Category: Social
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Kwapatakwapata! Mbenjere’s Dissection of Liberalised Economy and Capitalism
‘Mwina tizalemera iwe, ‘Galimoto tidzakwerako’ ‘“Olakwa inu makolo”, ohh a chimwene! ‘Adatitsiya pa mbalambanda pa Dzuwa’ “Ehhh inu a Mbenjere, tidalakwanji anafe “Popeza ndikadadziwa nkadaka nawo ku masano” ‘Pilira iwe, mwina uzalemera iwe, ‘Kutha kwa Nyengo, galimoto udzakwerako iwe’ The conceptualization of what constitutes a ‘better life” and ‘living with dignity’ in Lawrence Mbenjere’s music…
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Homosexuality is Foreign to Malawi! But So Is Your Religion!
…and which one, therefore, should we ban between the two? In my forthcoming paper, I argue that as Malawians, we must choose one thing regarding homosexuality. We cannot have it both ways! If, as a county or society maintains that homosexuality is Foreign, ungodly, Western, (and/or, therefore), un-Malawian (whatever that means, really), then that’s very…