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Malawi a country with a population of about 13 million people went to the polls on May 19 to elect the president and members of parliament.

The polls went on smoothly and peacefully and observers have since commended Malawi's electoral body for running the process peacefully without violence.

According to analysts in Malawi, the May 19 elections have been the best simply because they attracted more voters who wanted to exercise their right.

Ladies and gentlemen this year's elections attracted… Continue

On Tuesday I had the chance of watching the inauguration of Barrack Obama live on a big screen courtesy of Multichoice Malawi.

It was such a great time enjoying the so rich speech of Obama, the first black American president, let him work with the blessings from God.

Just nearby where we were, American residents in Malawi also gathered together to watch the event live, the place was full and they really enjoyed every moment of the inauguration.

In all the three cities people also took their t… Continue

Hey! guys at last we have another weekend, thank God for that. Where then are you spending your weekends?

In Malawi there are so many activities this weekend, today Saturday Malawi PEN has organised a ceremony in which we celebrate the life of an Imprisoned writer.

Having seen what is on the menu, this promises to be a great show as renowned writers like Jack Mapanje, Sam Mpasu, Vera Chirwa among others will have their books read.

There will also be music and readings from Malawi PEN members… Continue

Let me start by thanking all friends who came forward and commented on my previous blog posts. Its been wonderful really and this gives me courage to write on each and every day.

I might have not been active for the past month but this was due to my busy schedule, I was in South Africa attending a short course just to upgrade myself.

But here Iam interacting with you once again. Special mention goes to Anne Wangalachi from Kenya who posted her comments.

Infact I would like to visit Kenya oned… Continue

My name is Sam Banda Jnr from Malawi,Central Africa. I was born on 26th November 1981 at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.

I am the second born in a family of six children, two girls and four boys.

I am a Tonga by tribe and comes from the northern region district of Nkhata Bay which is along the Lake show.

Currently I work for Blantyre Newspapers Limited who are the publishers of three newspapers namely Malawi News, The Sunday and The Daily Times.