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My Favourite Wife-Tony Parsons

Interesting reading, besides the insightful look at 'well-meaning' philandering I learned quite a bit about China. Yet again, as I said on the book focusing on 'The Boy who Harnessed the Wind', I'd like to see more indigenous people objectively tell their own story in English and on a powerful platform such as the world recognised book lists. Hmm, matter of fact, let me get to publishing a book on the UK

Don't lose your head

Don't lose your head. Finish and klaar. pic: Buckaroo's own library

Gabriel's Radio and Zanga's Bolivia

I made two mistakes in the past short while. I ignored important messages. Suleman sent an invitation to all on his Facebook list to join in the campaign in support of the young man, Gabriel, a high school drop-out in Mulanje who built and operates his own Pachikweza Radio Station using locally available technical equipment. Unlike William and his windmill, Gabriel's technological genius contravened the Communications Regulatory Body's broadcasting laws: he has no licence. Happily, with the mobilisation of citizens who care, it is all resolved now and Gabriel has support to reach further into his technological destiny. Thanks to mass mobilisation. But sadly, all this happened and i had never opened the facebook message until yesterday. I am off the band wagon, nie? Second mistake, Zanga forwarded an excerpt of Ecuador and Bolivia's stance against neo-liberalism. An insight so inspiring and so necessary to emulate, ah, all this happened and I had never opened the forwarde

Poverty and injustice

...And asking the rich or the relatively-rich why the poor are poor won't give one an answer either. Nor will asking the poor with an air of superiority: the so-called 'doctor-patient/teacher-student/missionary-pagan/debtor-indebted/donor-aid-recipient' mentality. Dialogue, equal dialogue, alas where art thou.... Dom Camara....First level violence (structural) second level (rebellion) ... (watching Precious Kofi cry as she asks, how long will Africa's children be born into debt...and walking away with more questions.....hmmmm)so help us God indeed. one and all. Thanks Qhawe for being on this road that seeks justice and opening my eyes to more.

Setting the Record Straight

I have a lot of dear friends and family that are red, white and blue. I have a bee in my bonnet though, because of the policies that foster imperialistic ideals. So, let's not get it twisted. One love. Oh, and for my Stan, congratulations on the draw with Cote d'Ivoire. That's super. Flames woyee, inenso woyee! image: codgus.com

Is it true that only 2 percent of Malawians have Electricity

Is the bee in my bonnet there because the boy who harnessed the wind had his own story written by someone from the country where people know everything? Or is it my my need to verify facts that bothers me? Either way, I hereby vow that if any story needs to be written about my own life, I have enough ink to write it on my own, with my own life experiences and be judged on my own condescending habits towards reality if there shall be any. 'A society which is unable to portray itself according to its own self understanding will inevitably suffer misinterpretation by others (Mugambi). I wonder why a blog and a book for my brother so bright, has to be written/taken over by someone else. Really, is it about the funding? then Nyasa times is right in the title of one of it's news stories, 'Africa politically independent, Economically Colonised'. From this vantage point, indeed, many of us suppose it's wonderful when foreign influences do things on our behalf but it'

Neo-colonialism

The picture above is tiny but represents well the flaws of the WTO. Watch Battle in Seattle for more (eh, i didn't even ask for their permission to quote them, my bad). Reflecting on the Africa/South America Summit held recently; and the addresses given by African leaders at the UN................especially the one given by the Brother Leader of the Jamahiriya, Colonel Muamar Gaddafi (did i get all that right? ehm...), one can only wonder. How in the world do we translate these statements into a just reality? pic: Zapiro. sourced from www.peacemaking.com

When Women let each other Down

It has been declared that prostitutes in my Stan can no longer be referred to as 'sex workers' as that has been deemed to be discriminatory. As from now, according to a statement made by a woman official, (wouldn't you know it?) they are to be referred to as "people who frequent public places". My question now is, when addressing child-prostitution that affects a lot of little girls and forced-prostitution cases; affecting a lot of poor women, shall we begin to say, "Police must investigate adults who are kidnapping children and forcing them into "frequenting public places", and let's rise up against, "child-frequenting-public-places crimes". Will that be taken with the seriousness that is called for? I am inclined to believe some NGO is underlying this, I wonder, if it IS an NGO/s that came up with this, if they made such suggestions in their own country where they came from or where their funding came from. Let's think things t

Oil in Malawi

Seriously, I never knew this. I'm debating whether it's not my fault that i didn't know because I've been constantly reminded by those in the know how devoid of important minerals my country is or; it could actually be my fault, after all it has been said that my stan doesn't read enough. Eh, nje! They say the best way to keep information from my stan is to put it in books. Anywho, STAN HERE IS THE LOW-DOWN. Don't thank me if it's true information, I only happened to chance upon it thank GOD. "Malawi - British Central Africa protectorate between 1883 and 1907, just about the time Oil was discovered there (the first oil found in the world) So we spent 14 years in this country removing the wealth of this nation at the end of a bayonett - which is part of the reason you live in a wealthy nation today - and how do we treat the unfortunate descendants of a country we decided to mess up? Another point that people will miss about immigration is a simple one

Caster Semenya and her running shoes

Being fast requires a number of things. Heck! when I was little and played soccer i used to dream of being muscular like the soccer stars in the comic books. Why? I knew that way I could do everything faster, the dribbling, the scoring, you know. now here is Caster, she probably had the same motivations, to run faster you have to gym I suppose. I've been silently cringing at the sight of joggers eduzane; why, their body mass is wasting away because all they do is run, no further exercise, the poor things look like skeletons. Anyway, Caster seems to have done what I didn't. i became an indoor-sy person and she became a running machine, the formula (gyming) seems to have worked (hush all you suggesting all kinds of other things, far be-it that the 18 year old cheated....:-( Now, whether it's a medical condition as some have termed it, I do not know; or whether it is an unhealthy body altering non-reversible experiment....i surely hope not, AH Weh Mah images.smh.com.au

US Health-Care needs more 'care' for the Poor

My early education taught me that communism is a sin, socialism an error, and capitalism the absolute and righteous way. After all, I was the underling of capitalism, and Calvinism; doing my best to learn how to ‘pull myself up by the bootstraps’; an African in a dog eat dog globalised world where the quality of bootstraps you pull is determined by Bretton-Woods; so watch out they might be too thin or worn and just might snap so what do you pull then? But ofcourse, there is much to learn from communism and marxism just like there is some we can learn from capitalism. For my fellow Christians, none of these 'isms' dropped out of heaven, they were just plain man-made (pardon my sexist language...)to meet man's needs, depending on what needs had to be met at the time. Anyway, living in America for a spell shook me out of my system, one thing I was so scared of was getting sick, I had health insurance but still, what if? What a beautiful land when you have money, social securi

Hillary Who? China and the US...the game continues...

If it aint one thing, it's another. The Buckaroo continues to express discontent over the mass evacuation of African babies in the name of a fashion statement rather than genuine compassion. How do I know it's not genuine compassion? Simple answer, a genuinely compassionate person is genuinely interested in African people and has time to problem-pose and not problem-solve.... anyway I'm getting off-track here, today's bee in my bonnet is someone called Hillary. I can't decide which last name suits her more, as she hyphenates to us a choice between maiden name and last name, I'll just go on and say Hillary Who. The woman has managed to clearly show to me that Democrats are certainly no different from that other camp. The big-time hunting game for raw material continues, this time the venue has changed. Th game is now to be played in good ol' Africa. Same rules: Democracy is the trump card! Going around Africa in the guise of reinforcing the goodness of d

Mountain Hikers, Be Wary of Global Warming in Africa

French Brazilian hiker goes missing in malawi ….with temperatures dropping on our continent… hikers beware. In the news article below; there are three possibilities: 1) Mount Mulanje has had cases of people disappearing mysteriously, an occurrence connected to spiritual activity on the mountain. This man may have fallen victim to that or 2) temperatures around this part of Africa are dropping, so this hiker’s going up the mountain with a t-shirt and biscuits is something that could probably have been safe to do 50 years ago, Winter in Africa was kinder then, or, sadly 3)the zeal of youth.... The News Article: ____A 23-year-old French-Brazilian hiker has gone missing in one of Malawi's mythical mountains, the southern African country's environmental and security authorities disclosed Monday. "Last Friday afternoon a French hiker attempted to climb Sapitwa Peak but failed to return to Chisepo Hut and since then there has been no sign of him," said Hastings Maloya, Co

Say What????

Two men met at a bus stop and struck up a conversation. One of them kept complaining of family problems. Finally, the other man said: "You think you have family problems? Listen to my situation: A few years ago, I met a young widow with a grown-up daughter and we got married. Later my father married my stepdaughter. That made my stepdaughter my stepmother and my father became my stepson-in-law. Also, my wife became mother-in-law of her father-in-law. It's not funny, my wife sees me as her grandson because my father is her son-in-law. "You will realise that my stepdaughter and her mother, my wife that is, became sisters-in-law. Then the daughter of my wife, my stepmother, who is also my stepdaughter, had a son. This boy was my half-brother because he was my father's son, but he was also the son of my wife's daughter, which made him my wife's grandson. That made me the grandfather of my half-brother. "This was nothing until my wife and I had a son. Now the

Congrats Cathy Kamthuzi

Malawi Fashion expo winner's creations! Outfits looking good, where can we buy them?!!!! source: Nyasa Times

Ooooh! I want a Malawian Child too!!!

Vraiment... They don't know you but they'd like to have you they think of all the wonderful things they will teach you they have no idea what you already know the meaning of "Siku sinja ndi Gwenembe" and the morals behind"Kam'dothi" Mais... they want to take you to their land and show you the wonders they have no idea that your eyes have already seen the miracle of mbewa ya pa chulu ikunena mawu, "muzindi khapa bwino, mudzandidula mutu ye!" or better yet, Bangwe on Market day, people, sounds, smells, such simple wonders, so profound Je connais que... they can't wait for you to hear the sounds of the West It's funny how they think wealth means joy toys, car horns, wii, sounds, sounds, sounds they don't know you don't know a word in your language for depression that you've never heard of a psychiatrist in your land Free, Mahala you laugh at Makiyolobasi's jokes for free you dance to Music splash for free ah money, what joy

The Battle of Empires Past: Egypt 1-0 Italy

Ok, Tawaret was actually female but hey, it ties in with the Asterix strip question next to it. Oh, the work of empires....How fascinating to watch (last night) Egypt battle it out with Italy in the Confederations Cup. Descendants of the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire. 'Ceasar's men' and 'Pharaoh's men' in 21st Century grand battle of FOOTBALL. Ah, and it was indeed a battle of sheer strength of mind. They seemed evenly matched in as far as physical strength. At the end of the day Pharaoh's men won it. Oi! can you see the pyramids from the Appian Way? No? Hike up that toga praetexta and climb up the stairs outside the temple. There...now you see them. Mmmm, I'm being a meanie now! LOL.....For the Luv of the game!

21 year old Malawian FEMALE Wonders: Part 1

As promised; I have finally sat down to blog about female Malawians who are blazing a trail for the younger generation to follow. A good place to start is 21 year olds, they are the unsung hero's after all; they do all the donkey work and make us grown folks look good. Tru. Natasha Taumbe Age: 21 Current Area of Occupation: Health Location: Central Malawi Training: Malawi, Germany Work Assignments thus far: Malawi, Germany, South Africa Has her own blog : You betcha: www.atutash.blogspot.com Challenging Role : Natasha's work involves integrating traditional healers into Malawi's health care system by facilitating support, training and other things my brain is too small to comprehend so that their work complements that of the government in regards to health. I have my own personal bones to pick with traditional healers (pun intended); So Natasha, whatchu gon' do about my issues with them folks? Milestones : Among other things: participated in the translatio

Smart idea, that

My sister from the land formerly known as Northern Rhodesia took me to the movies recently to watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine . I was more of the idea of watching Angels and Demons to which she gave much opposition; I'm not a fan of Dan Brown either but have read the book and wanted to see what they did with all those dramatic (and I'm sure very graphic) scenes- think death by the elements! Anywho, back to the issue at hand; I was quite pleased to learn (and only after the movie) that the director of X-Men Origins: Wolverine is Mzansi's own Gavin Hood. This is his second movie that I've watched, Tsotsi was the first,and now this one - I quite liked it. And it's a smart idea, when the world begins to utilise the talented directors on the international landscape, we can expect good things. Not only that, I guess many Mzansi-ans will pitch up at the theatres to show support, more money for the X-men franchise. Is this the good side of globalisation? hmmmm....

I Tremble in Fear

Last night I forgot a pouch on a public bus. It had my camera, my cell phone and my memory stick. Think contact numbers, think memories captured on camera, think software and hardware... The pouch had my lip balms too but those were not of as great a concern. This morning, here they are staring at me. I will not be as silly as to think it's just my good luck or naive enough to claim that the passengers on the bus/the staff were exceptionally good people, perhaps they are but I will never know that for sure. Thank you God for making it possible that I have my things back with me. Thank you for showing me that YOU are God. May Your Name be Praised, and not just because You have done this, but because YOU are God.

My Brother's Keeper

It all started with Cain Hate Malice Death It all ended for Abel Hurt Pain loss of...life The Cains are there, still to hate to be malicious to kill Where will you run to Abel? A victim of judgment, misunderstanding envy and why? Anything and everything Your colour your race your religion your food your You Cain won't let you be Cain died too eventually Today Cain lives sometimes he changes becomes an Abel and Abel alas sometimes changes too and becomes a Cain and so the cycle goes on Fundamentalism and all the 'isms' Xenophobia and all the 'phobias' It all started with Cain It all ended for Abel One sweet day, something new started with Jesus in a manger One sad day, and it all ended for Him on a battered cross or so they thought Actually Now through Jesus every day A Cain CAN become an Abel An Abel CAN becomes a better Abel learns to forgive a Cain Opportunity has been availed One day Cain won't be the Cain we have known for one day Justice, Peace and love sha

Malawi, One Love

One Love Malawi pic: my prof's kid from back in the day, oops! snatched it off of Facebook. Don't sue me!!! Looking like you did a good job Widz hope u told them the truth about Mother Malawi.

Manchester United 0-2 Barcelona. We lost but we are not defeated.

Yessir, we are not defeated. We shall rise again, AMANDLA!!!!!! pic: telegraph, uk.

Tonight, Prepare for Battle. Bring on the coffee I'm staying up!

Counting down.......tick tock tick tock tick tock....... pix: online sources

Malawi Elections

Congratulations to President Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika. It was simply Elections, then election results, then inauguration. Straight to the point and crime/hassle-free. Aint that nice? Praise the Lord let's continue to pray earnestly for our nation.

Vote Wisely

Vote Wisely my beloved fellow Malawians. This is the big day, comes once every five years. Remember, your vote is your voice. Shalom. pic: Nyasa Times

Mind recalibration

It was a good distraction today...to meet up for lunch with two older women that are not trying to change the world; on their own. Exactly what the doctor ordered. My mind has been running wild with: "What to do?" "What to do?" "The world is going to the dogs" "What to do." There is hope, why, OUR REDEEMER LIVES The world can be changed.....one heart at a time. Starting with mine. EEEYOOOOH. pic: Wesleyjsmith.com

'Dead Aid' & African Development

A friend of mine wrote this response on the discussion Dambisa Moyo has brought to the table: Here are the youtube links in case you haven't caught on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dZw6nItu4&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyV5KBl6siI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atV4VdEBGLU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Qgq9lrtkQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkJnA4vqYPo&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lGOPXzkhYg&feature=related Here is the response.... 'Aaaah I am so glad there is no controversy there! that is a very good sign. Even Dambisa herself says that most of the people who vehemently oppose her views are not Africans. Already my vision of the 'globe' is being shaped by my current location. Yikes!!! In my class at the Institute, they are avoiding to discuss this book like crazy. Most of development practitioners, and the so called diplomats, heavily depend on the perpetuat

Sweet, sweet Fanta Diallo

The story is told that Alpha Blondy (born Seydou Kone in 1953, Cote d'Ivoire) composed the song "sweet Fanta Diallo" to thank the mysterious nurse who had attended faithfully to his mental health needs as a psychiatric patient in an Ivorian hospital. Well after he was well again, he returned to the hospital to thank Fanta Diallo. No one knew of her or even remembered a nurse named Fanta Diallo as ever having worked there. He left and believing she might have been an angel set about composing the song to thank her anyway. I have had my own Fanta Diallos, many I can't remember; and for those whose composition is not etherial; in case you ever come across this blog, thank you one and all! Here are some my brain can recall: 1. I was a crawling baby when I had wandered on all fours outside of our yard. All my mother remembers from the incident is a very irate man bringing me home. He had found me teetering on a bridge unknowingly facing, as it were, death, a short d

Free Ad, One Love

Our Flag. Where you find 'em, buy 'em. and buy one for me too. er, preferrably the one in black.

More Malawi Talent: MajBeatz.

Okay, I stil contend I'm not biased towards male Mdubs achievers. kungoti you girls are keeping your stats locked down. Anywho, I've heard of MajBeatz before but reading about him today in the Daily Times makes me realise the guy means business.Makes me a little jealous of his focus, drive and ambition, I'll admit, we's almost age-mates... the dude owns his own stuff, runs his own stuff....eish....Malawi/Columbus Ohio Yeeahurpp!! 'His résume tells a bigger story ... “I am a producer, song writer, engineer, mentor, music consultant, artist developer, graphic designer and a musician” says the managing director of Maj Beatz Production which he founded in June 1999.' -Daily Times Malawi- check out: www.myspace.com/majbeatzproductions, he's got some of his music productions on there. pix: majbeatz sites Remember: DON'T HATE, APPRECIATE! yoh... next up on the Mdubs talent roster; either Kimba Mutanda or... nah that's a dude. I'ma go ahead and do

The "Q" man strikes again; Qabaniso Malewezi at MADSOC

Tomorrow at MADSOC, 7:30 PM 'Qabaniso Malewezi, better known as ‘Q’, was born on 7th September 1979 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Passionate about performing arts, he was accepted into the prestigious Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) whose patron is Sir Paul McCartney. Q’s acceptance into the institute was a historical mark because he was the first African to ever be accepted. After LIPA he went on to the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM). Although most of his training has been in music, Q has always been a poet and a writer at heart. His vivid writing style is full of life, vibrancy, rhythm and imagination as echoed in his self described ‘I will not tell you, I will show you’ approach to writing. As a performer, Q has the ability to capture and relate to any audience invoking a range of emotions through his heartfelt performances laced with slight doses of humorous undertones.' -MADSOC- Support this talented Malawian by showing up folks! And, ahem Q, congrats on the e

Habbakuk

Always been shy of the Book of Habbakuk and all for the petty reason that the name of the author is unfamiliar. Early memories take me back to '88 when my aunt and uncle debated animatedly what they were going to name their first born (alas, they waited until he was born to have this debate!!). After trying out different names.. and they were determined to give my cousin a Biblical name; ... and not finding one they liked, I overhead my weary aunt's query, "What then, HABBAKUK?" Thankfully the mite was named Daniel. A portion of scripture has been making a ruckus in my life of late on this earthly journey and thanks to technology, (thank You Jesus :-) I found it on a friend's FaceBook profile. I didn't know it was in Habbakuk but hey, thank God for Habbakuk, what a verse; where there is no vision, people perish. Thank you Lord for the blessing of vision given by You!: Habbakuk 2:3"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goa

Mmm mmm good (oops sorry Campbell soup didn't mean to steal ur creativity....

....but don't this look mmm mmm good? Well I couldn't make this picture much bigger without distorting it but I suppose that clicking on it opens it up to a larger view. I'm sold out for 3 of the dishes the fourth, i'm still a bit iffy about. Clockwise from top right: nsima, kapenta stew(the dish i'm a bit iffy about), cabbage, and masamba otendera. Nsima : Nsima is purely maize meal and water, simmered and cooked to the right consistency. Some hate it, some of it love it for the fact that it has no taste of its own so u can eat it with pretty much anything and be full, hits the spot! Kapenta stew: tiny fish, must be about 2" at their full-grown length. The little beady eyes freak me out. When I MUST eat them, I avoid the head (OK, that's more detail than anyone needed). Cabbage : fried in onions, tomato and seasoning, ahh, yum. Buckaroo style? cabbage stew, bean stew and nsima, now THAT hits the spot! Masamba otendera : Garden leafy green veggies

Ode to Kabula City

Can my love for Kabula, so different from my love for Zomba (paTexas) be aptly described? If so, let it be proved: Kodi iwe Kabula paja ati ndiwe Blantyre tsopano Ah, iwe Kabula! Ndimakumbuka ndili mwana kundiwopsyeza ati "Iwe ukapanda ku kwecha nkhali siwu pita nawo ku Blantyre." Inetu nthawi yomweyo ku kwecha nkhali mpaka nkhali kubowoka Ah, Kabula kodi ndi zowona? Kuti nthawi imeneyo anthu otchena onse ama shopa ma georgette kumeneko? Panalinso ma shati aja onyezimila thwani thwani, ati Viscose amapezeka kumeneko mu shopu ija ya ku Joni inathyoledwa ija? Ine ndimakumbuka kumvera pa Radio MBC, 'broadcasting from Blantyre' nyimbo ya "zinabwera mochedwa inu a Phiri" kodi ndi nyimbo imene ija anatchulamo Delamere House kuti ndi nyumba yokwera pa mwamba pa inzake zosowatu izo Nanga ma red star a city ovala za orange 6 July ma fana a ku Dharap atsikana a pa Our Lady Amwenye a ku Mpingwe ma Double Decker ku Zoo ndi ku Museum Iyayi ife kunali ku silira moyo wa n

The Pic says it all

UEFA Here we come (and this is an African speaking, Ok that's a paradox. Hence club football is a global phenomenon and Man U. is THE people's team!!!) The pic says it all Manchester United 1-0 FC Porto ....and Ronny you had to humiliate folks in your own country, shame....psych naaaaaah! A game is a game !!!! Hurraaaaahhhhh!! pic: manutd.com

Thank You Chelsea

Nothing personal against Liverpool, it's just that that humiliation a few weeks ago was too much for me. I'm a Man U fan and a 4-1 loss was just too much. I applaud Liverpool for playing their hearts out in both the Premier and Champions League. It's now time to thank Chelsea for a job well done. 7-5 victory over Liverpool on aggregate...I'm truly happy to see the back of them in the Champions league. Zimatele zimatele, bwenzi zikoma.
The Prisoner Within These Walls You've never been in there, the four walls made of concrete, stone, brick, wood, mud... The key only meets the oustide key hole but you too are a prisoner how do I know? I am too When I look on as people suffer I am a prisoner of false freedom and you, when you give consent so that your earthly trappings are secure are a prisoner too, of affluence they sleep side by side on a cold surface, made of concrete, stone, wood, cloth, straw and metal The sun only kisses the outside of their wall don't turn away, you too are a prisoner how do I know? I am too When I don't question the status quo and say, 'that's how it has always been. that's what works' I am a prisoner of self-inflicted blindness, I don't want to see and you, when you give consent so that your own country is blessed and prospers are a prisoner too of national pride affluence security freedom sight national pride prosperity They sleep side by side wait for the so

Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea: Now that's what I'm talking about

Thank you Chelsea for meting out vengeance on Liverpool. Hawu, angithi they humiliated the Red D's like no man's business. Hah, well, i won't be a meanie and gloat, but hey, it feels good to see JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zimatele! Zimatele! Bwenzi Zikoma!

G-Mobile and our Versatile Tay-Grin

Beyond Nyau-unit, (I have my 2 ¢ on that but I will save that for another day) and his music, this man Limbani Kalilani AKA Tay Grin is setting the pace for a new generation of versatile Malawians by being part of the leadership of the third mobile company in Malawi: G-Mobile. It seems gone are the days when families sat around the table and parents asked the children, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" To the "correct" responses such as "I wanna be a lawyer, a doctor, a pilot", parents invested everything they had to make that dream come true- and, ahem, made sure you stuck to that profession if they had anything to do with it. If on the other hand, the response was something like, "ah, I wanna be an artist or a sports professional" the parents ably took up the challenge to drum it into your head that, "Honey, you could do that ofcourse, ASIDE from a real job, you know, like working in an office like a manager. Don't you want

Too bad but not end of the road

Elephants 5-0 Flames, one worse than the Man U defeat. Still, you tried guys, effort noted. It's not the end of the road. I'd say, experience has been won here at least, useful for next time. Don't despair, even the Ivorians had a starting point, ours is now, the future is bright Flames. Malawi Woyee! Inenso woyee!

Malawi! Do us proud in Yamoussoukro!!

The long anticipated day is nearly here, Sunday March 29. My knees are shaking, my eyes are casting far and wide for the red, black and green scarf! Oh, Malawi, give your best in Yamasukro, whip them Ivorians bad like the way those red and white who claim "They'll never walk alone" beat the people's team.

Thumbs up Nyasa Times for Taking responsibility on issues of Story credibility

I believe that in a democratic state the media has a responsibility to respect the state's prerogative in releasing sensitive details as were reported on on our Mose wa Lero this week. True or not (now that you have retracted this news item from your site), the media doesn't have to agree but respect the State's prerogative because such details have various implications across the board. Then again there is a very fine line between a tabloid and a news house. Sensationalism serves the appetite of the few and exists to make money and more of it on the expense of the majority. I may not always agree with your viewpoints Nyasa Times but I have come to respect your presence online, bringing news to Malawians in the diaspora Paja a Malawi okonda dziko lawo amalimanga, yes, critically of course koma with responsibilities

Oh dear

4-2 loss to Liverpool and now 2-0 loss to Fulham. Ah, we'll pull through, we'll make it Manchester United! Let's go! Now Sir Alex, maybe it's the gum that's killing it....ever considered that? They say it works the nerves bad and maybe the nerves heighten the level of red cards...

It's not over until it's over

We're still at the top. No matter what. Remember, we're still at the top of the Premier League with a clean 4 point read. Do you copy?

Manchester United 2-1 Inter Milan

Now that's what I call a game. Vidic and Christiano Ronaldo scored goals that were genuine, I have a problem with penalties so when it's goals like these I'm rest assured they were very well deserved. The road to the supermarket passes near some vendors selling Club Jerseys, one day I'll be just so persuaded as to buy one for myself, what am I doing without a Club Jersey anyway? Now if only Sir Ferguson would stop chewing that gum.

From whence have you come Liverpool?

It's no secret, I'm partial to the English premier league in world football. My team of choice is Manchester United. Man U. are the best, always have been, always will be, period. Now this Liverpool club, where do they get the nerve to embarrass Real Madrid so? Don't they know Real is (or was) the home of "Galacticos"? 4-0...? Real Madrid, what happened to you? Now as for tonight's game between Man U. and Morinho's boys whichever Milan they are, i don't care, AC? Inter? Who cares, I anticipate a show-down tonight, Morinho, start shaking in 1..2..3...NOW. pic: bbc.co.uk