The wave final magazine 3rd edition 2017

02 | the Wave Magazine
EDITORIAL TEAM
Rev. Fr. Dr. Kazingatchire
Patron
Khumbolani Chavula
Writers Forum President
Elenimo Chembe
Editor In Chief
Jabulani Maseko
Design| Concept| Pictures
Joseph Msemera
Cartoonist
CONTENT
3. EDITORIAL
4. RESUSCITATING CU DRAMA
5. WHAT JESUS THOUGHT ABOUT: SELFIES
6. BEHIND THEIR SUCCESS
7. I BEG TO DIFFER: HOW TO ARGUE
WITHOUT QUARRELLING
8. BARTER TRADE SYSTEM RETHINK: THE
CUSHION WE NEED
10. MINDSET METAMORPHOSIS
10 FORGIVENESS
12. PIECE BY PIECE. BRICK BY BRICK.
13. DAMNING REASONS WHY YOUR
DATING RELATIONSHIP WON’T LAST
14. BESOTTED LOVE
15. COLLEGE SWEEPER
16. CULINARY CORNER
17. POETRY
18. GO GREEN
19. WORD SEARCH
20. BOOK REVIEW
21 ADVICE ON GRIEF
22 CU IN PICTURES
23 CU IN PICTURES
24. STUDY TIPS
25 KIM OF DIAMONDS
26 ART
27. VERSHO
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the Wave Magazine | 03
Getting into the big shoes of Tuntufye Simwimba was a task
fraught with a variety of insurmountable difficulties. Firstly I
lack the temper, dogged determination and far-seeing perspective
that characterised his tenure as the Editor-In-Chief. Secondly I am
devoid of enough patience to pore through and edit a dozen arti-
cles, poems and all sorts of writings in a short period of time. I am
more of a reader than an editor. However the fact that my tenure
had the full backing of Rev. Fr. Dr. D. Kazingatchire as the Writers Fo-
rum patron I knew I had one step ahead in the murky environment
of editing. Furthermore the other thing that emboldened me was
the confidence and trust that my fellow Writers Forum members
evinced toward me. For that I am a million times thankful!
It is a gratifying and also flattering prospect to witness the publica-
tion of the third issue of the Wave Magazine under the aforemen-
tioned circumstances. Kudos and appreciations should be given to
those who have supported the Forum financially and in kind. In a
special way the University’s administration should be extolled for
being indispensable in our efforts of cultivating and publicising our
writing skills. Further my fellow Writers Forum members should
take the credit for their unflagging zeal to keep the writing and
reading culture alive in an age of intellectual apostasy and frivoli-
ty. Lastly my appreciations should go to the literary services of Dr
Steve Sharra which have been of immense help toward the publica-
tion of this magazine.
This issue will serve to remind those of lax retention that a school
for higher learning should be composed of thinkers lifted up by
ideas, not boys or girls weighed down by amusements and frivol-
ities. And it is to quench the intellectual thirst of those who think
rather than the material hunger of those who play. The Forum in-
tends to leave a legacy of excellence and gravity of thought. Thus
it is a matter of immense pride to know that those who are willing
to spend a skimpy on this magazine will get more than they have
bargained for.
As the old guard of the Writers Forum is ebbing out the brunt of
such loss is to be felt by the incoming and fledgling writers. The
dedication of the outgoing executive will hopefully inspire the in-
coming leadership. However the unwavering support of the outgo-
ing leadership is indispensable for the accomplishment of the ideals
that the forum intends to achieve. And to the rest of the students,
their support is likewise indispensable thus I urge all students to
buy and read this piece of literature. Finally all glory be to God the
Creator of all things.
Elenimo Chembe
[Editor in Chief]
[EDITORIAL]

Once upon time someone woke up with a
dream – a dream to start up something. A
vision, full of creativity, profoundly inspired
him to blow the whistle to herald the birth
of drama group at The Catholic University
of Malawi. He named the group Tsokwe
Lapakamwa. Tsokwe Lapakamwa epitomiz-
es the place where people showcase differ-
ent talents like drama, poetry and singing.
Opening its door in 2013 Tsokwe marked
its first performance with a play entitled
Hell in Prison written and directed by Paul
Sakwiya.
Despite some resistance and lack of sup-
port it managed to impress its audience
including the then Vice Chancellor Profes-
sor Phiri who was the guest of honour that
event. Outgoing chairperson Mayamiko
Mkangala was quick to agree with the Vice
Chancellor that Tsokwe lapakamwa was a
vibrant group and that it had a lot of com-
mitted members.
As years passed, the idea of Tsokwe Lapa-
kamwa expanded after the realization that
there were more than just drama plays
within the club as evidenced by the var-
ied talents demonstrated by its members.
Hence this prompted its leadership to
broaden the name to Cunima Arts Theatre
in order to encapsulate the various talents.
Even though the expansion came with
huge expectations for great change quite
a few changes have been seen on the
ground. In the days gone by, the group
made giant strides by keeping the Univer-
sity entertained and informed. Unfortu-
nately these giant strides have been put to
a halt and the University is no longer kept
entertained and informed by the group.
The speedy horse which made giant strides
is slowly dying a natural death.
Enduring actress Vanessa Chigalu feels
the failure to put up shows have demoti-
vated actors and actresses who expected
a lot from the group. As such, many have
walked away for good. However it is im-
portant to note that drama alone needs
a lot in its preparations to take place. For
example there is need of written scripts,
actors and actresses, costume and props,
lights, curtains, backgrounds and sound
system which have not been easy to mo-
bilise.

According to Mayamiko Mkangala despite
struggling to host shows the group has
managed to win the trust of the Universi-
ty. For example the group has been recog-
nized by being given the chance to perform
at big events like the launch of Laudato Si
during the Saint Montfort day commemo-
rations, The Catholic University 10th Anni-
versary Celebration and Catholic Students
Organisation fundraising dinner. The Cuni-
ma Arts Theatre has proven to the Univer-
sity’s community that there is potential for
the development of arts at the school.
The lack of drama performances has
pushed blame on actors and actress as lack-
ing in seriousness, cooperation and active
participation. One of the actors bemoaned
that he expected the leadership to have
thorough organisation, excellent work and
well written programme throughout the
semester which has not been the case over
time. It seems drama group has lost track
and has no objectives of what it expects to
accomplish in near future.
For the Club to really achieve its expecta-
tions and aspirations there is always the
need to have a strategic plan that would
guide, guard and propel the group’s as-
pirations. There is need to go back to the
drawing board through the Constitution
of the group and gauge how best it can be
reviewed in order to facilitate the resus-
citation of the group. Unlike The Catholic
University, drama at Chancellor College
and Mzuzu University is part and parcel of
Bachelors of Arts programme and this has
boosted arts and drama at the aforemen-
tioned universities.
Thus another thing that can hasten this re-
suscitation is to find good backing from the
Faculty Education.
Obviously when actors and actresses begin
to be serious and have good coordination
then change can be expected. It is import-
ant to note that change can be expected if
everyone in the group plays a role. The pa-
tron of group has advocated for mind-set
transformation, amplification of persever-
ance, courage, dedication coupled by that
spirit of patriotism.
The once striding horse is kicking its last
breath. The chance is there to bring back
the foregone glorious days. Let those who
have the required talents join the group to
accelerate the resuscitation process. All in
all, there is still hope!
Resuscitating CU
Drama
ARTS
By Charles Nyerere

May 2015, Barnes and Noble on Fifth
Avenue in Manhattan, teenagers
thronged the arena replete with unstint-
ed emotions and delight. Kim Kardashian
was launching her latest book, Selfish, a
400 paged collection of nudes and selfies.
What was baffling to many was how come
such a book aroused great interest among
the youth. Well narcissism is the answer:
an excessive and often irrational interest in
self, coupled with an intense need of admi-
ration and respect. And according to some
theologians of hedonism, that’s what Jesus
got wrong.
The fact that Christianity is in sharp de-
cline, particularly in Europe, has become a
well-worn out cliché. But what is generally
disputed is what has brought the religion,
which made rapid strides into hostile re-
gions and continents, in apparent crisis.
Though many explanations have been ad-
duced, one particular explanation capti-
vated my attention. The explanation states
that because the Religion of Jesus appealed
to selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-control
and self-denial, it has been repudiated by
the 21st Century mind. In other words,
according to contemporary thought, Jesus
got it wrong because he appealed to ideals
that are archaic and repugnant. Thus His
religion has to be repudiated.
However according Christopher Barry,
PhD, a psychology professor at the Uni-
versity of Mississippi and a lead editor of
Narcissism and Machiavellianism in Youth,
narcissism is one of the major causes of
anxiety and depression. Further some ex-
perts stipulate that narcissism can cause
several disorders. These may include mood
disorders, substance abuse related disor-
ders and some personality disorders. Such
people typically struggle with self-esteem,
become jealous easily, require constant at-
tention from others and are prone to drug
and alcohol abuse.
Unfortunately we live in age of rampant
narcissism. For example the advent of so-
cial media has accelerated the culture of
narcissism and has given humanity a handy
platform to satisfy the irrational obsession
of self. Social media, which gave birth to
selfies, has encouraged an undue focus on
appearance for everyone, especially girls.
According to Nancy Jo Sales in her book,
American Girls, a new kind of narcissism
has emerged on Facebook: the battle for
the “likes.” Teenagers, even adults, spend
disproportionate amounts of time taking
photos and selfies just to post on Facebook
in order to get “likes”. Despite how unrea-
sonable this appears, the masses prefer
the religion of narcissism and discard the
Religion of Jesus.
The triumph of the capitalistic ideal of in-
dividualism has also eroded the philoso-
phy of selflessness which Jesus upheld. It
seems the capitalists subscribe to the idea
that Christ got it all wrong. The best way to
live in society, according to the capitalists,
is to be competitive not cooperative. Al-
most everything is modeled on this prem-
ise – the school system and the economic
system inclusive. It’s all about me, myself
and I. Either I win or lose. Either I am the
first or the last. We cannot both be. To
them there is no such thing as a societal
victory nor the celebration of other peo-
ple’s victory.
Well the rise of the culture of narcissism
is not the only explanation behind the
decline of Christianity. But it can be fairly
stated that narcissism has contributed a
substantial role to this decline. However
what should engage every noble person,
regardless of being religious or not, is the
dangers that narcissism poses. If selfish-
ness, selfies and the ‘only me’ mentality,
continues then the future holds disaster
in store. A shift to you, us and an ‘only us’
mentality, will be opportune if disaster is
to be averted.
The truth is that the fame behind Kim Kar-
dashian’s book is a symptom of the nar-
cissism that has gripped our culture. The
teenagers who were screaming with ex-
citement affirmed what the theologians of
hedonism had said. However the experts
beg to differ. Narcissism to them is a pest
and a cancer to the society. Apparently it
seems that Jesus got it right!
WHAT JESUS THOUGHT ABOUT:
Selfies
RELIGION

All greatest things in life have begun
with a single idea. All achievements,
all riches and all successes have all found
root by the aid of one great idea. History
has played a greater part in chronicling the
success of these ideas by taking the role
of a biographer. These ideas have given
birth to all technology; to all automobiles,
planes and computers that exist in our
world today. But behind these ideas is a
human being, the fertile ground on which
the ideas spring forth.
Grit has been a spirit that has led all these
great men to achieve that which they have
today. Grit means never giving up, it means
believing and having faith in one’s ideas. It
is never easy to achieve greatness in life,
even the greatest of men had to suffer to
succeed. Nelson Mandela spent 28 years
in prison for South Africa to gain indepen-
dence from the foreign rule of Apartheid.
Nelson Mandela never lost hope but he
fought through and today we have a coun-
try that is enjoying the fruits of his strug-
gle. The world’s richest man had to drop
out of Harvard University but still without
the greatest qualification in the world he
found his way to the top of the qualified.
Andrew Carnegie argues in the famous
book Think and Grow Rich, “If one triggers
the brain to vibrate at a higher rate than
normal, one calls upon the creative imag-
ination, where constructive ideas are gen-
erated.” Carnegie was one of the richest
business tycoons in America in the 70s and
is reckoned as one of the richest Americans
in history. The story of Dr. Thom Mpinganji-
ra has not been different from those told by
the Americans. This Malawian who against
all odds had the audacity to open a bank
which was to be operated by a Malawian
(something unheard of) he went through
the similar struggles that all great men in
history have and now is enjoying the fruits
of the struggle he went through.
Behind the greatest men’s success is
strength, there is the will which drives
them into seeing their dreams come to life.
These are ordinary men like you and me
and they do not possess any form of su-
pernatural powers or any form of alienated
creation such that they are different from
the rest of us. No! These were people with
ideas, they invoked their creative imagi-
nations, lived against the struggle, fought
for their ideas to be heard and accepted
by the rest of the world. They stepped on
stones which most of us are not willing to
step on, they have cried during their great-
est loss and never allowed their tears go in
vain, they have worn the clothe of ‘never
give up’ and it fits them just fine. Nelson
Mandela said that “it always seems impos-
sible until it is done.” And again Carnegie
said, “never quit on your dreams, invoke
the creative imagination” and Dr. Mpin-
ganjira also said, “not only the Americans
can achieve greatness even Malawians can
be great.”
Life will unapologetically test one’s resil-
ience in order to determine if the individ-
ual is worthy for greatness. The ups and
downs that we go through, the hard times
that discourage us from sharing our ideas
with the rest of the world, the fear of being
scorned or the fear that our ideas are not
befitting, is only there to test our grit and
to test if we are worthy being known as
great men. These ups and downs are there
to help ascertain how far we are willing to
push our ideas for them to be a success.
What we see today did not just come to
light the great men pushed, fought and
succeeded. Take for example Thomas Ed-
son who after a thousand trials of the light
bulb and on the thousands of trials devel-
oped the light bulb that we use. Thomas
had the chance to stop on his tenth or five
hundredth trial but he fought through and
eventually it paid off. Let those ideas out
and maybe someday someone will get to
write BEHIND YOUR SUCCESS.
BEHIND THEIR SUCCESS
BY. KHUMBOLANI CHAVULA
INSIPIRATION
06| the Wave Magazine

I
n previous issues I dealt with complex is-
sues which some thought were rather su-
perfluous and unnecessary. In this issue I
want to approach logic from an unassuming
but practical perspective. However because
I have to observe brevity I will still couch
some terms in philosophical jargon.
Argumentation is an inescapable and useful
daily activity though some have a habit of
cringing into their cocoons in fear of quar-
relling. This rather unfortunate reality can be
averted with a simple understanding of the
principles of logic and argumentation. Thus
in this article I will outline a few tips in log-
ic that can make daily arguments enjoyable
and devoid of frustration. The principles
presented in subsequent paragraphs are not
exhaustive but are central to mastering grat-
ifying arguments.
Firstly frustrating arguments can be avoided
by defining your terms. Arguments can last
for centuries if the arguers have not defined
succinctly the terms and words being used in
the argument. There is need for the arguers
to clarify their terms in order to ensure that
they are talking about the same thing. The
problem with defining terms arises when
the conversation borders around ambiguous
and vague concepts. For example concepts
of beauty, ethics and abstraction are often
not amenable to precise definitions. How-
ever the arguers can agree
on the meaning
of these
concepts in context of a particular argument.
However some people can use the principle
of defining terms to advance dubious ideas
such that terms which have obvious mean-
ings can be redefined to favour their point
of view. Terms like car, person or moon have
definite and obvious meaning but some
people can choose to redefine them in order
to swing an argument to their favour. This
often happens when the arguer is losing an
argument. Such an attempt can be thwarted
by pointing out that the term in question has
an obvious meaning, thus there is no need
of further redefining.
Secondly every arguer should be emotional-
ly detached from the subject under discus-
sion. On the other hand the arguer should
ensure an inextricable logical attachment to
the subject. Any emotional attachment to a
subject can reduce a proper argument into a
senseless quarrel and quarrels can only read
to frustration and bitterness. Every person
has prejudices and dogmatic positions that
were inculcated at a tender age. People usu-
ally have emotional attachment to subjects
that relate to issues such as of religious be-
liefs, tribal principles and ethical principles.
The best way to emotionally detach one-
self from these subjects
is to bear in mind that
the purpose of an ar-
gument is not to con-
vince but to prove that
a conclusion or premise
is true. Thus for example
a person may succeed by
the use of inductive prin-
ciples of logic to prove to a
tribal chief that his or her tribe
is inferior to another. The tribal
chief is not to be angry but he or
she is to remember that she or he
has an option of not wanting to be
convinced. In other words the chief may
choose not to believe the argument despite
agreeing to its logical plausibility. Some may
protest that such a response is illogical and
should be discouraged. However we should
be reminded that any inductive argument
no matter how sound and plausible, can be
refuted. Since inductive arguments are not
infallible we can consciously choose wheth-
er to believe them or not.
Lastly a sensible argument can be achieved
by finding common ground. This is the ba-
sic idea behind the so called Rogerian logic.
Carl Rogers, a psychotherapist, propound-
ed that the best way to reduce conflict is
to “establish the common ground between
people who hold divergent views.” This also
involves discovering what the two parties
have in common. Though this may seem
counterintuitive, it can save many a person
from frustrations that arguments sometimes
engender.
Nancy V. Wood in her book Perspectives on
Argument gives a good illustration to explain
how Rogerian logic works. For example one
individual believes that the lack of guns by
civilians makes people susceptible to shoot-
ers while another believes that the availabil-
ity of guns to civilian causes more gun vio-
lence. The former advocates for private gun
ownership, while the latter advocates for the
abolition of gun ownership. The common
ground between these parties is that they
all are concerned with personal safety. Thus
from this common ground they can work out
a solution without getting into any tangible
conflict.
Equipped with these tips, argumentation
will prove to be gratifying and informative.
More importantly serious conflicts will be
avoided and friendships will be saved. Keep
talking logic!
I BEG TO DIFFER:HOW TO ARGUE WITHOUT QUARRELLING
LOGIC
With Elenimo Chembe

While the definition of barter trade (quid pro quo) has from
time immemorial found unity among different writers and
researchers as the direct and mutual exchange of goods and/or
services between two parties, division has always remained on the
notion of it being the precursor of money economy as Adam Smith
puts it in his landmark 1776 book Wealth of Nations.
However, history is awash with the main reasons for the existence
of this type of trade; lack of access to money or lack of money itself.
This justifies the trend behind barter during financial crises includ-
ing during 1930s and 2000s.
Barter trade is therefore more important today than ever especially
in the awake of glaring financial exclusion and economic hurdles.
Simply put, barter can provide a financial rescue in situations where
cash is scarce just as the currency economy redresses the setbacks
thereof. In fact, barter networks have been established to smoothly
and professionally facilitate the transactions. If well adopted, barter
can prove to be a panacea to sole proprietors besides the Small
and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) whose sluggish growth is to
a large extent ascribed to limited access to finance. However, there
would be no better starting point than a change of mindset. Jim
Blasingame a contributor of Forbes writes that ‘barter has been rel-
egated to
the marketplace minor leagues’ hence the call for a paradigm shift.
In an interview, Sociology expert Daniel Kabunduli Nkhata explained
the ‘relegation syndrome’ as follows: ‘Barter trade is not bad but it
is viewed as regressive in this era since it does not dove tail with
the principles of modern capital’. The economy has always been in
the hands of its creators-the society, the only problem today is the
structural changes through capitalism have tried to alienate society
from the economy, unfortunately our colleagues in the economics
field have been used by capital to advance such tendencies through
people like Marshal and Smith’.
He furthermore related barter trade to African way of living. ‘The
existence of barter trade shows how resilient pre-colonial African
modes of existence can be. It’s important to note that the economy
is a socially constructed entity ,the people involved in it at any point
agree on terms of how to run it .The existence of barter in this case
show how some communities are socially constructing this entity
regardless of the drastic changes sweeping the economic systems’.
Entrepreneurs of all levels should comparatively and competitively
look for barter opportunities to overcome economic shocks pres-
ent in an unstable economy like Malawi. A typical scenario can be
drawn from our agriculture sector. The absence of good foresight
and proper coordination among the concerned stakeholders whose
chief is the government is slowly making the maize export ban into
a worse necessary evil. Let’s face reality for a moment. Poor farm-
ers are in a quagmire; their forced and last hope in Admarc has
cost them a fortune. They are not only being deprived of their hard
earned money to be used for among others, buying farming mate-
rials like fertilizer but also incur avoidable costs related to storage
among others. This is economic impoverishment to say the least.
In the above case, barter trade would require stakeholders who
are interested in maize and other produce to make a provision of
BARTER TRADE SYSTEM RETHINK:
THE CUSHION WE NEED
ECONOMICS
with Abel Mwenibanda

fertilizer and other goods and/or services to
farmers. This approach would even be much
better than the embattling Farm Input Subsi-
dy Program (FISP) in terms of scale and polit-
ical interferences.
Barter allows a creative way of saving money
and help establish good relationships with
the suppliers, vendors and referral sourc-
es. For example, a business can offset the
item(s) which it no longer needs or uses with
the ones it needs from the supplier. This will
ensure growth in capital while at the same
time safeguarding the reputation of entre-
preneurs and businesses from repercussions
of bankruptcy and insolvency respectively.
This can loosely be related to the acquisition
of the Big Bullets team by the Nyasa Manu-
facturing Company in which there was no ex-
change of cash. In essence, the buyer agreed
to be responsible for all existing loans and to
meet the goals of the team including con-
struction of stadia.
In the same way, a printer may barter a bro-
chure job for food from a local restaurant. Or
a lawyer accepts personal and/or real prop-
erty from a client in exchange for legal rep-
resentation.
Most companies have among others, opt-
ed for redundancy as a way of raising more
money to service existing loans or prepare
themselves for fresh ones. It is worth to note
that barter can provide a financial refugee
especially in times when the cost of borrow-
ing is exorbitant. This is applicable not only
to private sector but the public sector as
well. In fact, Malawi as a nation will contin-
ue growing at a snail’s pace if we only bank
on sheer borrowing as a vehicle for develop-
ment. Let’s think outside the box.
Barter can also help to seal loopholes of cash
gate or loss of money value to inflation es-
pecially if there is no immediate use. This
resurfaces our memories on the statement
made by the government regarding the use
of money realized from the divesture which
occurred in the year 2015 when FDH Finan-
cial Holdings Ltd bought the 80% shares in
Malawi Savings Bank. In the same vein, Na-
tional Bank of Malawi acquired 41.4% of
Government’s stake in Indebank. Well, let’s
digress a bit, where is wisdom when people
die in our hospitals on grounds of drug short-
ages, young graduates keep on rotting due
to unemployment and people have mounted
camps at Admarc hoping to sell their maize
when money is made available koma nku-
mati tikusowa chochita nazo ndalama zija
(but the government keeps on saying that
it is searching for proper ways of investing
the sales). Let’s be careful of MSB- Indebank
gate.
Looking at the benefits of barter system, it is
recommended that it has to be championed
at a national level. It is however, unfortu-
nate that the Buy Malawi Strategy is silent
on it. In fact, pro-barter policies would entice
many Malawians to adopt the much touted
strategy. I hope the Wave Magazine will do
the commendable task as long as it is let to
reach to that seller and buyer at Namitambo
and Chinsebe. I just hope that the Ministry of
Trade and Industry in collaboration with Ma-
lawi Trade and Investment Centre (MTIC) will
do something about it especially as the plans
for the latest Malawi Trade and Investment
Forum are underway.
However, like in any other form of business,
players ought to be mindful of the following
in order to have reasonable returns:-Over-
coming the information asymmetry. There is
need to gather reasonable information be-
fore entering into the contract. This includes
knowing the value of the items and also the
hidden fees, tax requirements inclusive.
When all is said and done, one cliché stands,
insanity is doing the same thing over and
over and expecting different results. It is
therefore, high time that entrepreneurs in-
cluding those in the financial sector consid-
ered designing and adopting bartering strat-
egies in their business models both online
and brick and mortar approaches.
For Feedback,
1. What is X?
X is a 7 letter word
X is impossible for God
If you eat X you will die
The poor have it
And the rich want it from the poor
If you get it right I will give you x
Answer: Nothing
2. What can you break without touching it?
Answer: A promise
3. What are the two meals you can never
have for breakfast? Answer: Lunch and din-
ner
4. I am light as a feather, yet the strongest
man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes
what am I? Answer: breath
5. A man is in a car with his son then sud-
denly they are in an accident. The father dies
but the son is badly injured and rushed to
the hospital for surgery. The doctor comes in
to operate on the boy and says that “That’s
my son.” How is this possible? Answer: The
doctor is his mother
6. Kevin’s mother has three children. The
first is called Alpha, the second is called Beta.
What is the name of the third? Answer: Kev-
in
7. If Teresa’s daughter is my mothers’ daugh-
ter who am I to Teresa? Answer: Daughter
8. Before Mount Everest was discovered
what was the highest mountain in the world.
Answer: Mt Everest. It was still the highest in
the world. It just wasn’t discovered yet
9. What is full of holes but can still hold wa-
ter? Answer: A sponge
10. I am the beginning of sorrow and the end
of sickness you cannot express happiness
without me yet I am in the midst of crosses
I am always in risk yet never in danger you
may find me in the sun but I am never out
of darkness. What am I? Answer: The letter S
BRAIN TEASER
ECONOMICS
By Anthony Chadza

Malawi at 53 years of independence,
still has quite a long way to go and,
honestly, so do we as a people. Many
times have I heard the endless complaints
of different individuals concerning the gov-
ernment’s performance when it comes to
issues of development, health, education
and our failing economy. We like to attri-
bute this to greed, corruption and lack of
accountability and transparency in our
governments which I personally find to be
true. However, most people hardly seek
the root of the problem and how we can
counteract it collectively.
What if I told you one of the roots lies
deepest in the mentality of our youth? And
what if I narrowed it down specifically to
you and me here on this campus? A univer-
sity is one of the prime places for the shap-
ing of the leaders of tomorrow. It does so
by equipping us with knowledge and differ-
ent skills and opportunities that if steward-
ed well could mould us to be better leaders
in our communities. However I am dis-
traught at our lack of a sense of dedication
and discipline not only to our schoolwork
but even in our relationships and hobbies.
We may think these things do not matter
but in reality they largely affect the nature
of the workforce being put into the indus-
try and even into the government.
Certain habits we cultivate as students
accumulate and either change us for the
better or for the worse. For instance, how
certain people cannot follow the logical
order of a queue but feel the need to cut
the line, the distribution of hand-outs be-
fore student union elections, the lack of re-
spect for elderly people, and even the lack
of work ethic unless it’s the week before
exams. These habits actualize into acts of
selfishness, greed, dishonesty, materialism
and inefficiency and yet somehow we ex-
pect our leaders to exhibit higher ethos.
I would like to echo the words of the Unit-
ed States’ former president Baraka Obama:
“Change will not come if we wait for some
other person or some other time. We are
the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are
the change that we seek.” Similarly I would
like to urge us as youth to be the change we
are looking for. Let us not fall into the com-
mon tide that is indecisiveness, dishones-
ty and corruption. If we are to change our
nation, it begins with us taking a stand to
be different. Not being indifferent about all
the social issues going on around us, but
to be passionate and zealous for change
and progress as a nation. Cultivating habits
such as time management, discipline, com-
mitment, and an honest passion for what-
ever we set our minds to do will and can
mould us into better leaders and citizens of
our country. This is a call to rise above the
nonchalant attitude carried by the youth
today. This is a call to mind-set metamor-
phosis and it all begins with you and me,
right here and right now.
My Take
Mindset
Metamorphosis
BY MIRRIAM NKOSI
‘’… I wish I saw this ahead of time so I could avoid the pain…Love and hate, it’s a thinner
line... I should forgive since Christ has forgiven me but it’s so much easier said… unforgive-
ness is a poison’’- Da Truth (Lyrics from his song titled ‘Forgiveness’)
COLUMN
With Theodora Mdokwe

Before I started writing this, I couldn’t quite figure out exactly how I
was going to express my thoughts, but I started writing anyway. How
many times have we justified our reason to be so unforgiving? If you
ask me, I will tell you that it’s many times than I can remember. How-
ever what remained constant, every time I chose to hold a grudge,
was the anger that never fully left; it was only a matter of time before
it struck me again and took me back in time to the exact situation
that once caused me so much pain.
I look at life, oh how beautiful a journey it is. But I remember how
this exciting journey is repeatedly interrupted by flawed individuals,
just like myself. One fact about life is that as long as we are human,
someone will inevitably hurt our feelings or break our heart. Wheth-
er it be a stranger or those close to us; family, friends and loved ones,
we will constantly find ourselves in a position where forgiveness is a
choice we must make, or risk becoming bitter instead.
Often times we are faced with different circumstances and ask: How
is it that someone who claimed to love me can turn around and say
they don’t? How can my mother not know better? How could my
father leave? How could you do things to me that I would never do
to you? How could my friend be such a hypocrite? After everything
I have done, this is how you repay me? The list is endless. In such
situations we never want to let things go so easily but rather seek
revenge or compensation for our pain; If only they could have a taste
of what I am feeling! But is this really the right approach to life?
I came to realise that forgiveness is a choice I should always be willing
to make, no matter how grave the offence. Forgiveness will free you
from heartache. I realised holding on to past experiences inhibits me
from moving on. I was so quick to cut people off, both intentionally
and unintentionally because to me they simply no longer deserved
my time and energy.
For me, it was realising the price Christ paid on the cross that made
it clear to me that I must learn to forgive, even when my pride says
I shouldn’t. We are always going to want to get even, for such is hu-
man nature. But we must remember that we serve an Almighty God
who is ever patient, ever kind and tirelessly forgiving. He forgave
the sins of this world. He loved us enough to reconcile us to Himself
through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross and overlook all our
filth and undeserving hearts which still continue to deny Him every
day. But the Lord still loves us regardless.
We all have different stories to tell. But no matter what wrong has
been done to us; whether it be a parent that was never there for us,
a friend that hurt us, a trusted lover that broke our heart or the lec-
turer that made a joke out of you in class, let us forgive nonetheless
and live our lives without holding a grudge on anyone. Choose to
forgive, it doesn’t make you weak. May we learn to forgive others,
remembering that we need to be forgiven too.
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I
do not know of a person who has not witnessed a building go up
to a finished product called a house, a hut, an auditorium, any-
thing called a shelter, depending on the exposure one gets, each
one of us has seen a build-up in progress. Some of us have also
actively participated in the projects, and we can attest to the anal-
ogy I am about to present. How much can we learn from the world
around us? Here goes:
For any successful shelter, one must first have a vision of what one
desires to build. A house? A court room? A hospital ward, prison
cell, church building, nkhokwe, and all you can think of. It must have
a certain purpose which then drives the builder to build in a cer-
tain ‘manner’ and ‘likeness’: the former referring to how it must be
built, the latter on portrait.
Having visualized it, advancement makes room for a plan. A plan is
essential for the success of any build-up process and progress; it en-
tails the amount of space, time, and resources needed: capital and
labor. The bigger the building, the more complex the plan.
Did you know that you build things daily? Relationships aren’t suc-
cessful at first sight, and making an A+ student is a product of tire-
less efforts, even failure has its own plan. Here are basic require-
ments for building; as mentioned earlier, there must be a plan;
albeit this plan can be subject to changes. Capital and Labor.
Take time to apply these simple lessons and requirements for any
type of building work to areas of your life that are in dire need of
making good progress. It might be school work, one must first have
the basic outline of their course work and collect the recommended
books (Planning), invest in much study and research (labor), make
themselves available for teamwork; because investment in vast
knowledge is great capital. Sometimes you’ll have to demolish and
re-do certain projects not by your own failure, but because of un-
foreseeable events.
Lastly, commit your work to God. This must be the first task real-
ly- Unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain who build
it- Psalm 127a.
Let’s get building; piece by piece, brick by brick.
Piece by Piece.
BRICK BY BRICK.
With Sara Phoso
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(This is a point by point sum-
mary of an article by Charles
Nyerere titled Relationships on
Campus)
If you are not are not somebody’s ex then
you are dating someone’s ex or you will be
someone’s ex very soon. Have you won-
dered why? Here are five odd reasons why
dating is often short-lived:
YOU THINK DATING IS LIKE
EPISODES IN A KOREAN
MOVIE-SERIES.
So many people are deceived by the way
Korean movie-series portray love and thus
they expect a real life dating relationship
to mirror what they watched in the movie.
The truth is that Korean movie-series are
fiction therefore their portrayal of love is
blatantly false and misleading. The solu-
tion is to find out how a real life dating
relationship works from older people who
have the experience. A little advice from
them will be of great help.
YOU STARTED THE RELA-
TIONSHIP OUT OF PEER PRES-
SURE AND FASHION.
If you have that time to ask people on cam-
pus why they got into their relationships,
some will simply tell you they did it just be-
cause everyone else on campus is doing it
and they don’t want to be left out. That’s
obviously ridiculous. You don’t go about
killing people because everyone is doing
it. Set your goals. Do not let peer pressure
and fashion control your direction. Rather,
let your goals control the peer pressure
and the fashion.
YOU WERE ATTRACTED TO
THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE
MORE THAN THE INWARD
CHARACTER.
People fall in love following the person’s
physical appearance which is not entirely
wrong but it should never be the priori-
ty. What do girls want? A handsome guy,
well-muscled, with a six-pack and fash-
ionable clothes. For guys it’s obvious, the
body and a fashion killer like Beyoncé and
Rihanna. It is better to date an ugly girl or
guy with character than a beautiful girl or
handsome guy devoid of character.
YOUR RELATIONSHIP DOES
NOT HAVE A STRONG FOUN-
DATION WITH FUTURE
PLANS.
Many just do it for fun and once the fun
is over there is nothing else that motivates
them to be there for each other. Some play
as if dating is a game. Thus seriousness is
a big problem lovers have in relationships
and just after two to three months you
will hear they broke up. The reason is that
there is no future plan for the dating rela-
tionship. The best plan for dating is to get
into the relationship in contemplation of
marriage.
YOU STARTED THE RELATION-
SHIP FOR SEXUAL PLEASURE
AND IRRATIONAL OBSESSION.
Boy and girl relationships on campus now-
adays are associated with falsity, erotica,
and premature decisions, making it a play-
ground to fulfill life pleasures. It is import-
ant to know that attraction to the opposite
sex is natural and at puberty hormones
tend to run wild. However many young
people try to explore this by getting sexual-
ly involved with the opposite sex. The end
of such activities is disastrous; heartbreak,
disappointment, dissatisfaction and low
self-esteem. Don’t get sexually involved
while dating!
DAMNING REASONS WHY YOUR
DATING RELATIONSHIP WON’T LAST5
REALATIONSHIPS

Isat down like a fool recalling the previous
moments. Eish love! I hated it. As a spelling
– so short, as a concept – full of mystery. I
took a glass of wine and walked outside to
catch the fresh air. I bumped into neighbor’s
car. I was more jealous of them since I was
just recovering from a bitter break up. Ev-
ery gesture of love they did annoyed me. I
couldn’t imagine what type of love the two
shared. Was it the same spelling L.O.V.E?
I watched them stepping out of their car – a
gift on their wedding day. The husband lifted
his wife into his arms and disappeared into
the house. I stretched my legs comfortably
to savour the sun. Five minutes later I saw
the just-wedded couple coming out of their
house. “Who the hell do they think they are?
Romeo and Juliet” I mumbled while turning
away. I could not bear watching them so I
rushed into my quarters but still I could hear
them laughing. I checked the window – oh
they were embracing on the arena like star-
crossed lovers’ in a movie. I closed the door
and turned down the curtains.
The next morning was very cold and I detest-
ed waking up so early. Suddenly I heard a
shocking banging sound on the roof. I almost
froze with fear. “What’s that?” I moved from
the bed to the window. The moment I looked
outside, I saw the love crazed couple playing.
The ball they were playing got stuck on my
roof and they were throwing stones. “Morn-
ing neighbor, we are exercising. Come on
join us” Andrew invited. “Go ahead, thanks”
I furiously turned down the offer. Brenda,
Andrew’s wife waved and I closed down the
window! Nonsense…“These idiots are not
my type, I have enough of it” I murmured.
Honestly those two lovers irked me with
their love gestures. “They should not behave
like the first people ever to fall in love” I told
a colleague sometime. Then I saw Andrew
leaving for work. “At last he drove to the of-
fice – finally I will have a peaceful morning”
I sighed.
“How deep is their love?” I paced out as I
welcomed the morning sun’s rays. The mys-
tery of love and its unsolvable equations
dogged my mind. I wished I was in that deep
kind of love. But I thought that type of love
was dangerous. May be yes, maybe not, may
be both.
“Open, Brenda! Brenda! Open the door!”
Sweat dropped off my face as I run out
of breath. I banged door repeatedly. She
opened. “Neighbor, what is it?” “No need to
explain further…It’s an accident-oh my God”
“An accident, but where, who is involved?
What are you trying to say…?” “Oh… It’s your
husband Andrew, he’s dead!”
I could sense that the young lady’s heart was
torn in pieces. She jumped high like a ball.
The news came as hard as a thunderstorm.
She moved from one place to another franti-
cally like a mad dog. How deep was her love
and feelings for Andrew? I thought to my-
self. Just as I was about to further unfold the
news to her, something macabre happened!
She went straight to the floor with force like
a bag, falling down from the steps. I thought
it was just normal but the idea died quickly
as I saw her motionless body. I moved close
“Brenda! Brenda! Wake up! What is it??
Wake up! I was just joking please don’t do
this to me please!” Fresh drops of tears trick-
led from my eyes. The body was as still as a
wall.
In no time I heard a door gaping open, “Hon-
ey, surprise, I’m home… ” Andrew stormed
in. His mouth froze the moment his eyes fell
on cold Brenda. He let go of his briefcase.
He ferried to where I was, “Brenda! What
happened?” He asked me with a thunderous
shout. I just shook my head! “Brenda, No!
Don’t do this to me…” Andrew wept.
In no time Andrew had difficulties in breath-
ing. He blacked out. “Andrew! Andrew! Are
you ok?” I shouted. Then I saw him falling off
to the floor. He hit his head to the cemented
floor and went cold. I was so afraid. It was
too late. Andrew had also died. How deep
was their love? Who to blame, was it me or
their besotted love? I quizzed myself as the
love horror unfolded in front of me.
Feedback: charlesbnyerere@gmail.com
Story by Charles Nyerere
Besotted Love
SHORTSTORY

Okay then – where do we start? Beer. Yes, let’s start with a care-
fully brewed beer that by coincidence or fault finds itself in
your hands. It is cold, beguiling. It has drops of water heaving up,
merging, and running down its double polished bottle. Such beer
throws thin streams of smoke in the air like its puffing a Cuban cigar.
Such beer reminds me of a woman emerging from a shower. Such
beer makes me thirsty.
But, it’s a beer not a painting. You can’t admire it forever. It has to
be thrown down your throat before it warms. You do. For a moment
you feel like you have done justice to some craving inside you - like
you have just watered a dying plant. And you need more, and more
you have. Your head gets woozy and your vision leaden like your
eyes have been smeared with Ngaiwa porridge. You no longer feel
like you have watered a dying plant, no. You feel like you have risen
a woodlot from Sahara Desert. You are a god.
You want to pick a lady, if you can raise a woodlot, you can charm a
girl, so you believe. But the ladies here are sunk in the laps of other
men; they are grinding their buttocks against various appetites. All
potbellies in town have descended here. They are rich men with
enough alcohol to host three wedding parties. You are but a college
kid, drinking from what should be your pocket money for the subse-
quent weeks. You stand no chance. You are powerless.
Then, luck sees you. There is your former girlfriend, she is drunk
too. She is staggering as if nursing a serious case of diarrhea. Some-
how, you are convinced that you need to escort her to sleep. But,
we all are humans. We hold pockets of selfish aims. You take her to
your bed room instead. There, in your adored bed, where you rest
your head every night, she poops. Yes, you heard me right, poop –
there is a huge pile of human excrement in your bed. I wasn’t just a
bad walk; she was nursing diarrhea after all.
I, the College Sweeper, won’t engage my mouth in a lecture on
drinking limits on adults so desperate at humiliating themselves.
I am no expert at spotting which person you should avoid as he or
she will poop in your bed at the end of the night. You will definitely
not go around asking ladies if they have diarrhea or not. I can nei-
ther offer tutorials on how a drunk adult can hold his or her poop
through the night. Spare yourself the embarrassment and buy a di-
aper already.
Kids, I, the College Sweeper, while willing to wash your clothes for a
few kwachas to cover the holes of my needs my small salary leaves
open, I won’t wash your waste. This is regardless a mouthwatering
bundle of finances. While poverty scraps away some dignity in a
human being, there is a level of human dignity that should never be
scrapped away no matter the circumstance. So, while this gentle-
man brought his waste to me to wash, I denied.
Kids, if beer makes one poop in bed he or she should surrender
it to those who can handle the intoxicating substance. Ladies and
gentlemen, alcohol kills. If it makes one lose his stool, it can make
someone lose his soul. We all should learn from the brother who
lost his life after taking too much at the Zambia’s Design Festival.
May he rest well.
Kids, what could be worse than death? Maybe, nothing. Maybe,
a life lived with regret from one moment of extreme intoxication.
You would recall, Young Minds, of the girl who woke up naked one
morning in between two hairy stomachs. You can imagine in that
brief moment what went on in her minds. You and me can do noth-
ing but speculate on the many scenarios that must have led to two
unwashed belly buttons staring in the face of a beautiful lady. None
of those scenarios can be pretty even from the most optimistic of
individuals.
I the College Sweeper have heard of more depressing stories – sto-
ries of the brewers of alcohol must have foreseen and not. Of young
boys and girls doing awkward things in equally awkward places un-
der the influence of the bottle.
Drink wisely.
COLLEGE SWEEPER:
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OF DRUNK ACADEMICIANS AND STRANGERS IN BED

1. TANDOORI CHICKEN
With Olivia s Kadangwe
10 chicken drumsticks
2 tablespoons of plain yogurt
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
2 tablespoons of fresh ginger, shredded
6 cloves of garlic, ground
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 tablespoons of vinegar
Salt, to taste
Red pepper, to taste
masala, to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
HOW TO PREPARE
1. Skin the drumsticks and make cuts on
the drumstick
2. meat.
3. Mix yogurt, tomato paste, ginger, gar-
lic,
4. lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper and
5. masala.
6. Marinate chicken in this paste for six
hours.
7. Preheat oven to 350oF and bake for 45
minutes.
2. SOUTHERN RED
VELVET CAKE
With Olivia s Kadangwe
Total: 1 hr
Active; 30 min
Yield: about 6 to 8 servings
INGREDIENTS
Vegetable oil for the pans
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of fine salt
1 teaspoon of cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
1 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tablespoons of red food coloring (1
ounce)
1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar1 tea-
spoon of vanilla extract
HOW TO PREPARE
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly oil and flour three 9 by 1 1/2-
inch round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour,
sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa
powder. In another large bowl, whisk
together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food
coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.
3. Using a standing mixer, mix the dry in-
gredients into the wet ingredients until
just combined and a smooth batter is
formed.
4. Divide the cake batter evenly among
the prepared cake pans. Place the
pans in the oven evenly spaced apart.
Bake while rotating the pans halfway
through the cooking until the cake
pulls away from the side of the pans
and a toothpick inserted in the center
of the cakes comes out clean for about
30 minutes.
5. Remove the cakes from the oven and
run a knife around the edges to loosen
them from the sides of the pans. One
at a time, invert the cakes onto a plate
and then re-invert them onto a cool-
ing rack – rounded-sides up. Let it cool
completely.
3. MIXED HERBS
POTATOES AND PAPRI-
KA PORK SALAD
With Gracie chimvula
YOU NEED
• 500gms pork steak
• 500gms baby potatoes
• Hand full green beans
• One medium beetroot
• One large carrot
• One large onion
• One large tomato
• Black paper
• Paprika
• Garlic power
• salt
• mixed herbs
METHOD
• Marinade the meat with paprika, gar-
lic, salt and black pepper paste for
5minutes.
• Fly the meat for 5minutes and add one
cup of water and simmer until it is fully
cooked.
• In a separate port boil the green beans
for 3minutes and add the beetroot
(sliced) and the carrot (sliced).
• Add sliced onions and the mixture of
the vegetables to the meat and fly for
3minutes.
• Add the sliced tomatoes (without the
seeds) and cover the port
• Add mixed herbs and two teaspoons
oil to boiled potatoes and fly for 3min-
utes.
The mixed herbs potatoes and the paprika
pork salad are ready to be served.
RECIPES

SOLD DREAMS
WATIPATSA KAIME
They kept hoping
We keep hoping
For the new dawn
The new day just dawning
But the waiting seems to
Take longer than what they hoped for
For the sold dreams have been sold
By all of us
Only to be bought by some of us
They dreamt of a politically mature nation
With individuals who would rationally rea-
son
But here we are
Classified as one of the amateur nations
Hope for a just and fair Malawi
That has been crushed by the corrupted
Malawians
Where only the elites
Are subjected to freedom and rights
Wishing for a second we could realize
We were selling our dreams
The slavery that still exists, among our-
selves
That was intended to seek its ways
All the way
On a long walk back to Britain
Still infects and cripples
The infant immature Malawi
Piece by piece
The fight for democracy, was it?
Or theft democracy
We wanted freedom, was it?
Or the freedom of plundering resources
The freedom that was paid at a high price
Blood was shed
Rivers were crossed
Fights were fought
The hard-earned freedom
Long waited transformation of nightmares
into dreams
Only to see them being flashed in a second
The freedom of speech they longed for
Only to be silenced by bribery and black-
mails
Thoughts and memories
Visions of our predecessors
Strike our heads
Only collecting the shattered pieces
Of the erased footprints
Disappeared shadows
Of those who hoped for a better Malawi
Being called a psycho for speaking out
For a person whose hopes are crushed
During the attempt of repurchasing the
sold dreams
From those we call the elites
May matter less
Those who’ve mixed the desire to earn a
descent living with greed
The peasants have less than enough to
earn it back
That’s where the saying hard work forever
pays comes in
Maybe there is still hope for the sold
dreams
FIND MYSELF (By Martin Meke)
I praise The Lord
I worship at the altar
I set my sacrifice on fire
And I see The Heavens receiving it
With widespread acclaim
I drink from the Holy Grail
Baptize myself with Word
From the Holy Book
And from the deepest depths
Of my heart
And with every inch of my aching soul
I remain grateful
For finding you
When I was so broken inside
Barely standing or breathing
Whilst my pieces hanging on a thread
I found you
Ready to put me back together
And refresh me forever
To the world
I was a lost cause
Drowning in my own lies
Pretending to be fine
And every single time
I drew out the line
Telling myself I can only
Amount to this much
I could only matter that much
But goodness gracious
Was I mistaken
Because there you were
Seeing the best in me
Like I’ve never seen
And all I could do in those moments
Was just read the expressions
On your face
And catch a glimpse perfection
As you paid attention to
Every detail in all my problems
And I remember so clearly
On that cold night
You told me there was nothing to fear
You told me I could be myself
You told me I could bring words to life
And for a split second I thought
I had found my salvation
Because it felt as though
The dog days were over
And the horses were coming
Old friend you made mave see past my
flaws
And from the ashes I arose like a phoenix
Aiming straight for the stars
Though no one saw it coming
I picked myself up
And became whole again
I could never deny your power
Because in the beginning
You were my Joan of Arc
Yes you that and more
But you were not selfless enough
To make room for both of us
You were not honest enough
You were not bold enough
To let me believe in myself
Because if you truly laid a
Foundation for me to stand on
For me to build up on
You could have still been here
To see your glory shinning in me
Through me and all around me
But since you left me
Without any notice or any voice at all
There was just silence….
And the funny thing about that;
You were my voice
Filling in every empty void
Standing on my two feet today
Without you
Has finally made me
Realize that it was never you
It was always me
It was always me
Right from the start
Who had the strength
To save me from myself
POETRY

Climate change is real! Significant global
variations in temperature and rainfall are
clear evidence that our Common Home,
the earth, is at threat. With this in mind
The Catholic University of Malawi Climate
Justice Society launched the Go Green
campaign under the auspices of Trocaire.
As one of the campaign strategies the Soci-
ety arranged a big walk on 25th August to
sensitise the public on the climate change
phenomenon.
The event was patronized by the Vice
Chancellor of the University and scores
of students flocked to the big walk. The
students were separated into two groups.
The first group started its walk from Limbe
while the other group started from the Im-
migration Office in Blantyre. Both groups
headed toward the Civic Centre at the City
Assembly and were welcomed by the Blan-
tyre Deputy City Mayor.
From there they were led into the City
Assembly’s Hall where the students per-
formed different poems supporting the
Climate Justice Movement. Then a short
comedy by Cunima Arts Theatre concluded
the day’s performances. Thereafter, sever-
al speeches from the chairperson of Cuni-
ma Climate Justice Club, the Coordinator of
Trocaire, the Vice Chancellor and the Dep-
uty Mayor where given out. In conclusion
they also posed for a group photo.
The Climate Justice Campaign aims at en-
suring a clean environment, high standards
of public health, resource conservation,
energy efficiency and sustainable green fu-
ture. Further the campaign aims at making
the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) a way of
life, implementing energy saving measures
and engaging individual to volunteer. Thus
it is the hope of the group that the people
of Malawi and the world will support its ef-
forts in going green. Below are the photos
taken at the big walk.
GO GREEN!
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S U T P Y L A C U E F D A F E R R A R I S E L A T
U P L T A C C O U N T A N C Y N C T A G L A E Z O
T A B E R C R O M B I E E S E R I V A R T L U U
E R U T A C I D U J P U N C H G R A D U A T E A R
T N A R U A T S E R T T Z S N A H J E E G T R U R
H A I N Y P L A I N E G G B Z A B A L S A M I C E
I P S I G H T A A Z U R E B E E N S U G T A P P T
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GAMES
With Olivia Kadangwe

Home Deus: A brief History of Tomorrow is a
book authored by an Israeli, Yuval Noah Ha-
rari a professor at Hebrew University in Je-
rusalem. The book which has been released
just after his famous book Sapiens: A Brief
History of Humankind and earned much
acclaim from influential individuals. For ex-
ample according to New York Times, Mark
Zuckerberg selected the book to his online
book club, Bill Gates rated it as one of the
top ten books he would take to a deserted
island and Barack Obama recommended it
on Television.
The book was published by Harvill Secker
and has been reviewed by a couple of fa-
mous newspapers and online websites in-
cluding New York Times, The Economist, The
New Yorker, Financial Times, Times Higher
Education and The Guardian to mention a
few. The author himself appeared on TED-
Talks where he presented the concepts con-
tained in his book.
But what makes his new book more appeal-
ing? The author in the book heads off into the
future. He explains how the former enemies
of mankind are now manageable. He writes,
“over the past century, humankind has man-
aged to do the impossible and to rein over
famine, plague and war.” He further writes,
“for the first time in history, more people
die today from eating too much than from
eating too little; more people die from old
age than from infectious diseases; and more
people commit suicide than are killed by sol-
diers, terrorists and criminals combined.”
The book examines what might happen to
the world when old religious myths are cou-
pled with new godlike technologies such as
artificial intelligence and genetic engineer-
ing. What will happen to democracy when
Google and Facebook come to know our
likes and our political preferences better
than we know them ourselves? What will
happen to the welfare state when computers
push humans out of the job market and cre-
ate a massive new “useless class”? These are
some questions that are asked in this inter-
esting book. The book lays much emphasis
on technology and is effects of civilization.
Another issue that has been tackled in this
thought-provoking book is the ‘new religion’
being manufactured by the Silicon Valley
(where Google, Facebook, and other Com-
puter related companies are based) known
as Dataism. Concerning Dataism Professor
Harrari states that for thousands of years
human beings have been subject to some
divine authority and any question was an-
swered priests or any religious authority.
However in the last two centuries the source
of authority has shifted from divine author-
ity to human feelings or human knowledge.
This knowledge is based on the collection of
data which when analysed conclusions are
drawn and these conclusions become au-
thoritative. The reliance on data analysis is
what is called Dataism.
He continues to stipulate that we are al-
ready becoming tiny chips inside a giant sys-
tem that nobody really understands. Every
day we absorb countless data bits through
emails, phone calls and articles; process the
data; and transmit back new bits through
more emails, phone calls and articles. We
don’t really know where we fit into the great
scheme of things and how the bits of data of
an individual connect with the bits of data
produced by billions of other human beings
and computers.
This relentless data flow sparks new inven-
tions and disruptions that nobody plans,
controls or comprehends.” Dadaism declares
that the universe consists of data flows and
the value of any phenomenon or entity is de-
termined by its contribution to data process-
ing. He believes the ultimate output of this
data processing is the creation of an Inter-
net-of-All-Things which will ultimately make
Homo sapiens obsolete. Thus companies like
Google and Facebook, will ultimately lead to
the abolition of the human race.
The book predicts that in the future legiti-
mate authority will rest in algorithms and
‘Big Data.’ Professor Harari postulates that
in the 21st century the possibility of not just
hacking computers but hacking organisms is
not very remote. He states, “We are learn-
ing how to manufacture organisms and that
it is very likely that within a century or two
Homo sapiens as we have known will disap-
pear.” This is not mere science-fiction of the
invasion of robots, but this is because the na-
scent technological developments will over-
ride human beings and form something far
more different. In other words in the com-
ing century mankind would have the ability
to replace natural selection with Intelligent
design.
Professor Harari’s book has been able to
deliver information from different point
of views which include politics, econom-
ics, history and other more point of views.
The 464 pages book has been written in a
most-thrilling and thought provocative way.
It drives you into the future and makes you
imagine how really the world would be like
in the next century or two. He has adopted
most concepts that are relevant such as the
computation, history, philosophy, economics
and politics to mention a few. Yuval’s book is
one such book that you will need to have in
your device (via Kindle Book Store) or in your
bookshelf before the year 2017 ends. I be-
lieve it will help shape the future enthusiasts
from all corners of the world have come to
recognize the goodness of the book. Though
the book proved to have had a highest attack
towards the vast technological civilization it
has also been recommended by most tech-
nology enthusiasts.
Book Review:
WILL
TECHNOLOGY END THE
HUMAN RACE?
BOOKREVIEW
By Perfect Kashoti

PERCEPTIONS OF THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF
MALAWI BY PEOPLE
Ok from my perspective Cunima is a Univer-
sity which most people who failed or who
were not taken to Unima or other pub-
lic universities primarily opt for. Thus this
shows that the school is good. It’s like the
second choice. Some other people don’t
want to go to Unima because of the regular
closure of the school and they opt to go to
Cunima thus proving that the University is
good. And we have people doing Master’s
Degree here and they also perform very
well. The problem with CU is that is expen-
sive!
EZRA LUWESYA|ECONOMICS CHAN-
CO|THIRD YEAR
Mght just be the best Private College i know
in Malawi
CHIWEKO MDWAZIKA| ENG(HONS) 4TH
YEAR| FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF MUST
COLUMN
Even when there is rain we must remember
that the sun will always shine. Many of us
have lost people we loved and have always
failed to deal with the grief; never knowing
what to do, not knowing what to feel. There
is not really any “perfect” advice but it is al-
ways good to try. First we will all agree that
‘grief sucks’ and that is the truth of the mat-
ter. How we deal with it is what makes us
survivors.
I recently lost a very important person in my
life and I was very heart broken. I didn’t un-
derstand it. It just didn’t make sense. Just a
day before, we were making plans to meet
up and the next thing I heard was that he
had gotten into a car accident. Hours later
we had lost him.
I was broken. I had heard of the five stag-
es of grief. It will be of great help to briefly
outline these stages. First, denial – yes I was
in denial. The Second stage of grief is anger.
Being angry at the cruel world, at God and
asking questions. The third stage of grief
is bargaining. This is the stage at which we
dwell on what we could have done; days you
wish you had met the deceased. The fourth
stage of grief is depression. You are just hit
by a strong wave that pushes you right down
and you are just completely defeated. The fi-
nal stage is acceptance. I did not understand
what acceptance entailed until this time. I
had to accept that I had lost a dear friend but
that did not mean forgetting.
These stages are the common ones that
many people know but these are just what
they are – stages. How do we get better?
Do we ever get better? These are questions
many tend to ask. I formulated a few ways
that are helping me heal. However it is im-
portant to note that everyone grieves differ-
ently and everyone understands their own
emotions but these few ideas can be helpful.
Firstly, express yourself. Allow yourself to
be sad. It’s okay to be sad. As a writer I’ve
been writing, expressing exactly how I feel
about the whole situation. It is very alright
to cry because that shows you’re only hu-
man. Don’t push yourself to be alright at
that very moment. Do not deny yourself the
emotion of sadness. If you’re feeling angry,
be angry. It’s very common to be angry and
nobody has the right to judge you because
that is how you feel. Feelings like these are
natural and it is important to know that they
will pass.
Secondly, talking to others is good for the
grieving process. Most people are the types
who want to be alone and just lock them-
selves up. This is quite alright, but talking to
people helps. Being around people who un-
derstand and who knew the deceased helps
bring forth positivity. Do not isolate yourself
because that gets you thinking of only nega-
tive thoughts. This depresses you even more
and slows down the process of healing.
Last but not least is that taking care of your-
self and returning to your various auxilia-
ry activities is very effective for the healing
process. Taking care of yourself entails not
letting yourself go, eating healthy and most
importantly getting enough sleep. I found it
very hard to sleep. I woke up crying, breath-
ing heavily but I tried to sleep and it helped
a lot. Keep your routine. If you used to wake
up early and drink a steaming cup of coffee,
get on it. If you like to chat and make jokes
with friends, do these things still.
Finally I would like to share a piece of advice
that I learnt from a dear friend of mine. She
understoodexactlyhowIwasfeelingbecause
the deceased was her friend too. As a writer
my posts on social media expressed sadness
and depression. Then she told me to prom-
ise her that I would be happy. At first I didn’t
understand, I obviously couldn’t be happy
after losing one of my best friends. Then she
reminded me of how our late friend was so
full of life, how he amused everyone and she
made me realize I wouldn’t want such a spirit
to die. This advice made me strong. I under-
stood that I had lost a friend, but if he were
with me he wouldn’t want to see me sad.
Thus my advice to anyone going through
such hard moments is that it is better to
think of all the happy moments you spent
with the deceased. Remembering all the
vibrant things they used to do, things they
used to say and I guarantee that this will
make you smile. It is sad to lose someone but
the good moments you remember make you
feel warm inside. I could say it is a beautiful
kind of pain to cherish such moments and
to let them live still in your hearts. I read a
quote that said, “a man is not dead while his
name is still spoken of.” So I would rather you
choose to talk about the good and amazing
moments. So it is best to carry that person,
their love and who you became because of
their presence. Rabbi Earl Grollman said the
greatest memorial you can build to a person
who dies is to live your life now as fully as
possible, enriched with memory. It is just
right to choose to heal.
In Memory of the Late Thompson Nthara
25th Dec 1998 - 20th Aug 2017
ADVICE ON GRIEF
By Christina C. Kamwendo

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Law Students
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Want perfect grades? Studying smarter is
better than studying longer. Here are some
scientifically tested and proven tips of study-
ing that makes retention and understanding
easier:
Study sessions are more effective in small
and short chucks. Research shows that in-
stead of cramming in a 10 hours of study,
it is effective to spread it out in 30 minutes
sessions over a few weeks. This is because
your brain is better at encoding the infor-
mation into the synapses in short repeated
sessions as opposed to one large one. This is
why learning different skills whether swim-
ming, tennis or singing lesson often follows
the same format. And for your information
prolonged nocturnal study sessions affect
reasoning and memory for up to 4 days.
Setting up specific sessions during the day
or week just to study primes your brain by
creating a routine and over time studying be-
comes easier as your brain is trained to learn
in those moments.
While many students, like the cool who likes
sitting at the corner, spend long hours pas-
sively reading or highlighting their notes,
studies have shown this to be ineffective
because it doesn’t help your understanding
nor helps to keep key concepts together and
it can even be detrimental because it draws
your attention to less important informa-
tion. Flashing cards have shown to be excel-
lent memory re-enforcement tools whether
during your scheduled study times or during
off times like a bus ride into town.
Setting off goals is also important. This helps
you to focus on understanding a particular
topic than to study without a proper plan.
In studies where individuals were asked to
learn a passage, half of the individuals were
told that they will be tested on the materi-
al while the other half were told that they
will be asked to teach it to other students.
Participants expecting to teach it did much
better at understanding the main points. The
reason behind was that when you are ex-
pecting to teach your brain organises
the information in a more logical and
coherent structure. Thus you might
as well arrange group discussions
where students can take turns to lec-
ture one another.
Practice! Practice! Practice! This
helps you that when you make mis-
takes you should identify gaps in
your knowledge.
Where should you be studying?
Research shows that having a
designated sacred spot for study-
ing that’s well equipped with every
tool you might need is best. Just like
setting times, this primes your brain
for studying.
Having an awesome study playlist? Not so
fast! While some studied have shown that
certain types of classical music can help to
improve concentration, a recent study has
shown that learning with rhythmic back-
ground noise can be detrimental to focus
and those not using music fared much better.
And if you haven’t already, put away your
phone! This is a no-brainer but your texts
and social media notifications, severely de-
crease concentration.
THE 9
BEST SCIENTIFIC
STUDY TIPS
TIPS

THINGS YOU SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT KIM OF
DIAMONDS
Name:
Kimberley Kaunda aka
Nickname:
KIM of Diamonds
Relationship Status:
Anonymous
Bio:
KIM is a Malawian born singer-songwriter who grew up in Zim-
babwe before moving to England and returning back home. Her
genre of music is versatile but my strongest genre is the acous-
tic/live genre. She always keeps an open mind when it comes
to making music and that allows her to continue to grow and
push herself.
Music Background:
She started singing at the age of 10 and has been progressing
since then. She is selftaught but will be looking to get vocal les-
sons soon. Her father inspired her to take up the guitar even
though she only knows the basic chords and progressions. Her
father, is a phenomenal guitarist and her biggest support along
with her mother, brother and sisters.
Inspiration:
To give her parents and family the world.
Fears:
Not reaching her fullest potential.
Favourite Artist:
Beyonce
New projects:
She has an EP coming out soon called “KIM of Diamonds”. At the
moment her and her team are finalizing a few things to make
the project fully ripe. It will be released and will thus be exclu-
sive to her website: www.kimofdiamonds.com and will also be
available on iTunes and CDBaby afterwards.
Achievements:
She has just finished her Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin-
istration at the Catholic University of Malawi. Along the way,
she had the privilege of being a part of the Amplified Move-
ment, made up of 14 fellow Malawians. The music project we
produced is available from: www.amplifiedmovement.com and
on the YouTube channel: Amplified Movement
PROFILE
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By Jabulani Maseko

versho
Versho is a versatile Dancehall artist who, despite his name not being known to many has his
songs been on most people’s lips. His hit songs including Pada Pada Dance enjoyed massive
airplay in Malawian radio stations. The same hit song has a video which he shot in area 36,
his hailing place.
Later on he was silent due to academic reasons as he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Social
work at the Catholic University of Malawi in his fourth year. He then appeared in Madness
Entertainment, a Lilongwe based record label mix tape titled Go Mad or Die, in which he was
even featured in the title track. The EP also had his recent Hit song “Tonight” which features
Tsar Leo and Kelvin Sings. This article covers facts that you need to know about Versho Rated.
Who is?
Name:
Pempho Lawrence Kalaya
Status:
In a relationship
Music background:
Started off with HIP HOP in 2006 but later moved on to dancehall
in 2008. His first single was called” am in Love “ recorded @ big
Sam record’s in the year 2006
New projects:
Working on a new video with madness titled “Where were you “
Favourite artist:
Vybz Kartel
PROFILE
By Jabulani Maseko

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