Reading Time: 3 minutesThe recent revelation concerning a youthful Malawian’s intent to embark upon the local production of electric bulbs imparted a revitalizing vigour amidst the stifling ambiance of an economy riddled with the dearth of manufacturing endeavours, emblematic of our nation. Let me yet again state that production is the proverbial goose that lays the golden egg. […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesMonday of last week was a spectacular day in North America because tens of millions of people watched a total solar eclipse. An eclipse is a phenomenon characterized by the alignment of three heavenly bodies – Sun, Moon, Earth. When the Moon blocks the Sun from the Earth, it is called a solar eclipse, and

Reading Time: 3 minutesOne problem that has beset this country for a long time is inadequate foreign exchange reserves. Our currency undergoes perpetual devaluation due to the absence of adequate reserves to support its valuation against foreign currencies. Frequently, our authorities find themselves compelled to uphold an artificially inflated value of the Kwacha, relative to other currencies, in

Reading Time: 3 minutesBenjamin Carson, whom I have featured a number of times in the past ten or so years, remains one of my heroes. The African American neurosurgeon has achieved a number of firsts in his life. He was the first human being, for example, to successfully separate conjoined twins in 1987. He has since then successfully

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the peak of the cold war, there were two Germanys – East and West. One had a market based economy, the other a communist/socialist economy. Berlin was a city shared by both Germanys. It too was portioned, by means of a brick war, into East Berlin and West Berlin. Having been trained and/or practiced

Reading Time: 3 minutesLiving at Kongwe Mission, in Dowa District, many years ago, my brother and I, both toddlers then, used to play a lot around the mission. One day my brother, who was two years younger than me, went out without me but in the company of a friend.  He came back claiming to have picked up

Reading Time: 3 minutesI was privileged to attend the memorial service of Susan Sanson, wife to Dr. Billy Sanson, the Chancellor College chaplain, which the Baptist church conducted in the Great Hall in Zomba in 2015. Many moving tributes to the departed “mother” were poured out by various speakers on that solemn afternoon. It was clear that Susan

Reading Time: 3 minutesOn this column we search within ourselves:  within our people, our culture, our history, and indeed our lands to find possible solutions to the problems that we grapple with all the time. Many times solutions are not far away but tucked away somewhere within ourselves, hence the need to do a diligent search within, to

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2015 I had the opportunity to visit the Government Press premises of an African country. That time I was the Government Printer of Malawi. Weeks before the trip materialized I was required to send my personal details, including an image of the first page of my passport, to them in order to obtain the

Reading Time: 3 minutesI travelled to Lilongwe last weekend, leaving Blantyre on Friday afternoon and returning on Sunday morning, on the 2nd and 4th February, 2024, respectively. I used Kwezy coaches on both trips. The outbound trip was without issues. I wish I could say the same thing about the return trip which, I am afraid, turned out to be