
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Malawi cannot, should not be compared to China
It is a familiar refrain among Malawian politicians to claim that Malawi and China once shared comparable GDP per capita…
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Some practices are illogical and need to change
I recently stepped into the premises of a certain service provider, eager to secure a new connection. To my surprise,…
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We, not Kamuzu, struggle with Chichewa
A fortnight ago, I chanced upon a provocative piece in an online publication boldly asserting that Malawi’s founding president, Dr.…
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