Why Water Shortage in Lilongwe is Good News - I live in Area 25, Malawi’s Capital City most populous sub-urbs with a population of no less than 65,000. It is further to the north-west of Lilongwe Ci...

Karonga, the Warm Heart of Malawi - *Karongasaurus? Malawisaurus on display in Museum* We are in Karonga, the land of the Ngonde, home of the *Malawisaurus*museum, Undule Mwakasungula, Dundu...

Mental Health First - All knowledge is carried by language. Therefore, the language we use to conceptualise mental illness portrays our understanding of the condition and i...

Solving the study leave conondrum for Malawian teachers - The decision by the Ministry of Education to stop granting study leave to teachers in the middle of the school year, to avoid disrupting teaching and learnin...

Finding Agenda for 2014 elections: Time for our MPs, Parties to reflect - Malawian political parties have been accused of having no distinguishing identity and philosophy. Actually frankly speaking they are merely, for many oppo...

Getting back to blogging - Nine months. That is how long it has taken since the last substantive entry on this blog. I apologize to all readers for this silence. I know nine months ...

LAUNCH OF THE 2014 TRIPARTITE ELECTIONS AND 2013-2017 STRATEGIC PLAN - 09/06/13 The Malawi Electoral Commission is informing the general public that it will launch the 2014 Tripartite Elections, the Civic and Voter Education S...

Problem with Exchange 2013 Management Shell and Exchange Toolbox on a new exchange 2013 with CAFE and BE - Am in the middle of deploying MS Exchange 2013 with Cumulative Update 1 on Windows Server 2012 to coexist with Exchange 2010 with SP3 /Exchange 2007 with S...

Malawi TEDxLilongwe 25th May 2013 in Lilongwe #3 - Hi all, Did you attend the first ever TEDx Lilongwe?? if not, you missed the best show held in Malawi ever!!!!:-) The day was amazing and totally inspirati...

Kamuzu Day and Malawi’s Festival of Forgetting - On May 14 Malawians celebrated “Kamuzu Day,” a day when the nation celebrates the life of its founding president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda whose autocratic...

My list of great men every African should know about....... Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012 12:29 Written by Wandia Njoya - That’s bein’ a man,” Socco said. “Pain in your heart and your dreams – that’s the test of a man. If you can live life day after day with men treatin’ you l...

ON MALAWI’S UNDER-DEVELOPMENT. Part 2. - In July next year, Malawi commemorates 50 years of independence. There has been so many views from different sectors of our society on what has been achie...

Moved over to Google+ - Yes, it has been pretty quiet around here. Wanted to let you know that I have moved over to Google+ a few months ago and am loving it there. I find it to b...

Loading... - After a long silence, I am back, hopefully with some new and exciting incites. As I grow older, there are many things I have come to experience, learn, an...

Lake of Stars call for artists to play City of Stars festival 2013 - Lake of Stars are now taking applications for artists to play at this year’s new City of Stars festival, taking place 27 and 28 September in Lilongwe, Mala...

Youn? !nnovators Malawi Competition - Are you a young Secondary or College student in Malawi? Are you interested in Computer programming? Here is your chance to learn easy computer programming,...

Commonality and Compatibility - I believe that organizations need to have personality, and that belonging to a group shouldn’t force a person to put their own personality aside … which is...

Kachere Development Programme now online! - Kachere Development Programme is the official Social Development arm of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Zambia. The organisation operates in the whole of E...

Gone - Bingu gone a year ago. I still remember when I took this picture myself.

Dr Lazarus Chakwela and "Tambala Wakuda" - The announcement that Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwela will contest for the hot seat of Presidency of the once mighty Malawi Congress Party has generated debate ...

Calling all budding African scientists for the Google Science Fair - Interest, passion, creativity, commitment, curiosity and above all love for science starts at a young age. The best and brightest inventors started at an e...

I'm not part of an African Elite - I've never been one to quote a comedian but I so agree with Trevor Noah: "when you look into some people's eyes, you just know that no matter what you see...

MALAWI: Life After Bingu's Death - On this date twelve months ago, Malawi lost it's president, the late Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika. Prior to his death, there was a nationwide outcry again...

- A Message to Men: Lets End Rape-Culture by Mtali Banda A few weeks ago at UMass it was WAAR (Week of Action Against Rape Culture). For me, this was the f...

The Calm... - I'm just so far gone *Please leave me alone* Drunk off champagne Screamin' in the phone See my house is not a home Fuck is going on *Where did we go wrong ...

Forgotten Snowden Ibu - Malawi is a comical country to belong to. Its people are full of pretence. They will always bring a facade on almost everything they do. You believe what ...

There's a snake in my boot (house)! - Apologies to Toy Story’s Woody, but I couldn’t resist. Seriously though, snake in the house. Those of you who know me should then be saying, “so what?” I...

Smouldering Charcoal by Tiyambe Zeleza - PART 1: UNTAMED PESTS Chapter 1: (pp. 2 – 13). An introduction of Mchere, one of the main characters in the novel, and his family Chapter Summary Mcher...

Dont let IMF dictate policy, we have ourselves to blame for not leading - IMF’s Christine Lagarde was in the country last week, in what I call a moral support mission. Her trip has also taken her to some African countries. In all...

...Thoughts - Its OK to cry over someone who in the long run would never make you happy. I reclaimed my best friend by letting go of the man that would never love me en...

The Malawi Nation paper's review of the economic talk in malawi - http://www.mwnation.com/business-news-the-nation/business-review/13300-in-search-of-keys-to-malawi-ailing-economyIn search of keys to Malawi ailing economy C...

Photos from India - The Red Fort. At immigration, they asked me to give them an address of where I would stay. Not knowing any better, I wrote THE RED FORT in big block letter...

End of India Mission - What was intended to be a 9-month assignment in Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh, India came to an early end at Christmas time. It was determined that there wa...

Nyika and December travels - We have been doing an outreach clinic to Adventist Health Clinic Lilongwe to try to help out up there. So, Sunday morning early (6am) we drove the 4 hours...

One gun fewer - I was upset too. I hugged my wife. Kissed my baby girl. Mourned for the children and teachers. I was sad about the lack of mental health resources and an...

Fashion and Brains- Oil and Water? - Friends, Romans, countrymen.. I apologize for my tardiness in posting (especially to a certain Ms Mila!). I have been lacking in inspiration due to a numbe...

Have you seen Marie? - [Afterword, ‘Have you Seen Marie?’ by Sandra Cisneros 2012] ‘In Mexico they say when someone you love dies, a part of you dies with them. But they forget ...

The roofing project has begun! - This past October our project began when Maranatha sent a roofing expert, Luther Findlay (from Sacramento, California) to Malamulo. With the assistance of...

Remembering Legson Kayira - *LEGSON KAYIRA* *1942 – 2012* The remarkable story of Legson Kayira, who walked the breadth of the African continent in his attempt to go to America for an...

There Goes Uncle Max! - I am still reeling from the sudden passing on of my uncle Maxwell Mlenga who departed on 13 October 2012. A week before Uncle Max's demise I was in his o...

The various meanings of PP - What does PP stand for? I ask this question, not because I am interested in the philosophy that drives the political party called PP, but in the abbrevia...

The various meanings of PP - What does PP stand for? I ask this question, not because I am interested in the philosophy that drives the political party called PP, but in the abbrevia...

ACCEPTANCE AND USABILITY OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN RURAL PARTS OF MALAWI - This is an abstract from my Msc Thesis: In this study, acceptance and usability of mobile phones in the delivery of healthcare services among Health Survei...

the Long Return - Today, as of 8:30am, I am no longer a current PCV but a Returned PCV who has no yet returned. It will be a long return, so to speak, as I embark on a thr...

My list of great men every African should know about - That’s bein’ a man,” Socco said. “Pain in your heart and your dreams – that’s the test of a man. If you can live life day after day with men treatin’ you...

GRE and Me - I guess this is my best buddy nw.

OUTLAW TRIBAL GROUPINGS! - The prognosis of our country’s economy and development is ominous. Public security has been severely compromised. The currency has been so brutally devalu...

Is there anybody out there? - Usage stats of the blog have fallen and we have very few posts now. Is the blog still useful? If so let me (Ron Neville) know and we’ll continue it. If not...

Meeting My Presenters of 20 years Ago - It was like a joke that I the chance to get to Nairobi, Kenya. Though I travelled for a very important Global Voices Summit, I decided to stay on afterward...

Students Experience Programme (STEP)-Six-month Internships in Germany for SADC countries - SAFRI – the Southern Africa Initiative of German Business – in association with Mercedes-Benz South Africa is offering students and young graduates from SA...

Hiking Mount Mulanje - This past Easter break I hiked Mount Mulanje in southern Malawi and it was AWESOME!. Mulanje is a serious, rustic climb that makes you feel like a legit...

End of the Year and Going Home - I'm 16 weeks pregnant and have been sick. The blog was ignored these past 4 months as was my camera. Here are a few photos from the end of the school year ...

Bingu wandidziwitsa mayiko ngati Nsanje, Chitipa … - Ndayenda maiko ine.mp3 Listen on Posterous

An Insider’s Guide to Blantyre, Malawi - Blantyre – An Expat’s Guide to the City I love our adopted city of Blantyre – it’s a beautiful, green city full of charm and history and is the perfect siz...

Meet local Developers at DemoCamp on 15 June - I was at a queue the other day, waiting for petrol to come as I had heard from the rumors, when I met a friend I had not talked to since college. After t...

A Hitchhiker's Guide to Africa - I had a surreal moment when hitching back to Mzimba last Wednesday. I found myself in a minivan packed tight as sardines with an array of neon dresses. A v...

CRIDOC e-Newsletter - June 2012 - Welcome to our June Edition of the CRIDOC e-newsletter. Our lead story this month is about the recent official launch of a library and teachers’ office whi...

Facebook - If Jesus was living on Earth today, would he have created an email account for himself? Would he have been on Facebook? Share your views on mzatinews@yahoo...

- *BINGU - A high class leader who never forgot his roots* *by Hastings Maloya * His Excellency Ngwazi Professor Bingu wa Mutharika who died on April 6, 2012 ...

The colourful dreams live on - A dark cloud suddenly fell on the nation of Malawi as social media kept updating many people home and abroad on developments pertaining to the health of the...

MALAWI FORMER PRESIDENT'S BELIEF IN JOYCE BANDA. - The former *Malawi* president strongly believes that H*er Excellency Joyce Banda *will make *Malawi* better. He said this in an interview conducted on Radi...

Dear Mr President - My condolences to the WA Muthalika family and the rest of the Malawian people on the death of our president. We will sadly miss you especially me though st...

‘Spiritual’ Youths Shun SRH Services - Some youths who regard themselves as too ‘spiritual’, are shunning Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in the country. This was revealed when Bla...

The familiar voices - The heat and pressure of the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) elections is now gone. I no longer have interest in our game because of the midiocrity th...

The Old Man and I - By Tendy Kay The wind blew hard, Cars swooshed past; Bicycles, people, swayed faster, And he stared. As we walked along, The old man with the bristly hair...

Dallas FW Star-Telegram Read it: 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' teaches perseverance - Posted Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon Dial, $16.99; ages 7-9 What it's about: This is the inspi...

Malawi Nyasa Times - Nyasa Times: Online newspaper for Malawi including news, features, polls, photos, videos and comments. Go to the official Nyasa Times website. *Nyasa Times...

Likoma Island - Happy New Year!!!! For the holidays this year, I traveled to Nkhata Bay and Likoma Island with two fellow PCV friends. Here is a rundown of my fab travel...

Thoughts about feelings of entitlement - This morning as I was praying and thinking about things, I had a profound revelation come to me (well, profound to me anyways): As I was praying and asking...

IZITHAKAZELO OF NGUNI CLANS - Below are some izithakazelo (Kinship group praises) for some nguni or ngoni clans collected from the web. As you may notice some are in Zulu, Xhosa and ot...

MY FIRST DIFFERENT STORY TO WRITE. - How I wished to post this page on my blog the time I got the diploma done. How can I share sorrows and hide cerebrations. Sorry, had no much access to in...

Permaculture, Natural Medicine Training, Festivals! - Some photos of October, my last month in Malawi... Diesel Petrol Palibe: a frequent scene these days Somehow China always takes the cake. Alex talks ...

Rudyard Kipling's Words of Wisdom - *by Rudyard Kipling* IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,...

The Power Tripper (Pun intended) - *With cavalier insouciance,* *he altered our flag,* *With sheer defiance,* *Like a rampant stag,* *When we stood rooted in trance,* *He stood proudly ...

High rentals in Lilongwe - Finding a house in Lilongwe has become a nightmare, not only for people moving into the city but also for the residents. This is mainly due to the high ...

And I’m Back - After an interesting, challenging, exciting, confusing, frustrating, outstanding, life-altering summer working for EWB in Malawi, I am officially back on n...

Anger - It is good to be angry But not to be wise. It is good to be angry But not to be blind. But we want to be angry It's therapeutic It makes us easy to manipula...

Lunch with primates - Esther and I sat on the terrace of a bourgeois hotel on top of Zomba plateau. There were trees, bushes. There was a manicured lawn and a chess set with pie...

Celebrating Life [Cape Town, 4th July, 2011.] - Sometimes I log on to such media like Facebook and notice that some of my friends are complaining about the situation back home in Malawi. Here in my almos...

26 days until we leave Malawi for good - Dear followers, lot’s of things happened in 2011 that we haven’t shared with you and now it’s almost time to say good-bye to this beautiful country and its...

Tumultous Times - I live in Malawi. I didn't grow up here but I have always been from here and have now returned and settled in. It is a place of remarkable contrasts i...

‘Bingu must blame himself for mass protests’ – PAC by Nyasa Times - This post has been posted here without any permission from Nyasatimes and the author. simply because the original site has been blocked am only trying to s...

Passion. - * * The maker of passion Fights for my freedom to live and love Not only tonight, but forever... Hold my hand and follow me Down to the river To que...

My Glimpses of Malawi - In December 2010 to January 2011 I was in Malawi. I attended a Prison visit with part of a small group called a cell group from Lilongwe Baptist church. My...

No independence for women - Today, July 6, 2011, Malawi is commemorating 47 years of independence. Instead of celebrating, many Malawians are bemoaning the miserable living condition...

WIP - Work In Progress

Transitions - Many of you are on my "group" list and have received an email update from me. However some are not so briefly I want to update you that I am leaving Malawi...

The Difference Between Fake Journalism(film) and real Journalism(real life). - *First and foremost, thank you for showing us a video on photos. It was truly inspiring.* The Pulitzer Prize video was so raw as i watched i...

ARE ALL OUR PRESIDENTS THIEVES? PATRONAGE, AND PREFERMENT - UPDATE - PREFERMENT BY MALAWI COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (macra) A FOUL STINK AT MACRA Only three days after I posted the main item below a clear indicatio...

I’m Working On It… - Sorry for the delay in writing a final post – I’m working on it! It’s crazy how quickly things get busy, but rest assured that I’m processing and working o...

Petition the President to Guarantee Academic Freedom - Please Sign! - Petition to the President for Academic Freedom

DISSAPOINTED WITH THE CONDUCT OF CHANCO STAFF UNION - In her rebarbative cynicism and her mordant clarity, Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) acting president has been to any media house electroni...

Malawi: The country needs a David in Bingu’s service - The current leadership has all the hallmarks of King Saul of old. In order to restore some sanity in the country I suggest three things that need to be don...

SCIENCE & CRITICAL THINKING - *Science & Critical Thinking - the Secular Humanist View* is our regular column in Malawi's Sunday Times Newspaper which we will now publish weekly on this...

Cover Letter writing tips - The Cover Letter is probably one of the most important letters you will ever write. Every CV needs to be accompanied by a great covering letter. As a recru...

price hikes, exports and hunger. - In the wake of rising commodity prices, there’s been quite a bit of talk in the newspapers and blogosphere arguing both sides of the debate. While most of ...

BAM! Africa is scary too! - You should have seen the lightning storm we had last night! Everyone ended up huddled in the middle of the floor as it pounded around us! I was watching ...

From Pakistan, with fond memories - This afternoon, we went up the Margalla Mountains here in Islamabad. There is a fine restaurant there, perched right at the top, such that you can see the ...

Valuing Health Workers: : Implementing Sustainable Interventions to Improve Health Worker Motivation in Malawi - MHEN and VSO Malawi The Government of Malawi has made a firm commitment to addressing the health needs of the country, through the implementation of the Es...

Gratitude - This has been too long in coming, though I have carried it in my heart if not always at the front of my mind as I've made my way in life thus far. I am now...

Lake of Stars - Lake of Stars was unreal. Three days of great music and relaxation on the beach of Lake Malawi made for an unforgettable weekend. Everything started Thur...

Jawless evolution explained - With all respect to the author of this research and article in Science, I would like to express my appreciation of what microRNA's have done in jawless ver...

Its a Long Way to Lilongwe - *By Harry Kooistra* From the air approaching Lilongwe International Airport, Malawi appears a luscious green – an appealing contrast to wintry Michigan. Th...

Heart Healing - This is Glory - just back from Johannesburg. He attends the cardiology clinic I run in Queens. We referred him 18 months ago for repair of his congenital h...

Pictures from our fieldwork - Pictures from our fieldwork in central and southern Malawi in 2009 can be seen at: http://www.steinholden.com/malpics/index.html#home

Nsanje Port:Beyond transportation - The dream in living color or is that technicolor? As Malawians we have been infused with the dream of the Nsanje Inland Port and its long term outcomes for...

Gov’t to abolish Car Ownership Schemes for Parastatals - As budgets squeeze, one of the first areas that many companies including government look for cost savings is the company car fleet. It is often tempting to...

Happy Families - As I got back to the office from the AXA coach station, I saw lots of very proud young people walking out from the Polytechnic having received their degree...

Dedza reels under high population growth - With a population of 624,445 people (2008 Population and Housing Census), 56 per cent of which are young people under 19, the population of Dedza district...

Free Bawo Game App release Delayed - It was originally announced on bawogame.com that Fumba Game Lab*™*** (FGL*™* **) will launch the free downloadable bawo app on the 8th of August, but due ...

LOVE CAN SAVE THE WORLD - By Clement A. Kwizome What is Love? There are a number of definitions which a lot of people can define what love really is. To some love is defined as that...

singing on sunday - ‘if you a scared motherfucker, go to church, go to church.’ – icecube acacia wasn’t scared, but she was curious about God. some sundays she stayed in bed a...

Mr President, let's scrap elections - For one thing they demean us. We as a [...]

Be a Force for good - Do you ever wonder what your colleagues think about your attitude? Everyone likes a person with a good ‘spirit’ but positive attitudes don’t just happen, t...

eIFL Statement at 20th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR 20) held in Geneva, Switzerland 21st to 24th June 2010 #2 - Well done Kondwani. I very much like the content. Keep it up.

There is Hope LIVE in London - You are invited to a sunset party with live music on Monday 24th May from 6:30pm in the Rutland Arms’ upper room. Watch the sun set over the river from the...

Rwanda's laptop revolution | PETER BEAUMONT - Source: The Mail & Guardian Rwanda's laptop revolution PETER BEAUMONT | KIGALI, RWANDA - Mar 28 2010 06:44 Two small boys are standing hunched outside the...

Rejection to Prosperity - *A Woman’s Fight to End Hunger and Poverty in Her Life and Village.* ** *By Zilani Khonje* Driving through Dioni Village in Traditional Authority Msakambwe...

What about us - People usually choose what to do in life e.g to smoke, drink alcohol and so on. In Europe thus part of life lthough others do not smoking. Yes! it is their...

ON THE COMMEMORATION THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY - “I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an...

Round - I can see the world flashing before my eyes, but really it’s only a blur, a multi-coloured blur. There are what appears to be thousands of bright lights f...

Nakalayepo ni zga sukulu ku Sekondare - Usabata yo asilagha, aba boma bafumizizge amita agha bana bo basaliwa kuya pakumanyila ku masukulu gho bakuti agha boma. Mu chisu ichi bati mu amasukulu a...

The Gay situation in Malawi - Last week, both the local and international media reported about the Malawi's First Gay Couple taking matrimonial vows at the first-ever gay marriage in Ma...

Mzuzu City in Pictures -

Absolutely the Warmest Heart of Africa! - by Tammy Mbendera Most information you will find online will begin by telling you of the poverty of this country but that’s just a matter of dollars an...

MEC defies AG order - Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has defied order from Auditor General (AG) order not to engage PricewaterHouse Cooper, an audit firm without seeking perm...

James dreams of a home - He was born nine years ago. Remembers little of his past life, does not remember his parents neither he remembers if at all he had brothers and sisters. Th...

US Health-Care; a need for a little more 'care' for the poor - My early education taught me that communism is a sin; socialism an error and capitalism the absolute and righteous way. After all, I was the underling of c...

WaPi “Move” - Unfortunately, I took a long time away from the WAPi blog, essentially, to get ready for WAPi. WAPi Move took place on Saturday, July 25, 2009, and was att...

Randy Nasungwi - Old Time Friend - Randy Nasungwi ...

- Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their e...

HOWTO bypass Internet Censorship, a tutorial on getting around filters and blocked ports - HOWTO bypass Internet Censorship, a tutorial on getting around filters and blocked ports

OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND MEANING OF RATIONING - FOLKS, I have no doubt that between now and the next election in 2014 we will see more progressive changes in the country. Like any other citizen, I fully ...

Land registration process! - Went to Lands today and the process is as follows: Firstly they will need to produce a sketch plan and map for the area and plot @ K 50,000.00 (Govn rate b...

Pictures from Chipembere in Blantyre, Malawi: Part III - Pictures from Chipembere highway in Blantyre, Malawi

K6.7 billion for city roads - By DEBORAH NYANGULU-CHIPOFYARoads Authority (RA) has set aside K6.7 billion for the rehabilitation and resealing of roads in the cities of Lilongwe, Blantyre...

Patience Part 1 - In recent years (about 3yrs), I have found myself using the word patience for so many times. I have used this word for many reasons but the one that stand ...

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It is with us all...lets face it positively - By Chiku JereThis story tells how HIV and Aids got closer to my life, both as a journalist and an individual.“I got infected because of the loving and caring...

Message of hope - Messages of hope may be presented in many ways. One way to express this message is through music. I recently discovered this song by one of Malawi's singer...

Richard Msowoya: The next second vice President for Malawi - If MCP wins the May 19 elections then former Minister in President Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration Richard Msowoya is expected to be the third powerful...

बकिली मुलुजी इन इदेंतिटी क्रिसिस पोस्ट प्रेसिदेंक्य? - Muluzi in identity crisis post presidency?By Isaac Cheke ZibaIn just about six weeks the Malawi nation heads to the polls – yes the presidential and parliame...

Meet Malawi’s budding clothing designer - Perceptibly, for quite a long time, the Malawian clothing market has been saturated with foreign (unused and second hand) clothes from western, Asian and A...

CHANCO EDUCATION STUDENTS' GRIEVANCES - Number and times University authorities do not handle issues affecting students within a reasonable time frame. It is either they choose they come back to ...

Re-thinking the U.S foreign policy - The post Second World War epoch was marked by increased global hegemony by the United States due to its military might and growing economy. The United St...

GNU OR NOT? - GNU OR NOT? By Andekuche D Samalani Chanthunya The interpretation of Section 65 by the Courts have once again sparked the debate of whether its time to com...

Dr Khumbo Kalua new Blog - I have decided to migrate from this blog to a better one Dr Khumbo Kaluawhere i continue to write about health issues on Malawi. Read the following on my s...

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