Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy are some nations prosperous while others remain mired in poverty? Why does manufacturing flourish almost instinctively in certain countries, yet barely take root in others? Take Japan, for instance. One of the world’s strongest economies, Japan possesses neither vast mineral wealth nor particularly fertile land for large-scale agriculture. Yet it has become, in many […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe missionaries who brought the Gospel to the land now called Malawi were, for the most part, deeply devoted men and women who sincerely desired to serve both God and humanity. Many of them endured tremendous hardships in order to establish stations in unfamiliar territory. They introduced schools, hospitals, roads, printing presses, and practical skills

Reading Time: 3 minutesNecessity, so the old saying goes, is the mother of invention, and few stories illustrate that truth more vividly than that of a young Kenyan innovator named Joseph Nguthiru. What began as a frustrating encounter with the choking waters of Lake Naivasha in 2021 eventually blossomed into a remarkable scientific breakthrough with the potential to

Reading Time: 3 minutesTime is money, or so the well-worn adage reminds us. Yet in Malawi, one cannot help but feel that time is seldom accorded the same reverence it enjoys in much of the developed world. Perhaps this is because we do not instinctively associate it with economic value; the relationship between time and money remains, for

Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo years ago, a pair of cats—one a warm brown tabby, the other a sleek shade of grey—arrived at our home and were gently settled into the storeroom. We spared no effort to make their new quarters comfortable: bowls of nourishing food and cool water stood ready, alongside a sturdy tin filled with fine sand

Reading Time: 3 minutesMillions of people were glued to their television screens and social media platforms last week, keenly following the historic return of human beings to the vicinity of the Moon after a hiatus of more than fifty years. Four remarkable individuals undertook the ten-day journey that carried them to the farthest point from Earth that any

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday, the world pauses to reflect upon the life, death, and resurrection of a man who is said to have walked the earth some two millennia ago. Yet, for many, the figure in question is shrouded in doubt. To them, the man who is claimed to have lived, been executed, and then risen again belongs

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs Easter approaches, various churches and para-church organisations throughout Malawi are busily organising events they designate as cantatas. In our major urban centres—such as Blantyre, Lilongwe, and Zomba—several Easter ‘cantatas’ have already occurred or are forthcoming at assorted venues, from cathedrals to community halls. These proceedings typically bring together multiple choral groups, each taking turns

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Africa, we grow up enveloped by the close-knit fabric of community, where others form an essential thread in the weave of our lives. No one exists in isolation. In all our pursuits, the community to which we belong holds primacy, its influence ever paramount. As the saying goes, “I am because we are.” This

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I attended Robert Blake Secondary School in Dowa during the late 1970s, I was taken aback to learn that nearly half the student body came from northern Malawi. This struck me as noteworthy at the time. Then, a few years ago, I came across a blog by someone from outside the country claiming that