Fearless Fighter by Vera Chirwa is an autobiography that teaches many about betrayal, leadership, and imprisonment during Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda’s leadership. The biography gives us a glimpse […]
Stories / Thoughts & Musings
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Review: Political Prisoner 3/75 By Sam Mpasu
My curiosity about the post-colonial rule in Malawi has increased my appetite for biographies. I was partly raised in a home where Dr. Kamuzu Banda was seen as […]
Social Commentary
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The Unknown Prisoners of Kamuzu Banda
Political prisoners in the era of Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda were popular. As a life president, anyone who posed a threat to his dictatorship was an enemy of […]
Thoughts & Musings
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Of Being An Only Child and Mental Health
Every time I meet people and I reveal that I am an only child, they envy me. For most, being an only child is like heaven. Parents bend […]
Wallflower Chronicles
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Things We See in Blantyre: Please Don’t Sell Us
They have been so many times when I have prayed for God’s intervention when in a minibus. Unlike other countries, Malawi does not have any special names for […]
Wallflower Chronicles
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Things We See in Blantyre: False Alerts Everywhere
One thing Blantyre never ceases to amaze is the amount of False Alerts we have. I’m not talking about floods, hurricanes or tragic things like that. Neither am […]
Wallflower Chronicles
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Things We See in Blantyre: Magic in the Streets
There is magic in the streets of Blantyre. Behind every street smart (or wannabe), there is a story filled with lessons. And most times, I like to think […]