culture and art

culture and art

Achisale sleeps

Achisale sleeps

Africa-Press - Malawi. REST WELL—The coffin with the remains of Boucher being placed in a graveA traditional dance known as Ligubo was the final...
Paliani, Mankhamba to rekindle Acacias memories

Paliani, Mankhamba to rekindle Acacias memories

Africa-Press - Malawi. Veteran musicians Erik Paliani and Ben Mankhamba with The Ziggzaggers Band will next month share the stage at Mabeya’s Pub and...
Unima lecturer selected in 2024 writing programme

Unima lecturer selected in 2024 writing programme

Africa-Press - Malawi. Veteran playwright and University of Malawi (Unima) drama and theatre studies lecturer Smith Likongwe has made the grade for this year’s...
REASONS WHY YOU MAY CONSIDER MARRYING A SINGLE MOTHER- Hon. Given Katuta

REASONS WHY YOU MAY CONSIDER MARRYING A SINGLE MOTHER- Hon. Given Katuta

Africa-Press - Malawi. Most folks, especially African men, do feel they are doing women favour when they marry them as single mothers, but it’s...
The poet who caught the eye of Mozambique’s freedom fighters

The poet who caught the eye of Mozambique’s freedom fighters

Africa-Press - Malawi. Internationally acclaimed author and poet Mia Couto describes himself as an African, but his roots are in Europe. His Portuguese parents settled...
Street poetry: Can it give the spoken art form a lift?

Street poetry: Can it give the spoken art form a lift?

Africa-Press - Malawi. Street poetry is an art form slowly replacing traditional poetry in Kampala. It is doing so with the unfiltered dialect of...
Why green literature is timely for a sustainable world

Why green literature is timely for a sustainable world

Africa-Press - Malawi. Title: Green Dagan Climate Magazine Editor: Jolly Joy Mawerere Pages: 37 Published: 2024 Philip Matogo My neighbour’s nine-year old son found me holding a magazine. “What is...
Climbing physical, personal and collective mountains

Climbing physical, personal and collective mountains

Africa-Press - Malawi. There are many unique things about Jackie Asiimwe’s recently launched book that will strike the reader early on. First, it is...
Pencil artist Musekiwa’s talent extends to writing stories

Pencil artist Musekiwa’s talent extends to writing stories

Africa-Press - Malawi. DESPITE being a pencil artist passionate about wildlife and cultural themes, Noel Junior Musekiwa also has a unique talent in providing...
Malawians challenged to embrace a giving spirit

Malawians challenged to embrace a giving spirit

Africa-Press - Malawi. Living Waters Church (LWC) Top 20 Group and Vision Helpers have called on Malawians to embrace the spirit of giving and...