Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Guilty of love
Guilty. Not guilty, never guilty. The steel gate of Chichiri prison banged at his back. He gulped a mouthful of fresh air. It smelled fresh and tasted kind as it flew past his throat. Five years had gone. Five years of broken dreams, hopeless hopes, in the long Jericho-walls of the prison. Marion posed for a moment, turned his face back to the prison, his heart saying goodbye. He smiled as memories took him back to life in prison.
‘Turn left,’ he could hear the threatening voice of the nyapala rumbling in his ears. All prisoners had then slept facing the right side and now it was time to turn the other side. There were moments the cell was overcrowded leaving no space to sleep. Men had to sleep while seated. That was what it was to spend life in prison.
Goodbye Chichiri, he wanted to yell on top of his voice. Goodbye my home for half a decade.
People had come and gone, others came and died, others had come and would never be set free. He had sung spiritual choruses with them, the favourite song being, Paulo ndi Silas anapemphera. Then they would sing on top of the voice when the chorus reached: zitseko zandende zinaseguka. But the gate of Chichiri prison was so stubborn to fear prayers. It was there only to open when an inmate’s sentence had expired.
“Cecelia,” memories of his wife ricocheted in his brain as he was heading for the bus stage. It was long time he had seen her. She stopped visiting him some two years past. Marion knew Cecilia was not expecting him. His sentence had been waved off as a result of Independence Day celebrations.
“Celebrate Cecilia. Celebrate my sweet. The hour of happiness has come,” he was saying to himself as he was jumping across the road.
Khrrrrrr! A vehicle screeched to a stop. He was nearly bumped. Marion felt like being awaken from a long sleep. As he was lost in the thoughts of beloved Cecilia he did not take notice of the advancing vehicle.
“Sorry man, sorry,” he apologized.
“Mufatu inu,” the car driver angrily yelled as he sped away.
Being in prison had taught him several things: love is precious. That which free people take for granted is the most craved for feeling in prison. He was free at last to meet his Cecelia, to feel the warmth of the bosom of a woman, to be held and kissed like a baby. His eyes had witnessed tragic moments of juveniles being sodomised by fearsome inmates, men making other men women. That was history and it would ever remain such.
Chikondi Malekano, his only daughter must have been knitting together some English expressions now, he thought. She was three when he was sent to jail. Chikondi would scream and yell dad! dad! dad! Marion wondered; would Chikondi recognize him? “Dad is back, Chikondi. Dad is back,” Marion said to himself.
He felt a tap on his shoulder then he shivered.
“Man, what’s wrong. You are talking alone. Are you ok?” It was another passenger in the minibus talking to him. Some passengers in front twisted their necks to look at him. He looked down and did not respond. Was he in a prison attire to attract the sea of eyes of people? He wondered. No, he was not, he answered himself. His clothes were not even dirty; he was clad in the same dark blue suit, grey shirt and black tie that he had worn on the day he was convicted.
His mind was hurrying back home with many expectations. His businesses must have prospered. Probably Cecelia had chased the houseboy. Probably the houseboy wanted to capitalize on his imprisonment to make romantic advances towards his wife.
“Cecelia is a strong willed woman. It’s till death do us part,” his mind spoke as he gazed at the matrimonial ring brightening on his finger.
He smiled as he recalled the many stories of male advances towards his wife that she told him during the first two years she visited him at Chichiri prison. It was heart breaking to note that even his very close friends were at the forefront enticing his wife for nights out.
“Marion my husband,” Cecilia shed tears one afternoon in the visiting room at the prison. “I can never let any man touch me, eight years is not forever.”
The minibus stopped. At last a vehicle journey was over. He just had to walk half a kilometer to his house. At a distance he could see the long and high wall of his house greeting him. There Cecelia was. He would ask him why she not visited him the past three years. Had his parents banned her from paying him visits? Had they grasped his property and chased her away?
Marion shook his hands as he neared the gate of his house. A stout guard in bushy beard greeted him when he knocked the door.
“Open man, open,” he shouted as the guard was blocking him. “Abwana has come.”
The guard tightened his grip on his baton stick. “I am sorry I don’t know you.”
Marion lost his cool: “Adona knows me.”
The guard closed the gate. In a moment a fat woman, hilly-hipped appeared at the gate. She was not Cecilia. She could not have gone hilly-buttocked like this in only two years. This lady eyed him with envy.
“Are you a visitor,” Marion asked the woman.
The woman did not answer. She just banged the gate close then on top of her voice ordered the guard not to open the door for the mad man standing at the gate.
Marion leaned at the door, eyes reddening. “Mr. Guard, I am sorry. But this house used to be Mr. Malekano’s house.”
“Oh, yes,” the guard stood close to him. “You are right. Mrs. Malekano sold this house. She stays with her husband in a new house they have just built somewhere down there?”
Marion followed the map he had been given by the guard. Cecelia could not have another husband apart from him. He knocked, slid the gate open then entered. His eyes crashed with those of Cecilia carrying a baby in the hands, Makiyolobasi the guard then, his hand encircling her shoulders. Marion stood still. Cecelia nearly lost breathe. Makiyolobasi rushed back into the house.
“Is this what I have to pay for love,” Marion was down and in tears.
Cecelia shivered. “I am sorry, let me explain….”
“Explain that I was wrong to report to the police that I was the one who had knocked down a pedestrian crossing a zebra crossing while it was you who was driving…”
Cecilia left the baby down and rushed towards Marion, holding him tight.
“I have been guilty of loving you. Guilty of sacrificing myself to serve a jail term for reckless driving on your behalf…”
Marion pulled himself out of the gripping embrace of Cecelia. He walked towards the gate. Cecelia grabbed him by the shirt. He pushed away Cecilia’s hand then opened the gate, Cecilia followed him.
‘Turn left,’ he could hear the threatening voice of the nyapala rumbling in his ears. All prisoners had then slept facing the right side and now it was time to turn the other side. There were moments the cell was overcrowded leaving no space to sleep. Men had to sleep while seated. That was what it was to spend life in prison.
Goodbye Chichiri, he wanted to yell on top of his voice. Goodbye my home for half a decade.
People had come and gone, others came and died, others had come and would never be set free. He had sung spiritual choruses with them, the favourite song being, Paulo ndi Silas anapemphera. Then they would sing on top of the voice when the chorus reached: zitseko zandende zinaseguka. But the gate of Chichiri prison was so stubborn to fear prayers. It was there only to open when an inmate’s sentence had expired.
“Cecelia,” memories of his wife ricocheted in his brain as he was heading for the bus stage. It was long time he had seen her. She stopped visiting him some two years past. Marion knew Cecilia was not expecting him. His sentence had been waved off as a result of Independence Day celebrations.
“Celebrate Cecilia. Celebrate my sweet. The hour of happiness has come,” he was saying to himself as he was jumping across the road.
Khrrrrrr! A vehicle screeched to a stop. He was nearly bumped. Marion felt like being awaken from a long sleep. As he was lost in the thoughts of beloved Cecilia he did not take notice of the advancing vehicle.
“Sorry man, sorry,” he apologized.
“Mufatu inu,” the car driver angrily yelled as he sped away.
Being in prison had taught him several things: love is precious. That which free people take for granted is the most craved for feeling in prison. He was free at last to meet his Cecelia, to feel the warmth of the bosom of a woman, to be held and kissed like a baby. His eyes had witnessed tragic moments of juveniles being sodomised by fearsome inmates, men making other men women. That was history and it would ever remain such.
Chikondi Malekano, his only daughter must have been knitting together some English expressions now, he thought. She was three when he was sent to jail. Chikondi would scream and yell dad! dad! dad! Marion wondered; would Chikondi recognize him? “Dad is back, Chikondi. Dad is back,” Marion said to himself.
He felt a tap on his shoulder then he shivered.
“Man, what’s wrong. You are talking alone. Are you ok?” It was another passenger in the minibus talking to him. Some passengers in front twisted their necks to look at him. He looked down and did not respond. Was he in a prison attire to attract the sea of eyes of people? He wondered. No, he was not, he answered himself. His clothes were not even dirty; he was clad in the same dark blue suit, grey shirt and black tie that he had worn on the day he was convicted.
His mind was hurrying back home with many expectations. His businesses must have prospered. Probably Cecelia had chased the houseboy. Probably the houseboy wanted to capitalize on his imprisonment to make romantic advances towards his wife.
“Cecelia is a strong willed woman. It’s till death do us part,” his mind spoke as he gazed at the matrimonial ring brightening on his finger.
He smiled as he recalled the many stories of male advances towards his wife that she told him during the first two years she visited him at Chichiri prison. It was heart breaking to note that even his very close friends were at the forefront enticing his wife for nights out.
“Marion my husband,” Cecilia shed tears one afternoon in the visiting room at the prison. “I can never let any man touch me, eight years is not forever.”
The minibus stopped. At last a vehicle journey was over. He just had to walk half a kilometer to his house. At a distance he could see the long and high wall of his house greeting him. There Cecelia was. He would ask him why she not visited him the past three years. Had his parents banned her from paying him visits? Had they grasped his property and chased her away?
Marion shook his hands as he neared the gate of his house. A stout guard in bushy beard greeted him when he knocked the door.
“Open man, open,” he shouted as the guard was blocking him. “Abwana has come.”
The guard tightened his grip on his baton stick. “I am sorry I don’t know you.”
Marion lost his cool: “Adona knows me.”
The guard closed the gate. In a moment a fat woman, hilly-hipped appeared at the gate. She was not Cecilia. She could not have gone hilly-buttocked like this in only two years. This lady eyed him with envy.
“Are you a visitor,” Marion asked the woman.
The woman did not answer. She just banged the gate close then on top of her voice ordered the guard not to open the door for the mad man standing at the gate.
Marion leaned at the door, eyes reddening. “Mr. Guard, I am sorry. But this house used to be Mr. Malekano’s house.”
“Oh, yes,” the guard stood close to him. “You are right. Mrs. Malekano sold this house. She stays with her husband in a new house they have just built somewhere down there?”
Marion followed the map he had been given by the guard. Cecelia could not have another husband apart from him. He knocked, slid the gate open then entered. His eyes crashed with those of Cecilia carrying a baby in the hands, Makiyolobasi the guard then, his hand encircling her shoulders. Marion stood still. Cecelia nearly lost breathe. Makiyolobasi rushed back into the house.
“Is this what I have to pay for love,” Marion was down and in tears.
Cecelia shivered. “I am sorry, let me explain….”
“Explain that I was wrong to report to the police that I was the one who had knocked down a pedestrian crossing a zebra crossing while it was you who was driving…”
Cecilia left the baby down and rushed towards Marion, holding him tight.
“I have been guilty of loving you. Guilty of sacrificing myself to serve a jail term for reckless driving on your behalf…”
Marion pulled himself out of the gripping embrace of Cecelia. He walked towards the gate. Cecelia grabbed him by the shirt. He pushed away Cecilia’s hand then opened the gate, Cecilia followed him.
Living the Chilembwe insipiration
A faculty member of Harvard and MIT who directs the program on intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution with the Kennedy School of Government who is also president of the World Peace Foundation Robert I Rortberg states that soon Reverend John Chilembwe returned to Nyasaland from the United States of America he established a chain of independent African schools, constructed an impressive church, and planted crops of cotton, tea and coffee. His main motive was instilling a sense of self-respect among his fellow Africans.
Close to a century later after the demise of Chilembwe the hero, the pride of Malawi, we look to him as an inspiring factor in the realization of political and economic emancipation. The big picture is; has the nation attained the self-respect that Chilembwe inspired us to attain. In some perspectives, yes we have. On the other side we are still struggling to live the Chilembwe dream.
At present, the Malawi nation is yet to reach the desired heights of embracing the spirit of nationalism and brotherhood. We are yet to devise a collective strategy that will fish out millions of the starving citizens of Malawi from the excruciating pangs of poverty. We are still ranked one of the poorest countries in the world, and while in such a state, our country boosts of an elite that has fortunes worth billions of kwachas while millions more deserving civilians of the country live below the poverty line. We are yet to provide the majority of the masses of Malawians dignity and self-respect through equitable distribution of the little wealth of the country.
The life of Reverend John Chilembwe inspires the citizens of the country to take a leading role in demanding what belongs to them. Chilembwe gives us an inspiring example when he challenged the British government at the moment it was recruiting the natives of Nyasaland to fight the Germans in Tanzania during the First World War. Chilembwe asked: ‘We understand that we have been asked to shed our innocent blood in this world’s war…but would there be any good prospects for the natives after the war?
As we enjoy the present freedom which was spearheaded by Reverend Chilembwe’s uprising, more so now in this democratic dispensation, we are inspired by Chilembwe to question our elected representatives and demand accountability regarding policies, laws, and decisions they make on our behalf. Chilembwe inspires us to take ownership in monitoring the way economy of the country is distributed, rural empowerment programmes are fostered and poverty eradication processes are implemented.
It is certain that Chilembwe led an agricultural revolution for the country. Through the encouragement of natives planting cash crops, he was setting the base for an agricultural based economic-led economy. This inspires the nation to go an extra mile. Many centuries now we are still trapped in the non-lucrative trading of primary products than value added goods. We still rely on the growth of an economy based on raw tobacco than processed one. As we are reaping economic benefits out of the input fertilizer subsidy philosophy and the much promising green belt initiative, it is time that we diversify our agricultural practices. We can only benefit if we industrialize and shift from the rain-fed agricultural methods to irrigation systems, and in the end, selling products that have been added value to.
One thing is noticeable in the Chilembwe philosophy: the leadership system. The goverance that Reverend Chilembwe initiated entails that quality leadership enhances productivity, economic, and moral growth in a country. For us to make remarkable strides in transforming our country with the little resources we have we need quality leadership at all levels of our society.
We are ably reminded by one of Malawi’s finest philosopher Dr. Paul A. Mwaipaya in the book: the importance of quality leadership in national development, with special reference to Africa, that the significance of quality leadership is that it engages in rational and objective thinking and tries to make policies that are not far removed from the reality of human nature. Quality leadership is consistent in its deliberations as opposed to mediocre leadership which acts either without following any kind of objective manner of reasoning or simply follows the dictates of feelings, passions, sentiments, or special vested interests.
By spearheading the establishment of independent African schools Chilembwe inspires us to devise an educational system that would be responsive to the needs of the country in terms of social and economic development goals. This challenges the government in power at present and any governments to come in future to prioritize the provision of education that will be answerable to the needs of the development agenda of the country. Not only that, the nation at present is challenged to provide tertiary education to its masses, hence the contentious debate of quota system. The bottom line is that our universities do not have the capacity to absolve a good percentage of many deserving students who could excel to become leaders in different sectors in the country.
We can as well go ahead to argue that the principles of governance that were being followed by the British during the colonial days were the ones that enforced Chilembwe to rebel against such a system. This therefore inspires us to jealously safeguard principles of good governance. We can hardly celebrate the Chilembwe day with great happiness if governance is not human centred. Adebayo Adedeji in the article: The case for remarking Africa that is published in the book Action in Africa stresses that no one in Africa, not even former and contemporary despots, doubts that governance is the very foundation of civilized society and that neither social and economic progress nor political stability and national cohesiveness and unity are possible unless and until good governance is in place. Good governance should by definition be human-centred, guaranteeing civil and political rights on the one hand and social and economic rights on the other hand.
May this year’s commemoration of Chilembwe day be a constant reminder to the nation of Malawi that the success of a country goes beyond political liberation. We achieved a political mileage through breaking the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. We further went ahead to successfully abolish the one-party system of governance that ushered us into this democratic dispensation. Certainly, that achievement in the political dimension could please Reverend Chilembwe.
We are however yet to attain self-respect for each and every Malawian citizen through economic liberation. We are yet to go beyond the text book economics that looks at economic terminologies and percentages than addressing the economic thorns hurting the people of our country. It is not calculations of inflation rates that matter to the common man who lives below the poverty line; it is the implementation of program and projects that can transform his or her life from the traps of poverty. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja reminds us that democracy is meaningless without economic and social rights. It means nothing to people who cannot eat properly, have a roof over their heads, find a job, send their children to school, and have access to a minimum of decent health care.
At last, we can say that Chilembwe inspires us to make any meaningful sacrifice possible to make Malawi a better country for its people. This is where all professionals in the country and diaspora have to take a collective action in devising and implementing economic strategies that will lead to economic emancipation of our beloved motherland: Malawi.
Close to a century later after the demise of Chilembwe the hero, the pride of Malawi, we look to him as an inspiring factor in the realization of political and economic emancipation. The big picture is; has the nation attained the self-respect that Chilembwe inspired us to attain. In some perspectives, yes we have. On the other side we are still struggling to live the Chilembwe dream.
At present, the Malawi nation is yet to reach the desired heights of embracing the spirit of nationalism and brotherhood. We are yet to devise a collective strategy that will fish out millions of the starving citizens of Malawi from the excruciating pangs of poverty. We are still ranked one of the poorest countries in the world, and while in such a state, our country boosts of an elite that has fortunes worth billions of kwachas while millions more deserving civilians of the country live below the poverty line. We are yet to provide the majority of the masses of Malawians dignity and self-respect through equitable distribution of the little wealth of the country.
The life of Reverend John Chilembwe inspires the citizens of the country to take a leading role in demanding what belongs to them. Chilembwe gives us an inspiring example when he challenged the British government at the moment it was recruiting the natives of Nyasaland to fight the Germans in Tanzania during the First World War. Chilembwe asked: ‘We understand that we have been asked to shed our innocent blood in this world’s war…but would there be any good prospects for the natives after the war?
As we enjoy the present freedom which was spearheaded by Reverend Chilembwe’s uprising, more so now in this democratic dispensation, we are inspired by Chilembwe to question our elected representatives and demand accountability regarding policies, laws, and decisions they make on our behalf. Chilembwe inspires us to take ownership in monitoring the way economy of the country is distributed, rural empowerment programmes are fostered and poverty eradication processes are implemented.
It is certain that Chilembwe led an agricultural revolution for the country. Through the encouragement of natives planting cash crops, he was setting the base for an agricultural based economic-led economy. This inspires the nation to go an extra mile. Many centuries now we are still trapped in the non-lucrative trading of primary products than value added goods. We still rely on the growth of an economy based on raw tobacco than processed one. As we are reaping economic benefits out of the input fertilizer subsidy philosophy and the much promising green belt initiative, it is time that we diversify our agricultural practices. We can only benefit if we industrialize and shift from the rain-fed agricultural methods to irrigation systems, and in the end, selling products that have been added value to.
One thing is noticeable in the Chilembwe philosophy: the leadership system. The goverance that Reverend Chilembwe initiated entails that quality leadership enhances productivity, economic, and moral growth in a country. For us to make remarkable strides in transforming our country with the little resources we have we need quality leadership at all levels of our society.
We are ably reminded by one of Malawi’s finest philosopher Dr. Paul A. Mwaipaya in the book: the importance of quality leadership in national development, with special reference to Africa, that the significance of quality leadership is that it engages in rational and objective thinking and tries to make policies that are not far removed from the reality of human nature. Quality leadership is consistent in its deliberations as opposed to mediocre leadership which acts either without following any kind of objective manner of reasoning or simply follows the dictates of feelings, passions, sentiments, or special vested interests.
By spearheading the establishment of independent African schools Chilembwe inspires us to devise an educational system that would be responsive to the needs of the country in terms of social and economic development goals. This challenges the government in power at present and any governments to come in future to prioritize the provision of education that will be answerable to the needs of the development agenda of the country. Not only that, the nation at present is challenged to provide tertiary education to its masses, hence the contentious debate of quota system. The bottom line is that our universities do not have the capacity to absolve a good percentage of many deserving students who could excel to become leaders in different sectors in the country.
We can as well go ahead to argue that the principles of governance that were being followed by the British during the colonial days were the ones that enforced Chilembwe to rebel against such a system. This therefore inspires us to jealously safeguard principles of good governance. We can hardly celebrate the Chilembwe day with great happiness if governance is not human centred. Adebayo Adedeji in the article: The case for remarking Africa that is published in the book Action in Africa stresses that no one in Africa, not even former and contemporary despots, doubts that governance is the very foundation of civilized society and that neither social and economic progress nor political stability and national cohesiveness and unity are possible unless and until good governance is in place. Good governance should by definition be human-centred, guaranteeing civil and political rights on the one hand and social and economic rights on the other hand.
May this year’s commemoration of Chilembwe day be a constant reminder to the nation of Malawi that the success of a country goes beyond political liberation. We achieved a political mileage through breaking the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. We further went ahead to successfully abolish the one-party system of governance that ushered us into this democratic dispensation. Certainly, that achievement in the political dimension could please Reverend Chilembwe.
We are however yet to attain self-respect for each and every Malawian citizen through economic liberation. We are yet to go beyond the text book economics that looks at economic terminologies and percentages than addressing the economic thorns hurting the people of our country. It is not calculations of inflation rates that matter to the common man who lives below the poverty line; it is the implementation of program and projects that can transform his or her life from the traps of poverty. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja reminds us that democracy is meaningless without economic and social rights. It means nothing to people who cannot eat properly, have a roof over their heads, find a job, send their children to school, and have access to a minimum of decent health care.
At last, we can say that Chilembwe inspires us to make any meaningful sacrifice possible to make Malawi a better country for its people. This is where all professionals in the country and diaspora have to take a collective action in devising and implementing economic strategies that will lead to economic emancipation of our beloved motherland: Malawi.
Chinsinsi chakulemera
We all admire rich people and sometimes we end up shaking our heads questioning ourselves: what is it that makes them rich? What is the secret of their success? Are riches out of magic or out of miracles? Make a date with Chinsinsi cha kulemera, an inspirational book by Pastor Harry Molande, you will easily find a formula for wealth creation.
Make no mistake to underestimate the wealth of knowledge in the book by looking at its size. It is just 11 pages long but the content is immesurable. It is those eleven pages that have the power to turn the economic pages of your life. The book is the silent formula to riches.
The first chapter gives you an inspiring outlook: Malawi is a blessed and rich country. It seems it is a complementation of the belief that Malawi is not a poor country only that the people of Malawi are poor but with potential to become rich.
Have you ever wondered why so many people in Malawi are trapped in the meshes of poverty? Chinsinsi cha kulemenra has the answer. Pastor Molande enlightens: anthu ambiri tikusauka chifukwa cha ulesi, nsanje, kusazindikira, mantha ndi kusowa chikhulupiriro choti tingayambe ntchito, kapena bizinesi.
By the time you will have finished reading the book you will have been armed with critical business analysis skills, ways of carrying out businesses, investments and the culture of saving, capital generation and the impact of HIV/AIDS on business development.
A wonderful writing skill that will mesmerize you in the book is the element of adding a short but eye catching punch line in bold letters at the end of eech topic or ideas. The punch lines are clear reminders to readers of actions to take on the path to the economic paradise. Some of the exciting punch words include: tisachite bizinesi zoletsedwa – tizamangidwa, anthu ambiri amadziwa kusamala ufa osati ndalama, among many others.
It is justifiable to say that this little book takes time to flex its muscles on issues bordering marketing, trade regulations and taxation, and developmental economics. It brings before you recommended characters to necessitate you become a successful business person, issues surrounding business licences and remitting of taxes to appropriate authorities, and money management skills. Money markets have also been covered in passing.
This book tells you one thing – yes, you can. You can become rich if only you have the determination and desire to be so. The book even points out some role models you can emulate. Some of the mentioned include: Her Honour Mrs. Joyce Banda, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and owner of Joyce Banda Foundation, one of the outstanding private school in the country; business magnate Leston Mulli of Mulli Brothers, one of the leaders in the produce market in the country; celebrity musician Lucius Banda of the successful Zembani Band; Mike Mulombwa of Country Wide Car Hire; Mike Chilewe of Mike’s Trading Center and General Dealers; and Phekani of Chitawira Shopping Center among many others.
It is worthy pointing out that though the book gives examples of successful business persons owning huge businesses, the book also tackles some small businesses like kugulitsa thobwa, kuphika zitumbuwa and many others. The government should consider incorporating the book in the adult literacy curriculum as it will offer the adult learners entrepreneurial skills.
You will wage a gallant fight against excruciating poverty by possessing this book. As it is in Chichewa it certainly means that the rural masses with little education can easily understand the content. The rural masses have a simple formula for economic empowerment through this book.
You will even like the ending of the story as it lists several inspirational books you can read to further your knowledge, notable among them: Think and grow rich, master key to riches, tycoon, and millionaire mind.
Chinsinsi cha kulemera is available in CLAIM Mabuku bookshops and MANENO bookshops. This formula to riches was published by God’s Love Ministries.
Make no mistake to underestimate the wealth of knowledge in the book by looking at its size. It is just 11 pages long but the content is immesurable. It is those eleven pages that have the power to turn the economic pages of your life. The book is the silent formula to riches.
The first chapter gives you an inspiring outlook: Malawi is a blessed and rich country. It seems it is a complementation of the belief that Malawi is not a poor country only that the people of Malawi are poor but with potential to become rich.
Have you ever wondered why so many people in Malawi are trapped in the meshes of poverty? Chinsinsi cha kulemenra has the answer. Pastor Molande enlightens: anthu ambiri tikusauka chifukwa cha ulesi, nsanje, kusazindikira, mantha ndi kusowa chikhulupiriro choti tingayambe ntchito, kapena bizinesi.
By the time you will have finished reading the book you will have been armed with critical business analysis skills, ways of carrying out businesses, investments and the culture of saving, capital generation and the impact of HIV/AIDS on business development.
A wonderful writing skill that will mesmerize you in the book is the element of adding a short but eye catching punch line in bold letters at the end of eech topic or ideas. The punch lines are clear reminders to readers of actions to take on the path to the economic paradise. Some of the exciting punch words include: tisachite bizinesi zoletsedwa – tizamangidwa, anthu ambiri amadziwa kusamala ufa osati ndalama, among many others.
It is justifiable to say that this little book takes time to flex its muscles on issues bordering marketing, trade regulations and taxation, and developmental economics. It brings before you recommended characters to necessitate you become a successful business person, issues surrounding business licences and remitting of taxes to appropriate authorities, and money management skills. Money markets have also been covered in passing.
This book tells you one thing – yes, you can. You can become rich if only you have the determination and desire to be so. The book even points out some role models you can emulate. Some of the mentioned include: Her Honour Mrs. Joyce Banda, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and owner of Joyce Banda Foundation, one of the outstanding private school in the country; business magnate Leston Mulli of Mulli Brothers, one of the leaders in the produce market in the country; celebrity musician Lucius Banda of the successful Zembani Band; Mike Mulombwa of Country Wide Car Hire; Mike Chilewe of Mike’s Trading Center and General Dealers; and Phekani of Chitawira Shopping Center among many others.
It is worthy pointing out that though the book gives examples of successful business persons owning huge businesses, the book also tackles some small businesses like kugulitsa thobwa, kuphika zitumbuwa and many others. The government should consider incorporating the book in the adult literacy curriculum as it will offer the adult learners entrepreneurial skills.
You will wage a gallant fight against excruciating poverty by possessing this book. As it is in Chichewa it certainly means that the rural masses with little education can easily understand the content. The rural masses have a simple formula for economic empowerment through this book.
You will even like the ending of the story as it lists several inspirational books you can read to further your knowledge, notable among them: Think and grow rich, master key to riches, tycoon, and millionaire mind.
Chinsinsi cha kulemera is available in CLAIM Mabuku bookshops and MANENO bookshops. This formula to riches was published by God’s Love Ministries.
Poems from the warm heart
There is something so significant with poetry. Great poets say that poetry serve as an invitation to celebrate language, enhancing and enriching our appreciation for the power of words to capture the essence of things. Poetry is a wonderful conveyer of emotions, extending and intensifying everyday experiences. Get hold of Poems from the Warm Heart, an anthology of poetry authored by Mike Zulu, Chimwemwe Kamanga and Marisen Mwale then you will have embarked on an adventurous poetical journey.
Divided into six thematic areas, poems from the warm heart is there to touch your heart, titillate your senses, and heighten your awareness on a diverse range of issues taking place in the universe. By the moment you complete the adventurous journey in the book you will have come across a wide array of poetry spanning the following areas: social perception and justice, love and romance, suffering and lamentation, life experiences, culture, politics and nature.
The best barometer for measuring the poetical mastery in the anthology is through the writing skills incorporated. Poems in the anthology encompass admirable poetical skills ranging from rhythm to rhyme, alliteration to assonance, onomatopoeia to repetition, imagery to figurative language, and finally emotional force.
Marisen Mwale combines rhythm, rhyme and alliteration in the poem: Life, oh, futile life! The second stanza goes: then do we discern, the ill-conceived fruits of destiny/are but malignant mandibles of disguised strife/when the once esteemed beam of light/forever becomes a pall of eternal night/ and abruptly all dreams drift from dumbfounded mind/then do we comprehend how like chasing the wind/ the ill-conceived fruits of destiny are/ how vain full of bizarre palpitations of the heart.
Some poems in the anthology flow with the semblance of the metaphysical poems of 17th and 18th century grand poets such as John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Andrew Marvel. Reciting Love Dream by Mike Zulu and To my love a dedication by Marisen Mwale, one recalls Andrew Marvel’s famous poem: To his coy mistress. Of course the flow and the choice of the words differ but the angle addressed seems similar. Others have the nostalgic touch like those of leopard Senghor. There is also a revolution angle in some pieces, probably weaved in the poetical touch of Africa’s great like David Rubadiri, Niyi Osundare, Cyril Cheney-Cooker and Dennis Brutus.
As the poems flow with an admirable range of poetical elements, one also notes that the poems have been written in different types of poetry. In the anthology are narrative poems, lyrical poems, limericks, free verse and choral poetry. While Poems from the warm heart express feelings, so too does it also weave into the labyrinths of soul searching. Some poems question: why is sin a sin? Why do we always ask what is wrong with others than what is right with them? The soul search goes deeper into the illusions of democracy. Change, yes, things have changed. But the other changes are detrimental. Cited in one of the poems include: the kwacha growing inflationary wings, girls auctioning their bodies through prostitution, trees looting for charcoal, orphan care becoming a booming business, and coffins selling like hot cakes.
This anthology is a wonderful master piece of poetry suitable for use in schools and colleges where poetry is taught. Of course the quality of the paper used is thin hence the pages can be easily torn and this is where the book requires proper handling.
Authors of the anthology are lectures at Mzuzu University. The anthology was edited by Professor David Rubadiri and published by Malawi Writers Union (MAWU)
Divided into six thematic areas, poems from the warm heart is there to touch your heart, titillate your senses, and heighten your awareness on a diverse range of issues taking place in the universe. By the moment you complete the adventurous journey in the book you will have come across a wide array of poetry spanning the following areas: social perception and justice, love and romance, suffering and lamentation, life experiences, culture, politics and nature.
The best barometer for measuring the poetical mastery in the anthology is through the writing skills incorporated. Poems in the anthology encompass admirable poetical skills ranging from rhythm to rhyme, alliteration to assonance, onomatopoeia to repetition, imagery to figurative language, and finally emotional force.
Marisen Mwale combines rhythm, rhyme and alliteration in the poem: Life, oh, futile life! The second stanza goes: then do we discern, the ill-conceived fruits of destiny/are but malignant mandibles of disguised strife/when the once esteemed beam of light/forever becomes a pall of eternal night/ and abruptly all dreams drift from dumbfounded mind/then do we comprehend how like chasing the wind/ the ill-conceived fruits of destiny are/ how vain full of bizarre palpitations of the heart.
Some poems in the anthology flow with the semblance of the metaphysical poems of 17th and 18th century grand poets such as John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Andrew Marvel. Reciting Love Dream by Mike Zulu and To my love a dedication by Marisen Mwale, one recalls Andrew Marvel’s famous poem: To his coy mistress. Of course the flow and the choice of the words differ but the angle addressed seems similar. Others have the nostalgic touch like those of leopard Senghor. There is also a revolution angle in some pieces, probably weaved in the poetical touch of Africa’s great like David Rubadiri, Niyi Osundare, Cyril Cheney-Cooker and Dennis Brutus.
As the poems flow with an admirable range of poetical elements, one also notes that the poems have been written in different types of poetry. In the anthology are narrative poems, lyrical poems, limericks, free verse and choral poetry. While Poems from the warm heart express feelings, so too does it also weave into the labyrinths of soul searching. Some poems question: why is sin a sin? Why do we always ask what is wrong with others than what is right with them? The soul search goes deeper into the illusions of democracy. Change, yes, things have changed. But the other changes are detrimental. Cited in one of the poems include: the kwacha growing inflationary wings, girls auctioning their bodies through prostitution, trees looting for charcoal, orphan care becoming a booming business, and coffins selling like hot cakes.
This anthology is a wonderful master piece of poetry suitable for use in schools and colleges where poetry is taught. Of course the quality of the paper used is thin hence the pages can be easily torn and this is where the book requires proper handling.
Authors of the anthology are lectures at Mzuzu University. The anthology was edited by Professor David Rubadiri and published by Malawi Writers Union (MAWU)
Winning stories
The life of a girl child in Africa in general and Malawi in particular is always at a crossroad. In as much as she aspires to rise to stardom through education so too is she pulled back by social customs. The society expects her just to get married and give her husband children. In other cultures, she faces the risk of forced marriage and the danger to acquire HIV through dangerous practices like fisi. But who can explain much better those circumstances than the girl child herself. At last, a collection of winning stories from the 2008 Malawian Girls’ Literary Competition tears off the curtain of silence and exposes to the public the dilemma many a girl-child faces.
Winning stories is an anthology that comprises of Chichewa and English award winning stories in the competition that was organised by Malawi Writers Union (MAWU) and Stephanie Bosch. Going through the stories you will notice a common theme: the girl child can rise to any highest peak in the professional world. Much of the stories in the book portray the girl child surviving unpleasant circumstances to become a medical doctor, lawyer, accountant, and community developer.
One noticeable trend in the book is that it brings to light the aspiration of girls in their lives, the social-ills that need to be abolished to necessitate them attain their dreams, the need to wage a fierce war against property grabbing, and more greatly, the need to treat orphans with a human face.
The anthology Winning Stories carries the following beautiful pieces of literature: Pamela Mithi’s Nambewe the heroine, Clara Chikuni’s Ndaziona mwana wamasiye, Tiseke Chilima’s Be careful what you wish for, Nthambi Chikuse’s Zomwe Chisomo adawona, Grace Bandawe’s The rising sun, Khama Khomba’s The song of life, Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher, Linda Mulera’s Mwana wotayidwa mchimbudzi and Yewo Benadette Kajawo’s Peace at last.
These wonderfully crafted stories are more of free lessons. For instance the story Ndaziona mwana wamasiye ends: Kwa olera ana amasiye, ‘mwana wamzako ndi wako yemwe, ukachenjera manja udya naye.’
Male teachers who capitalize on their profession to sexually abuse the girl child will find a rude awakening in Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher. The story can be said to be a girl-child’s fight for respect, dignity and justice. It exposes how a male teacher who is bent at proposing love to school girls can frustrate the education ambitions of a girl who has denied his sexual advances. In this story the girl goes as far as taking the issue to the court of law.
Another exciting perspective that the winning stories expose is that young Malawian ladies have an admirable and immense talent in creative writing. The structure of the stories, styles and angles of writing used, exploration of theme lines, all manifest the literary potential that girls have in the country. Reading the stories, you will certainly be amazed to note that the stories were authored by secondary school students.
Of course one can easily notice that some expressions used in some of the English short stories might have been copied from some great literary works. However, writing being a learning process and these authors being at infant stages in their creative world, they were likely to face the trap of coping some jargons and clichés.
Winning stories is a beautiful feminine voice that can make a good resource for teaching creative writing. It can also be a good reference point at writing workshops. As for males, the anthology opens their eyes to the world of the girl-child – her dreams and aspirations.
Winning stories is an anthology that comprises of Chichewa and English award winning stories in the competition that was organised by Malawi Writers Union (MAWU) and Stephanie Bosch. Going through the stories you will notice a common theme: the girl child can rise to any highest peak in the professional world. Much of the stories in the book portray the girl child surviving unpleasant circumstances to become a medical doctor, lawyer, accountant, and community developer.
One noticeable trend in the book is that it brings to light the aspiration of girls in their lives, the social-ills that need to be abolished to necessitate them attain their dreams, the need to wage a fierce war against property grabbing, and more greatly, the need to treat orphans with a human face.
The anthology Winning Stories carries the following beautiful pieces of literature: Pamela Mithi’s Nambewe the heroine, Clara Chikuni’s Ndaziona mwana wamasiye, Tiseke Chilima’s Be careful what you wish for, Nthambi Chikuse’s Zomwe Chisomo adawona, Grace Bandawe’s The rising sun, Khama Khomba’s The song of life, Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher, Linda Mulera’s Mwana wotayidwa mchimbudzi and Yewo Benadette Kajawo’s Peace at last.
These wonderfully crafted stories are more of free lessons. For instance the story Ndaziona mwana wamasiye ends: Kwa olera ana amasiye, ‘mwana wamzako ndi wako yemwe, ukachenjera manja udya naye.’
Male teachers who capitalize on their profession to sexually abuse the girl child will find a rude awakening in Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher. The story can be said to be a girl-child’s fight for respect, dignity and justice. It exposes how a male teacher who is bent at proposing love to school girls can frustrate the education ambitions of a girl who has denied his sexual advances. In this story the girl goes as far as taking the issue to the court of law.
Another exciting perspective that the winning stories expose is that young Malawian ladies have an admirable and immense talent in creative writing. The structure of the stories, styles and angles of writing used, exploration of theme lines, all manifest the literary potential that girls have in the country. Reading the stories, you will certainly be amazed to note that the stories were authored by secondary school students.
Of course one can easily notice that some expressions used in some of the English short stories might have been copied from some great literary works. However, writing being a learning process and these authors being at infant stages in their creative world, they were likely to face the trap of coping some jargons and clichés.
Winning stories is a beautiful feminine voice that can make a good resource for teaching creative writing. It can also be a good reference point at writing workshops. As for males, the anthology opens their eyes to the world of the girl-child – her dreams and aspirations.
Winning stories
The life of a girl child in Africa in general and Malawi in particular is always at a crossroad. In as much as she aspires to rise to stardom through education so too is she pulled back by social customs. The society expects her just to get married and give her husband children. In other cultures, she faces the risk of forced marriage and the danger to acquire HIV through dangerous practices like fisi. But who can explain much better those circumstances than the girl child herself. At last, a collection of winning stories from the 2008 Malawian Girls’ Literary Competition tears off the curtain of silence and exposes to the public the dilemma many a girl-child faces.
Winning stories is an anthology that comprises of Chichewa and English award winning stories in the competition that was organised by Malawi Writers Union (MAWU) and Stephanie Bosch. Going through the stories you will notice a common theme: the girl child can rise to any highest peak in the professional world. Much of the stories in the book portray the girl child surviving unpleasant circumstances to become a medical doctor, lawyer, accountant, and community developer.
One noticeable trend in the book is that it brings to light the aspiration of girls in their lives, the social-ills that need to be abolished to necessitate them attain their dreams, the need to wage a fierce war against property grabbing, and more greatly, the need to treat orphans with a human face.
The anthology Winning Stories carries the following beautiful pieces of literature: Pamela Mithi’s Nambewe the heroine, Clara Chikuni’s Ndaziona mwana wamasiye, Tiseke Chilima’s Be careful what you wish for, Nthambi Chikuse’s Zomwe Chisomo adawona, Grace Bandawe’s The rising sun, Khama Khomba’s The song of life, Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher, Linda Mulera’s Mwana wotayidwa mchimbudzi and Yewo Benadette Kajawo’s Peace at last.
These wonderfully crafted stories are more of free lessons. For instance the story Ndaziona mwana wamasiye ends: Kwa olera ana amasiye, ‘mwana wamzako ndi wako yemwe, ukachenjera manja udya naye.’
Male teachers who capitalize on their profession to sexually abuse the girl child will find a rude awakening in Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher. The story can be said to be a girl-child’s fight for respect, dignity and justice. It exposes how a male teacher who is bent at proposing love to school girls can frustrate the education ambitions of a girl who has denied his sexual advances. In this story the girl goes as far as taking the issue to the court of law.
Another exciting perspective that the winning stories expose is that young Malawian ladies have an admirable and immense talent in creative writing. The structure of the stories, styles and angles of writing used, exploration of theme lines, all manifest the literary potential that girls have in the country. Reading the stories, you will certainly be amazed to note that the stories were authored by secondary school students.
Of course one can easily notice that some expressions used in some of the English short stories might have been copied from some great literary works. However, writing being a learning process and these authors being at infant stages in their creative world, they were likely to face the trap of coping some jargons and clichés.
Winning stories is a beautiful feminine voice that can make a good resource for teaching creative writing. It can also be a good reference point at writing workshops. As for males, the anthology opens their eyes to the world of the girl-child – her dreams and aspirations.
Winning stories is an anthology that comprises of Chichewa and English award winning stories in the competition that was organised by Malawi Writers Union (MAWU) and Stephanie Bosch. Going through the stories you will notice a common theme: the girl child can rise to any highest peak in the professional world. Much of the stories in the book portray the girl child surviving unpleasant circumstances to become a medical doctor, lawyer, accountant, and community developer.
One noticeable trend in the book is that it brings to light the aspiration of girls in their lives, the social-ills that need to be abolished to necessitate them attain their dreams, the need to wage a fierce war against property grabbing, and more greatly, the need to treat orphans with a human face.
The anthology Winning Stories carries the following beautiful pieces of literature: Pamela Mithi’s Nambewe the heroine, Clara Chikuni’s Ndaziona mwana wamasiye, Tiseke Chilima’s Be careful what you wish for, Nthambi Chikuse’s Zomwe Chisomo adawona, Grace Bandawe’s The rising sun, Khama Khomba’s The song of life, Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher, Linda Mulera’s Mwana wotayidwa mchimbudzi and Yewo Benadette Kajawo’s Peace at last.
These wonderfully crafted stories are more of free lessons. For instance the story Ndaziona mwana wamasiye ends: Kwa olera ana amasiye, ‘mwana wamzako ndi wako yemwe, ukachenjera manja udya naye.’
Male teachers who capitalize on their profession to sexually abuse the girl child will find a rude awakening in Prisca Ngoma’s The absurd teacher. The story can be said to be a girl-child’s fight for respect, dignity and justice. It exposes how a male teacher who is bent at proposing love to school girls can frustrate the education ambitions of a girl who has denied his sexual advances. In this story the girl goes as far as taking the issue to the court of law.
Another exciting perspective that the winning stories expose is that young Malawian ladies have an admirable and immense talent in creative writing. The structure of the stories, styles and angles of writing used, exploration of theme lines, all manifest the literary potential that girls have in the country. Reading the stories, you will certainly be amazed to note that the stories were authored by secondary school students.
Of course one can easily notice that some expressions used in some of the English short stories might have been copied from some great literary works. However, writing being a learning process and these authors being at infant stages in their creative world, they were likely to face the trap of coping some jargons and clichés.
Winning stories is a beautiful feminine voice that can make a good resource for teaching creative writing. It can also be a good reference point at writing workshops. As for males, the anthology opens their eyes to the world of the girl-child – her dreams and aspirations.
Tinkanena 2
Have you ever wondered the trauma, disillusionment, ridicule that a childless family experiences? Watch Tinkanena 2, a Zacharia and Mwambo Arts Theatre production to have an insight into this incredible experience.
You have watched and respected the Hollywood and Nollywood stars. Having watched Tinkanena 2 you will be assured that the movie industry in Malawi is geared to make its presence felt on the screen. Tinkanena 2 is a love story that brings with it passion, expresses greedy, puts infidelity to shame, and further explores the diversity of our cultural values and traditions in relation to marital issues.
Starring Frank Yalu, Jacobs Mwase, Dayson Gonthi, Loyce Nkhoma, Alice Kamanga Mwase, Taona Zimba, Tame Muwawa, Gradys Chimbaka, Henry Ntalika and Anita Mataya, Tinkanena 2 is an exciting comedy full of joys and tears, broken heartedness and reconciliation, gender based violence and the law.
When Nginde, played by Frank Yalu, lived for years with no child in his family, the family nearly crumbles. The wife, to gather the breaking pieces of love as Nginde goes on an infidelity spree, seeks the intervention of a witchdoctor, Zacharia (played by Jacobs Mwase). But the woman had to make an unimaginable sacrifice: sleeping with the witchdoctor right on the spot as a remedy to enable the spirits open her womb to have a child with her husband. Just as the woman was undressing, Nginde arrives on the scene then hell breaks loose.
Written by Frank Yalu and directed by Jacobs Mwase, the film takes you to locations in Ndirance, Zomba and Chiradzulu. This comedy takes with it a semblance of reality. You would appreciate the costume as it reflects situations and lifestyles.
When you are watching this film, make sure you have the courage to control your laughter. All the scenes in the movie have one or two scopes to keep your jaws wide open with laughter. Imagine watching the greedy Zacharia chasing his children away having asked him for tea. He then asks his wife to place hot water for him in the bathroom to take a bath. You actually see Zacharia undressing, and then, fishing ndazi, sugar and an empty cup from the trouser pocket. He then scoops water from the bathing basin, prepares his hot solution and starts enjoying his cup of tea. Just in a moment his wife arrives on the door step to live a tablet of soap; unbelievable.
Just as the actors in Tinkanena 2 are at their best, so too one has to appreciate the immense talent incorporated by the behind the scenes crew. The synchronization of some scenes with some traditional songs in the background gives the film a local Malawian touch and further enhances the values of the typical African traditions in human lives. You will further appreciate the cultural diversity in Tinkanena 2 as the comedy brings in several language flavours such as Tumbuka and Yao on top of the film’s main language, Chichewa.
Gluing your eyes to the exciting laughter-striking Tinkanena 2 you will pose some silent questions? Is a woman whose bride price had been paid for a slave? Is the youth a lost generation that prides itself in indulging in sexual promiscuity despite the fearsome threat of the HIV/AIDS scourge? Is a married woman a punching bag with no voice?
Tinkanena 2 was produced by Production Kings Studios and is available at Hair Care Centre in Blantyre and at Liwonde Trading Centre. The DVD is also sold through door to door. At present, door to door selling takes place in Blantyre and Zomba. An original copy of the DVD costs K1, 500.00
You have watched and respected the Hollywood and Nollywood stars. Having watched Tinkanena 2 you will be assured that the movie industry in Malawi is geared to make its presence felt on the screen. Tinkanena 2 is a love story that brings with it passion, expresses greedy, puts infidelity to shame, and further explores the diversity of our cultural values and traditions in relation to marital issues.
Starring Frank Yalu, Jacobs Mwase, Dayson Gonthi, Loyce Nkhoma, Alice Kamanga Mwase, Taona Zimba, Tame Muwawa, Gradys Chimbaka, Henry Ntalika and Anita Mataya, Tinkanena 2 is an exciting comedy full of joys and tears, broken heartedness and reconciliation, gender based violence and the law.
When Nginde, played by Frank Yalu, lived for years with no child in his family, the family nearly crumbles. The wife, to gather the breaking pieces of love as Nginde goes on an infidelity spree, seeks the intervention of a witchdoctor, Zacharia (played by Jacobs Mwase). But the woman had to make an unimaginable sacrifice: sleeping with the witchdoctor right on the spot as a remedy to enable the spirits open her womb to have a child with her husband. Just as the woman was undressing, Nginde arrives on the scene then hell breaks loose.
Written by Frank Yalu and directed by Jacobs Mwase, the film takes you to locations in Ndirance, Zomba and Chiradzulu. This comedy takes with it a semblance of reality. You would appreciate the costume as it reflects situations and lifestyles.
When you are watching this film, make sure you have the courage to control your laughter. All the scenes in the movie have one or two scopes to keep your jaws wide open with laughter. Imagine watching the greedy Zacharia chasing his children away having asked him for tea. He then asks his wife to place hot water for him in the bathroom to take a bath. You actually see Zacharia undressing, and then, fishing ndazi, sugar and an empty cup from the trouser pocket. He then scoops water from the bathing basin, prepares his hot solution and starts enjoying his cup of tea. Just in a moment his wife arrives on the door step to live a tablet of soap; unbelievable.
Just as the actors in Tinkanena 2 are at their best, so too one has to appreciate the immense talent incorporated by the behind the scenes crew. The synchronization of some scenes with some traditional songs in the background gives the film a local Malawian touch and further enhances the values of the typical African traditions in human lives. You will further appreciate the cultural diversity in Tinkanena 2 as the comedy brings in several language flavours such as Tumbuka and Yao on top of the film’s main language, Chichewa.
Gluing your eyes to the exciting laughter-striking Tinkanena 2 you will pose some silent questions? Is a woman whose bride price had been paid for a slave? Is the youth a lost generation that prides itself in indulging in sexual promiscuity despite the fearsome threat of the HIV/AIDS scourge? Is a married woman a punching bag with no voice?
Tinkanena 2 was produced by Production Kings Studios and is available at Hair Care Centre in Blantyre and at Liwonde Trading Centre. The DVD is also sold through door to door. At present, door to door selling takes place in Blantyre and Zomba. An original copy of the DVD costs K1, 500.00
