This and That
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Garbage in, garbage out
Jah people, competition is nothing without upholding rules of the game. Two spectacles (or debacles) happened this week that affirm…
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Banks and all that jazz
Jah people, I am overjoyed by the second coming of the Standard Bank’s Joy of Jazz on September 21. With words…
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Tears for Mafunyeta & Co
Jah people, Malawians were shocked by the death of a youthful voice who gifted us loads of rhymes and love…
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City of Stars? Think again!
Jah people, a week of dripping cold weather looks cocksure to transport us into yet another season of scorching sunshine…
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On urban blackout party!
Jah people, where was preparedness when Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) switched off the highly publicised Urban Music Party…
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Tears for Feng, Jazz Café
Jah people, I was shocked that the robbers Lucky Dube christened ‘men in long black jackets’ ransacked the Jazz Café…
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If wishes were limos…
Jah people, Lilongwe-based businessperson Michael Msungama is a fulfillment of his extra-large dreams. Just days before TV presenter Fatima Nkata…
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Congrats Litete, Kapalepale
Jah people, two things occurred in the euphoria of independence celebrations that remind me about deceased author Percy Perry Litete.…
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Being a critic
Jah people, art criticism is not always fair—but praising mediocrity is tactless. Loving artists like children trust their parents in…
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Entertainment or suicide?
Jah people, what is there to celebrate when fun-seekers who enter venues with smiles leave in tears? It is…
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When politics eclipse art
Jah people, comedians Manganya and Winiko kept fans entertained throughout Malawi National Football Team’s encounter with Kenya last week. However,…
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Same old jazz: Mablacks akapume?
Jah people, lightning does not strike one place twice. Without any thunder, let us continue where we stopped last week:…
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Big Brother, we’re watching
Jah people, Sunday is that rare moment when Africa Day marks the launch of the continental reality show—M-Net Big Brother…
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Toza’s far cry
Jah people, who do you say Toza Kapito is? Ever since 2002, the former postman popped from nowhere with a…
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Mlaka’s new challenge
Jah people, wayward craftspeople can be offered all the support they need, but they can only change if they are…
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Agorosso’s unsung song
Jah people, our obsession with reggae and other danceable beats makes a lot of good music go unnoticed under our…
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Memories and memoirs
Jah people, welcome to Sunday, April 14 2013. At the renamed French Cultural Centre now Blantyre Cultural Centre, pilgrims pay…
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Awards, hits and misses
Jah people, it’s a good habit to confer status on deserving achievers. This is why folks salute Malawi Defence Force…
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Time and missed opportunities
Jah People, Soldier Lucius Banda quotes Alexander the so-called Great to remind us that the only treasure on Earth is…
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The Achebe I knew
Chinua Achebe’s body cannot go to the grave without the tagline of poet Gospel Kazako’s tribute to Malawi founding president…
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