Month: April 2018 Posts

1995: The Civil War of Malawi

Apr 14, 2018 Pemphero Mphande 0 &

Prologue: Where Women Collide The story starts in the village of Kaigwazanga, T/A Mkanda of Mchinji District: Nyamuskani sat on the verandah of her house. She was relaxed on a hot afternoon of September. At… ...

Who slapped that girl’s ass?

Apr 12, 2018 Pemphero Mphande 7 &

Yesterday I went to shoprite and somehow, I found myself at Ginnery corner. Why is it called Ginnery corner though? We must rename one of the centres of Blantyre to an African name. We would… ...

The Picnic

Dec 18, 2017 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 8 &

They bought a pizza capricciosa at Jungle Pepper, and at precisely 8:30 a.m. they hit the road, heading towards the great mountain in the east. They had been planning this picnic for a long time,… ...

That PAM anthology, my friend, is something you should not read

May 04, 2017 Dave Mankhokwe Namusanya 2 &

There is a difficult place in Malawian literature. A seat that can pass for a hot one – literally and literary. That, of a critic. To start with, Malawian literature is just a difficult place… ...

Unexpected Turns (Finale)

Jul 14, 2016 Carol Lilia Mataya 5 &

(...cont. from last week) Bongani had never felt so helpless and hopeless before. Life had never been so hard on him, watching the love of his life battle with her life. It was a painful… ...

Lilia’s Weekly Dose! Unexpected Turns (Part II)

Jun 08, 2016 Carol Lilia Mataya 2 &

He was contemplating, whether to tell her or just keep it to himself like he had been doing for the past two months. He was quickly taken by her smile, smoky and mildly soft voice… ...

Lilia’s Weekly Dose! Unexpected Turns

Jun 02, 2016 Carol Lilia Mataya 22 &

"In the past three months, my son has fired four maids. He is bitter, rude and always finds reasons to vent on others. I hope you won't be another victim. Please be patient and do… ...

And Silence Returned

Nov 15, 2015 Temwani Mgunda 37 &

It is Wednesday around 5:30am. The skies are clear and it promises to be a hot day. A wave of gaiety sweeps across the slum-townships of Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial city. A similar wave is also… ...