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1. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Levi Zeleza Manda

   Malawi, a riddle to deconstruct - Nation Online (opens the original)

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   The African, (and ipso facto Malawian) proverb and riddle are knowledge abstractions from societal experience. In oral societies, where the written word is scarce or non-existent, the proverb, the riddle, and the folktale are reservoirs of knowledge and these are passed on, and adjusted, from generation to generation. That is why they appear to have no known author. One person may have said it one day and other persons may have added one or more elements until it became general wisdom, owned by

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2. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Levi Zeleza Manda

   Weep not, voter - Nation Online (opens the original)

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   Today, we want to concentrate on how government makes Malawians poor. It does not matter who the President is and where he comes from. In fact, it is the DNA of all politicians, mostly Malawian politicians, and all appointed civil servants, to keep Malawians poor. They enjoy it. Very much. A few months ago, we were in that long season when we average Malawians, the voters who had been kept poor for four years we could remember, vowed that we would punish wrong-doers, the corrupt, and push into g

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