Culture
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Can couples really get stuck during sex?
It sounds like a scene from a trashy sex comedy. But stories of getting stuck during sex have been with…
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Cultural implications of using a second language
It is likely for one to find a nine-year-old that knows the Cinderella story than a 16-year-old who knows the…
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Hope for Malawian culture exportation?
Should Malawi’s hopes be raised for the possibility that Malawi culture will go beyond its borders following the recent publication…
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Kulowa Kufa evolved not abolished
Ever since the European missionaries came, African cultural practices were deemed primitive and barbaric. Literature has it that some indigenous…
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Last fishing hope for Malawi culture
If custodians of culture were to form an army, then the maker of The Last Fishing Boat, Shemu Joyah could…
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Exorcising demons with mkhalachitutu vimbuza
Beliefs dominate lifestyles in Africa and beyond. However, changing times and Westernisation have seen some of the beliefs waning. Some…
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The death of the Malawian wedding
With the advent technology, we cannot run away from the fact that a lot of things around us are changing.…
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Beware of the in-laws
On top of being the Warm Heart of Africa because of her people’s friendliness, Malawi is also known as a…
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Locating dance in Malawian culture
In his flick Day walker, South African stand-up comedian Trevor Noah jokes about how South Africans send wrong signals to…
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Malawian culture of silence fuelling suicides
Of late, cases of suicide in Malawi have been the talk of town. A few weeks ago, a man attempted…
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A culture, religion collision
Traditional dances expose thin line between religion and cultural performances Malawian societies are recognised by their traditional performances as well as…
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Where are folktales for children?
Once upon a time, grandparents used to invite their grandchildren to a fireplace to tell them interesting stories. Perhaps this…
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Talking funerals with green leaves
People in both rural and urban areas of the country still use leaves to tell people about funerals. How significant…
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For fear of being extinct—Mulhako wa Alhomwe
There are a number of ethnic groups in Malawi. These groups were naturally formed and came from various parts of…
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Mpale’s smoky fire-fighting tactics
Fire that gutted Mpale was stoppable, but the accident is a necessary lesson. For two years, Mpale Cultural Village in…
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Unmasking labia stretching
There are various things that women do with an aim to make themselves attractive, especially to men. A lot of…
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Chronicles of Livingstone, culture
“Dr David Livingstone was a great Scot who achieved many great things. He was one of our greatest explorers who…
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Chronicling endangered music instruments
The electric guitar and piano are perhaps the two musical instruments that come to one’s mind when they think of…
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Kukhwisula pa Manda for the Maseko Ngoni
The Maseko Ngoni on Sunday celebrated a cultural festival called Udlangano wa Maseko in Isingoni language. Before the festival started,…
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Mwezi Wawala Arts Fest today
The second edition of the Mwezi Wawala international arts and theatre festival bounces back this weekend from Friday to Sunday…
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