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We stand or fall on culture
In 2004, the Blantyre Joint Choir organised a unique performance known as the ‘Sing Malawian Gospel Concert’. A number…
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We need a transformation in civil service
I have been pleasantly surprised to learn that there are a number of people who are deeply concerned about the…
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Realities of driverless cars
A former school mate and college mate of mine, who is now national director for World Vision, Kenya, was recently…
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The right culture will aid innovations
I have stated elsewhere that as a youths growing up at Nkhoma Mission, my brother and I made several attempts…
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Rail transport, one of Kamuzu’s dreams
The name Kamuzu is synonymous with terror and tyranny to many people. Like the biblical Nathaniel who wondered if…
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Columns
Let us utilise our human resource
I recently visited Xenophobland, spending a week in their cosmopolitan metropolis and leaving just before the most violent attacks on…
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Will local languages deliver? (Part II)
Pupils will be equally affected. Woe to the pupil who transfers from one area to another to follow parents or…
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My Turn
Where is our chinkhoswe going?
In Africa, an individual’s existence is not nearly as important as that of the community to which that individual belongs.…
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Our problems are bigger than Escom
When I was a student at Robert Blake Secondary School at Kongwe Mission in the latter half of the 1970s,…
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Music without musicality
Malawians are an enigmatic people in the sense that while they have an insatiable appetite for imported physical goods, the…
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We need a culture of continuity
A recent survey found that Mali was the poorest country in Africa. Trailing Mali in third position was Malawi. This…
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The power of culture
I grew up with one brother and four sisters. When I was five years old, a new member was added…
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The absurdities of witchcraft claims
Until the end of the 19th century, Malawian societies used to engage in hunting for and eliminating people suspected of…
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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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Defying the odds
If and when the rural electrification programme gets to Masitala Village in Kasungu, the implementers of that programme will find…
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Malawians are one
Those who have studied management will have come across the Hawthorne experiments which took place from 1927 to 1932 in…
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The difficulties of translation
Language differences can be tricky to deal with if one is engaged in translation work. These differences can arise from,…
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Our strange sky
May be because of lack of financial resources, many Malawians do not venture far beyond their places of origin. Their…
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Surrounded, you are somebody
History is replete with individuals who have achieved great things but, almost without exception, with the help of others. If…
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A tale of two Steves
Recently, I travelled by coach from Lilongwe to Blantyre. As is my habit, I had a book with me as my companion.…
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