Jack McBrams

I vent in under 280 characters | bylines @AFP @PlatformMalawi @theContinent_ | founding member @FPA_Africa | [email protected]

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Presenting my curated list of 10 essential books every Malawian should read. These works should be compulsory in secondary education to combat ignorance and foster intellectual growth. Ensuring our youth are well-read is crucial for a knowledgeable and humble nation. 📚 #Malawi

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Tayaluka. Akuti #Malawians are sleeping at petrol ststions. Check out @trtafrika's video! #TikTok https://t.co/xec2YqDbS7

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He Walked Out of #Malawi Looking for America: Remembering Legson Kayira https://t.co/5OnTFACM4B

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On 14 October 1958, a young man from Mpale village in northern Malawi set out on foot and walked the length of the continent in search of an American education. From #Malawi to America on Foot: Legson Kayira’s Extraordinary Quest for an Education https://t.co/TgHpyUvF4Q

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A music scene is not an industry. Musicians recording songs, studios producing tracks, promoters organising shows and audiences buying tickets are ingredients, not proof of an industry. Read: https://t.co/pX4IVnSx4X

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Malawi’s growing calendar of ethnic festivals is a welcome celebration of heritage, identity and tradition. But amid the dances and royal speeches, there is an opportunity to build something bigger . Read my thought here: https://t.co/DhUy3d6qQz

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If the Auditor General’s office, the institution meant to expose corruption, cannot be trusted with something as basic as recruiting staff, then who audits the auditors? When the watchdog itself loses its credibility, corruption is no longer the disease; it’s the system.

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We're on @NatGeo. Why #Malawi Is the Hidden Jewel of East Africa | National Geographic https://t.co/ujvhJS7ped

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These two interpretations to the same story by @NationOnlineMw and @Times360Malawi is a clear definition of what you see depends on where you stand.

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Someone had to say it.

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@GamaBee @AfricanComNotes Honestly, we have run out of excuses to be poor

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As Malawians, we should be thoroughly ashamed of our poverty, our collective failure and the pathetic state of our nationhood. Perhaps that shame will finally jolt us into action. A nation cannot normalise misery and still pretend to have dignity. Chifukwa izizi sindinzo.

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@AfricanComNotes Malawi never used to be endowed with natural resources. Now it does. Malawi now some of the world's biggest reserves of rare earth minerals, rutile, bauxite and uranium. The challenge is to turn these into value for the country

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More Malawians are living in extreme poverty than ever before in our history. This is not just heartbreaking; it is a damning indictment of how badly this country has failed its people.

[The Index Mint @TheIndexMint]

Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty by Country 1992-2026

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Why MaBlacks must revisit their mission https://t.co/2GtOYvEeby

[Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi @PlatformMalawi]

Two soldiers. Six years out of uniform. A disputed path back.

Henderson Kazembe and Solomon Kabichi were discharged after sharing a WhatsApp message alleging corruption within the Malawi Defence Force.

Read the full Story. - https://t.co/L9A0mE86Iq

[Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi @PlatformMalawi]

HRDC’s possible deregistration is the latest flashpoint in a wider collision of tighter regulation, political hostility, security threats and a donor funding crisis. PIJ examines what the evidence shows—and what remains unanswered.

https://t.co/af3tTwgvlz

[The Foreign Press Association, Africa(FPAA). @FPA_Africa]

OUR STATEMENT.

The Foreign Press Association, Africa (FPAA) strongly condemns the arrest and detention of our colleague, Samuel Getachew, alongside Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane, an Associated Press journalist and videographer, by Ethiopian authorities on Friday, 2 October.

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Fun fact: I was there when Maureen broke @DR_NAMADINGO's heart 😄
https://t.co/o7g6siEVBu

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@Mthethozeus @PlatformMalawi We are not magicians. If we don't know about it, we can't report about it. If you're serious about the allegations, give us the information and we will do our job. We don't know everything that happens in the country