Where there is no vision, the people perish… Proverbs 29 verse 18 (King James Version) I am now getting scared and real afraid as to where President Arthur Peter Mutharika is taking this country to. Four year ago when Peter Mutharika took over power from Joyce Banda, many of us thought that we are set […]
“If they don’t invite you to the party today; strive to be the reason they “try” to celebrate with you tomorrow!” -Qwana Reynolds-Fraiser-USA Author In my last entry I pointed out that democracy is an expensive undertaking that requires not only financial resources but also personal sacrifices. I said people who subscribe to ethos of […]
“It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there’s always a bad reaction. So we see that controversy, and we believe that is a good thing to engage in”-Julian Assange-Australian Activist The first entry of Crossing the Red Line came out on August 29, […]
“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else … Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom.” —Hermann Hesse, German novelist, poet, and painter There is a popular political saying in Malawi’s politics that there are no permanent enemies or friends in politics. However, as […]
“Unless you are prepared to give up something valuable you will never be able to truly change at all, because you’ll be forever in the control of things you can’t give up.”– Andy Law-Executive Chairman at Super Communications Inc. and Chairman of Fearlessly Frank, business writer and international speaker. The year 2017 is now behind us. […]
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke—-William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers-American stage and motion picture actor, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator. This just ending week was, politically, an eventful week. One of the interesting event is that our good First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has just […]
A word that has been said may be unsaid; it is but air. But when a deed is done, it cannot be undone, nor can our thoughts reach out to all the mischiefs that may follow.-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-An America Poet and Educator Speaker of the Malawi National Assembly Richard Msowoya should indeed be applauded for […]
Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.-Taylor Swift-USA Musician The wise say silence is golden. Most often it actually saves one’s integrity to leave some matters unsaid instead of cartooning all over in an attempt to showcase that you know better than the rest […]
“Don’t let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you’re stupid.” –C. JoyBell C- An American Thinker, Writer and Mentor The bottom line to the hard hitting sentiments from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera is that this country has […]
I have embraced crying mothers who have lost their children because our politicians put their personal agendas before the national good. I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens.-Donald John Trump, the 45th and current President of the United States since January 20, 2017. Malawi’s […]
O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save. Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; There is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is powerless, And justice […]
I may not know much, but I know the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad.”-Lyndon B. Johnson 36th President of the United States of America from 1963 to 1969 This Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its leadership must be insane or just too arrogant to lead any nation in a democracy. The party seems so […]
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how […]
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. “-Mwai Kibaki, former Kenyan President Malawians are an interesting lot. It was amazing this week to see the anger and the debate that ensued following one placard carried during the Gender Based Violence (GBV) demonstration in […]
“If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer. The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness. A fool multiplies […]
“I am aware, that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! No! Tell a man whose house is on […]