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in Fiction, History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and LiteratureLife in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows (Chapter Seventeen: The Ghost and the Cave – Part I)
Chapter Seventeen: The Ghost and the Cave (Part I) I have often wondered whether memory tells the truth or merely preserves the fragments of fear that refuse to die. Even […] More
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How the Jewish Community Founded Nairobi’s Hotel Industry
Penning my journal. The story of how the Jews started the hotel and entertainment industry in Nairobi begins with the arrival of European settlers in Kenya in the late 1800s. […] More
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A bewitching love story of 60s’ genre.
Penning🖊my journal. Bright & early it was 1963 the dawn of independence, a new Kenya had emerged and the mood was a fizzy sprite of optimism. With independence boated many […] More
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MAKEWANA, LUNDU, UNDI, SOSOLA AND CHEWA SUCCESSION
Never fear your history. History has no respect for emotions. Makewana was not involved in the selection of the earliest Kalongas a thousand years ago (Ntara, 1973). In fact, there […] More
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Women’s Beauty Standards, Clothing, and Adornment in Early Maravi
For the fun of history. Do not fear your history. In the pre-colonial Maravi Empire during its formative and expansive eras, women’s beauty standards, clothing, and body adornments were deeply […] More
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TRACING THE NAME MWANAVEKHA FROM NSINJA, MARAVI
Do not fear your history. History is meant to be interrogated. The personal name Mwanavekha (also rendered Mwanamveka) occupies a unique space in Malawian onomastics. Often mistakenly attributed to Lhomwe […] More
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TRACING THE MARAVI IN SOUTHERN MALAWI THROUGH THE BIMBI CULT
The Bimbi Cult is found in the southern region of Malawi, particularly in the districts of Zomba, Mangochi, and Machinga. Although many scholars have written about this religious institution, one […] More
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