Malawi: Dzuka Malawi - Lets Swallow Our Pride, People Are Dying

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Malawi: Dzuka Malawi - Lets Swallow Our Pride, People Are Dying

[Nyasa Times] I love Malawi. I write to try and influence a bit of positive thinking and change in our politics. But this week all that energy has been drained. Malawi is bleeding, losing its bright and energetic, the wise and the ordinary.

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