Culture
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Tales from 8115 Orlando West Soweto
In Soweto lies a street where two Nobel peace Prize winners once lived. It is the only street in the…
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Lutefu: Gone bananas with hand-made mats
Some Malawians in urban areas—even if they have just fled rural areas in search of pastures anew—may dismiss hand-made mats…
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‘Cultural villages way to go’
Mulanje is one of the biggest tourist destinations in the country. With Mount Mulanje as the centre of attraction, most…
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Tumbukas commemorate Gonapamuhanya
The Tumbuka ethnic group in Rumphi last weekend held their annual cultural festival, Gonapamuhanya, to commemorate the first Chikulamayembe. Speaking…
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Celebrating 10 years Karonga museum
Cultural and Museum Centre Karonga (CMCK) in November clocks a decade since its establishment. As part of the celebrations, CMCK…
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Neno, a district where nothing happens
Nothing happens in Neno. This may sound like a sweeping statement, but it fairly sums up the mood of this…
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Mang’anja annual meet on Sept 7
Just like ethnic groups such as Umthetho for Ngoni, Kulamba for Chewa and Mulhako wa Alhomwe annual general meeting,…
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Preserving Malawi’s cultural heritage
Cultural conservatives and commentators have, for long, bemoaned the lack of cultural national identity and efforts have been made by…
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Umhlangano wa Maseko on August 30
The Ngoni Maseko will on August 30 hold a cultural event dubbed Umhlangano wa Maseko (gathering of the Maseko) to celebrate their…
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Arts for behavioural change in prisons
Inside the Mzuzu Prison walls, on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, there is harmony of beautiful noises. First is a drumbeat.…
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Tradition meets urban culture at Likoma Sand Festival
There is an outcry from conservatives and cultural custodians about the degradation of our cultural values coupled with the loss…
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Timveni fiesta confirms gender disparities in arts
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Plan Malawi’s Timveni TV convened nearly 3 000 boys and girls at Mzuzu Shoprite Complex…
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Preserving Malawi’s culture through dance
The chilly condition that characterised the Agriculture Fair held at Enkozweni Primary School in Senior Chief Mpheremebe in Mzimba district…
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The militia called Malipenga
The spectacle of the meticulous rhythmic choreography, the melodious trumpets, the metallic sounds of gongs, the blown whistles and the…
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Three fold face of circumcision
For quite a long time in Malawi, circumcision has been associated with the Islamic religion and the Yao customary rite…
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Being the king’s beauty
She is beauty—literally! Call his man a culture warrior. M’mbelwa V seems to have found a way to rejuvenate the…
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Fighting witchcraft with ndodo ya afiti
The existence of witchcraft in Malawi is still debatable. The Association of Secular Humanism executive director George Thindwa has always…
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Commercialisation of gule wamkulu
The nyau masquerade dance is one of the most spectacular cultural dances in the country. However, according to Unesco, it…
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No sex with a red bead on the waist
This is a fact. Beads (mikanda) are used as contraceptives. Nonetheless, this should not be a surprise. In Malawi, beads…
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The Sena’s love for profanity
A story is told that when the late President Kamuzu Banda visited the Lower Shire, a man dressed in rags,…
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