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Spare time for a Pap smear woman
Are you a sexually active woman? Do you know that it is recommended that you have a Pap smear at…
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So, we still assume men know better?
The idea of counselling young people before they walk down the aisle has been widely accepted as a norm in…
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Witchdoctors must pay for immoral advice
A Ntchisi man who was recently convicted of defiling his 13-year-old niece pitched an excuse that has been used by…
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Why televise confessions?
It is with confusion that I watch people captured emotionally praying to their God on television, some crying or falling…
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Charity begins at home
It was touching to see, this week, Malawians from different walks of life coming together to add a voice to…
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Charity begins at home
It was touching to see, this week, Malawians from different walks of life coming together to add a voice to…
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Where is the voter in all this?
The ink stains on my right hand’s index finger have been a constant reminder, throughout the week, of the unresolved…
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Wife battering thrives in silence
The other day, I learnt of a wife beating incident that left me confused and worried about the safety of…
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Why is saying no so hard?
It naturally feels very uncomfortable to turn people down, to disappoint a friend, a pastor and sibling or parent such…
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Provide option to self-boarding
If you picture a small house built with sun-baked bricks with no lockable doors operating as a hostel for school…
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Female candidates: Dont’ be cry babies
A prostitute tag can be hurtful to most human beings, especially when you are not one, at least I can…
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Who is a Malawian woman?
It wasn’t until a few weeks ago, when a certain elderly woman meandered through a talk centred on the title…
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21 years too high for marriage
At 15, I was still an immature secondary school student without the slightest thoughts of marriage in mind. I did…
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Trivia-based politics killed voters in Thyolo
I cannot begin to imagine the pain the families of the two victims of the Thyolo fracas, following a rally…
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Revealing too much on Facebook
The advent of Facebook some years ago has completely transformed people’s social lives, bringing with it new networking aspects that…
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She wants a high life? Let her pay for it
I am often baffled and perturbed by this parasitic tendency by some women who are so much into freebies. These…
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Dog shit: Someone must take responsibility
Those who frequent Salmin Armour Road situated at Ginnery Corner in Blantyre will share my disgust at the sickening sight…
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When private moments are made public
Every time a local nudity picture or video clip is leaked on the Internet, there is some incomprehensible excitement on…
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To men who punch their wives
I reckon some are already wondering why I could be wasting newspaper space discussing such a ‘negligible’ matter; a non-…
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The mango-eating bank teller
That the sense of customer care in our banks is deteriorating by the day has been well documented, I think.…
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