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Joshua Chienda was born and raised in Malawi. Although he was a Science major in the University, he likes to explore stories that can potentially positively impact societies. Such stories may be technological, historical or cultural.
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Failure can, and should, herald greatness
Reading Time: 3 minutesThose who follow classical music will be familiar with one of its most remarkable works, Handel’s Messiah. Messiah was composed by the German-born George Frideric Handel in 1741. By then, Handel had settled in England and was living on Brook Street in London, where he remained for the rest of his life. Messiah is an oratorio: in simple terms,…
The stupid federation wasn’t that stupid
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Kamuzu Banda did not mince words about the Central African Federation, which sought to bring together the two Rhodesias and Nyasaland. He dismissed it as “the stupid federation”. In his characteristically flowery and ornamental Chichewa, John Msonthi would render this as “chitaganya chonunkha” — literally, a stinky federation. The fact that the Federation was…
Discipline is indispensable in many pursuits
Reading Time: 3 minutesSeparating conjoined twins has always been one of the most formidable challenges in surgery. When twins are joined at the head and share vital blood vessels, the complexity becomes almost unimaginable, and any attempt to separate them can place both lives in grave jeopardy. The Binder twins of Germany, then West Germany, Patrick and Benjamin,…
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