Idriss A. Nassah
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Paying dues. And learning vices.
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Joined April 2009
The previous night, before he conceded, Chakwera ran to court seeking an order to stop the Malawi Electoral Commision from declaring the winner of the presidential election. He claimed "irregularities". Court said: "no, sir". Chakwera ran out of options.
President Chakwera's concession is a powerful testament to statesmanship. By respecting the citizens' verdict, he has honored the democratic process. This act allows the nation to move forward, transitioning from the divisiveness of elections to the unity required for
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Zimbabwe authorities should take all necessary steps to protect Job Sikhala, his family, and other critics of the government
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In the early hours of August 30, unidentified perpetrators bombed the home of Job Sikhala, a prominent critic of Zimbabwe’s government.
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.@mynassah: "#Zimbabwe authorities should take all necessary steps to protect Job Sikhala, his family, and other critics of the government."
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In the early hours of August 30, unidentified perpetrators bombed the home of Job Sikhala, a prominent critic of Zimbabwe’s government.
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Recent elections in #Burundi do not reflect a triumph of democracy. They represent democracy's hollowing out. My take for @hrw in @mailandguardian with @AntoineKaburahe
https://t.co/sNzyq03P61
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Burundi is not the only authoritarian country in the region. Tanzania is restricting the opposition, media and civil society, while Rwanda controls any dissent
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I don't know, man. Back then when we were a "normal" country, how did we treat maMosken and maBrandaya/maBwidi (Mugabe famously dismissed them as vanhu vasina mitupo) and those derisively called mabvakure...
MaZimba 🇿🇼 🇿🇼 🇿🇼 🇿🇼 🇿🇼: When we become a normal country (story for another day 😎), we must welcome all Africans who live amongst us...and not treat our fellow Africans to horrific, unspeakable, Afrophobic behaviour 👇👇
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RAPE. Rape a one-year-old child, is what the man did. @Times360Malawi Please do not use language that deliberately obfuscates the true nature of heinous crimes committed.
#Times360Malawi The Neno first grade magistrate court has sentenced a 24-year-old man Christopher Lameck to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for having sexual intercourse with his one year old biological daughter.
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Malawi: Police Look on as Peaceful Protesters Assaulted The ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of President Lazarus Chakwera is being accused of using fear and intimidation against citizens in the lead-up to September’s general election. https://t.co/f5nRWnm4AK
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On June 26, 2025, about a dozen weapon-wielding men in Malawi attacked demonstrators peacefully protesting the government’s handling of upcoming national elections.
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cc: @TakuraZhangazha @bwesigye @gateteviews @PanAfricanRev @TamukaKagoro77 @logosMLW @stevesharra @LingaWine @onjezani @mcbrams @mynassah @DeproseM @tmurisa
“memory is a weapon” early 2017, #NgugiWaThiongo gave one of his most important lectures at the University of Fort Hare in #SouthAfrica. my brother, Chris, and I travelled to see Ngugi. Chris recorded the lecture, which you can listen to below: ⤵️
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🌑 In Hwange, the coal seam fires raging at Zhong Jian’s mine! This is not a symbol of progress, but of plunder in communities, these fires poison the air, and choke the lungs of children! After mining what do these companies do? ABANDON THE PLACES & Leave a toxic environment!
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Do you @FloydShivambu now speak for the "leadership and people of Malawi"? If yes, when and how did you get that mandate?
Thank you my brother, Prophet Bushiri for hosting us and for the kind words. The government scale amount of work you do to economically, educationally, socially and spiritually uplift our people is unparalleled now and in history. I know that the leadership and people of Malawi
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Zimbabwe: Journalist Held on Baseless Charges Detention of Blessed Mhlanga Highlights Threats to Free Expression, Media Freedom reports Human Rights Watch @hrw
https://t.co/kyjM0G1KJn
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Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting.
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"I am the doppelganger whom, until I appeared, African literature had not yet met. And in this sense I would question anyone calling me an African writer. Either you are a writer or you are not. If you are a writer for a specific nation or a specific race, then F you"—Marechera
There is one contemporary Zimbabwean writer who has wrestled more than most with the bear of African identity. His name is Dambudzo Marechera, and I met him once in Harare: slight, bespectacled, and cursed with a most terrible affliction for one so enamoured of words — a
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Sidebar: A room at the Hyatt Regency Harare will set you back $360 per night.
Today, I had a nice chat with Justice, the shoeshiner outside the Hyatt Regency Harare The Meikles. In Harare, it’s hard to find a place where you can get your shoes professionally shined. Justice has continued this old-fashioned trade for 15 years and charges $2 for a
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Where are the rest of the "Africans?"
Africans are making videos in support of Trump’s dismantling of USAID. They are saying the money never reaches regular people.
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#DRC #Rwanda: New👇🏿 Rwandan& #M23 forces occupying #Goma should urgently ensure that civilians, including displaced people, have access to much needed humanitarian aid & items essential for their survival, such as water, food, and medicine. @demontcl
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Rwandan forces and the abusive M23 armed group should urgently ensure access to and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the population of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Malawi is in the midst of a fuel crisis, with lines stretching kilometers & motorists spending days and nights at fuel stations President Lazarus Chakwera-who is seeking reelection this year-has said this is necessary pain but the next five years are going to be "milk and honey"
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As we start 16 Days of Activism Against GBV, we note that GBV is not a private matter, but a serious public crime that denies women & girls the most fundamental of human rights Confronting South Africa’s Crisis of Gender-Based Violence
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Gender-based violence (GBV) remains shockingly pervasive across South Africa, according to a new report. Despite the country’s robust legal framework and policies aimed at tackling GBV, the practice...
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Mozambican security forces deployed to suppress nationwide post-election protests have killed at least 10 children and injured dozens more since October 24, 2024. Police have detained hundreds of children, in many cases for days, without notifying their families, in violation of
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Supporters of Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera run behind his convoy to a political rally outside of Lilongwe, the nation's capital. Chakwera has begun campaigning for elections due next year. Should he win it will be his second, and final, term.
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