On his debut album, September by Praise Umali grips your attention the minute the first note starts till the end. The melodies, raps, and humming on the album […]
How Jehovah’s Witness Members were Sentenced to Poverty in Malawi
The history of the Jehovah’s Witness in Malawi is not often talked about. The organization has operated freely since 1993 when Malawi voted for a multiparty system instead […]
Review: Fearless Fighter by Vera Chirwa
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]