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Of Noel Chalamanda’s downfall & Donald Trump’s rise

Jan 13, 2017 Pearson Nkhoma 18 &

Following Noel Chalamanda’s downfall in the mayoral elections, I committed to take a selfie along all roundabouts in the City of Blantyre. When I confided in a very close friend of this mission, he was… ...

No Holds Barred! Taking stock of our 52 years of independence

Jul 10, 2016 José Safarao 9 &

This week, we commemorated our 52nd year of independence. It’s just as well that there was no celebration of any sort. Yes, there were a couple of really weird billboards painted in the colours of… ...

New political party in the offing: Gospel Kazako, Humphrey Mvula, Mathews Chikaonda linked to It

Jun 20, 2016 Aubrey Makina 378 &

Information that Malawi24 has gotten hold of indicates that there is about to be registered a new party in Malawi. According to some sources, the new party will be called United Transformation Party (UTP) and… ...

Sorry but I am not sorry – Lucius withdraws apology over Wi-Fi request

Jun 18, 2016 William Simango 63 &

If you were to start celebrating thinking that Lucius Banda had finally understood that problems of Malawians are huge than his need for a free Wi-Fi in Parliament then stop in your tracks. According to… ...

#SONA2016 Mutharika bashed for singing same old song

May 20, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 15 &

Malawians have punched holes into President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address which he made today in Parliament told. Mutharika used the address titled ‘Towards recovering and sustainable socio-economic development’ to disclose plans his… ...

Reggae music betraying Malawi

Apr 21, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 76 &

A few days ago, an article was published establishing that reggae music is one of the popular music genres in Malawi. It has been performed for decades, and throughout, it has been changing its sounds… ...

How Billy Kaunda knocked out Bakili Muluzi

Apr 12, 2016 Wonderful Mkhutche 216 &

In his first three albums, Mwapindulanji (1997), Alibe Mawu (1999) and Muyime Kaye (2000), Malawi musician Billy Kaunda was a musician who completely had nothing to do with politics. He was a soft spoken young… ...