Thoughts & Musings

2023 Year in Review: A Year of Confusion, Love, and Survival

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The year 2023 was a rollercoaster. It brought unexpected challenges, including struggles with motherhood and personal battles with loneliness and career setbacks. Overcoming creeping depression and family illnesses tested faith and hope. Despite the hardships, there’s a newfound hope for the future. It was a year of unlearning, learning, and resilience, with a cautiously hopeful outlook for the next year.

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Voices of Motherhood: 7 Women on the Support they Crave from their Partners During Pregnancy

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The blog shares insights from women about the support they needed or desired during their pregnancies, emphasizing the importance of physical and emotional support from partners. Contributors emphasized the need for partners to participate actively, including attending medical appointments, helping with household chores, and showing understanding towards cravings and mood swings. Recommendations also included efforts to make life feel enjoyable and normal and proactively learning about the stages and possible challenges of pregnancy to provide effective support and understanding.

Thoughts & Musings

Evaristo Mapulanga: A Man Who Ruled Limbe With An Iron Fist

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Evaristo Mapulanga, a formerly notorious pickpocket, became one of the most revered police officers in Limbe, Malawi during the era of Kamuzu Banda. Chosen to bring order amid escalating crime, he cultivated fear and respect from both criminals and civilians, and effectively reduced the crime rate. His placed emphasis on upholding a strict dress code, dressing impeccably himself and expecting others to do the same. He also successfully patrolled significant areas of Limbe alone. His legacy continues to inspire modern officers like Gladson Chipumphula, the new Officer-in-Charge of the Limbe Police Station.