Here’s a question of special relevance to regions where there is a high incidence of HIV/AIDS — in particular, sub-Saharan Africa: Does marriage protect a person against the disease? An editorial published in the official Zimbabwean newspaper, The Herald, this week scoffs at the idea, saying, “Nothing could be...

From time to time on a Wednesday evening outside the Cavern in Exeter’s bustling city centre, you can find a charming man selling the Big Issue to drunk, unsuspecting students. He starts his sell with light conversation, up until the point where you are certain you are great friends. Then, with all the subtlety of...

Thanks should go to Bishop Zuza for singling out culture of blaming others as the main contributor to the instability in our country. It is true that generally, Malawians use the culture of blaming others as an escape strategy. A houseboy ironing shirts for his master does not take responsibility when shirt has burnt. His...

Seriously the Blantyre Vendors are being ridiculous by suggesting that the state President got them drunk when he hosted them at Sanjika Palace last weekend, and they failed to open their businesses the following day due to hangovers. The vendors are grown men and every man is responsible for their own drinking habits. The...

PROFILE Geography Area: 118,484 sq. km. (45,747 sq. mi.); land the size of Pennsylvania, with a lake the size of Vermont. Cities: Capital–Lilongwe. Other cities–Blantyre (the commercial capital), Zomba, Mzuzu. Terrain: Plateaus, highlands, and valleys. Lake Malawi (formerly referred to as Lake Nyasa) comprises about...

Weeks ago an article appeared on the Nyasatimes where the author advocated the Anti Kamuzu Banda sentiments where he proposed that Kamuzu must die from Malawi’s history and that celebrating him is tantamount to Satanism. I have been going through this article trying to understand why someone could be so crude and share...

One of the country’s acclaimed poets, Qabaniso ‘Q’ Malewezi, has finally published his highly anticipated poetry anthology titled ‘The Road Taken’. ‘The Road Taken’ is a collection of Malewezi’s poems reflecting on the artistic journey and experiences encountered following his decision to pursue his passion...

  By Felix Mponda LILONGWE — When Kanthukako Supaunyolo’s grandson woke up in the night with a nosebleed, his parents were enraged by what they saw as a bad omen and a certain product of sorcery. They accused the 82-year-old grandmother of casting a spell on him, and filed a criminal complaint of witchcraft,...

Image by cliff1066™ African potters–primarily women–handbuild a variety of vessels that they embellish with beautiful colors, designs and motifs before firing them at low temperatures. Containers made for daily use hold water or serve as cooking utensils. They also make vessels to be used in special ceremonies...

What You Need To Know Be open to giving to others. You never know what you’ll get in return. It’s not just about giving, but about having a giving mindset. Choose to kill people with kindness rather than be rude to them. “It’s clear they never figured out it’s a lot less stressful to just...

PERSPECTIVE: Exclusive to the Maravi Post THE proverbial all that glitters is not gold has turned out to be true in several African countries that have had economic intercourse with China and the Chinese traders. In Malawi not too long ago, some Chinese traders were caught ‘in flagrante delicto’ siphoning Forex. A...

BY MIKE VAN KAMANDE Reading Jack McBrams’ opinion on ‘who’s to blame for lack of reading culture’ (Malawi News of April 16-17, 2011 edition page 15) one gets the feeling Malawians are the most awful writers the world over! Well, what with the writer’s experience at editing both Malawi’s national weeklies of The...

Next to an intersection with the main road to Mulanje works a group of men with basic tools. One of them was actively welding with a scratch built arc welder. Wire was wrapped around a group of metal plates, and the whole thing was housed in a basic wooden frame. To turn it on, the power wires to the transformer were...

Dear City Council, With due respect we would like to thank you for erecting this structure called a ‘market’ in our local residential areas such as Areas 25 and Gulliver, even if it does not have a rest room where we can drown our sorrows of digest; find peace of mind, oh yes the toilet. We also thank you for...

Prosperity theology is modern theological teaching in a selected number of charismatic churches in Malawi. It started growing in the United States of America during the 1950s under the leadership Pastor Kenneth E. Hagin. Hagin claimed that prosperity theology was handed to him by Jesus Christ.  Nevertheless, recent work...

For many a time there has been a lot failed suicide cases being reported in the local tabloids. This leaves many with a lot of unanswered questions as to what sort of rot, stress, hopelessness situations can drive one to such extremes, and ironically most victims of such failed attempts are within the range of 15 – 30...