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Jack McBrams
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I vent in under 280 characters | bylines @AFP @PlatformMalawi @theContinent_ | founding member @FPA_Africa | [email protected]
Nanjiri, Lilongwe | Malawi
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Born November 15
Joined July 2009
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jul 12, 2024
    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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    Jack McBrams
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    Jan 11, 2023
    23 years ago, I took this iconic picture of local reggae legend Evison Matafale outside the old @NationOnlineMw offices on Salmin Amour Road at Ginnery Corner in Blantyre, #Malawi. The story is for another day.
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    Jack McBrams
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    Dec 29, 2023
    The Israel-Malawi labor agreement sounds like a script from a slavery movie. It's disconcerting that workers can only access their funds at the contract's end. This raises concerns about fairness. Additionally, the Honorary Consul's letter comes across as rude and condescending
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    Jack McBrams
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    Feb 17, 2019
    This #Malawi woman has massive #football talent. I don't know who she is or where she's from but let's make her go viral until @FCBarcelona or @Arsenal come looking for her.
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jan 7, 2025
    The Lilongwe Bypass Road is my personal speed-trap nemesis. A 60 km/h speed limit on a bypass? Seriously? It’s like calling it ‘fast food’ and then making me wait an hour. Also, where are the speed limit signs? Or is it a secret until you meet the traffic police?
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jan 12, 2023
    Replying to @tumelomohotji
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jun 15, 2024
    The true tragedy is this: if it was the President or any of his cabinet colleagues on that ill-fated plane, Saulos Chilima would have been the first at Chikangawa, tirelessly leading the search through the night. It's striking that not a single minister showed up at Chikangawa.
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jan 10, 2025
    Malawi’s fuel crisis has escalated into a full-blown national emergency, paralyzing the country. It’s time for President @LAZARUSCHAKWERA to declare a state of emergency and urgently seek external assistance. This situation is unsustainable—action is needed now. #Malawi
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    Jack McBrams
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    Apr 27, 2022
    You cannot treat people like garbage and worship God at the same time. #Malawi
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    Jack McBrams
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    May 8, 2023
    AN APPEAL FOR HELP. This is Promise Banda. He is 6 years old. His is a miracle story. Last month when Cyclone Freddy hit Soche in Blantyre, for 3 days, Promise was trapped under an inclined fridge, inside the last room standing of a heavily damaged house & covered in mud. 1/4
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jun 22, 2021
    This is the #Malawi they will never show you. Peter Makwana captured these beautiful photos from Amaryllis Hotel in the heart of Blantyre, #Malawi. @SimplyAmaryllis
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    Jack McBrams
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    Apr 27, 2025
    Since MCP came to power in 2020, #Malawi has witnessed an average 750% rise in the cost of living and 0% rise in incomes. As elections edge closer, MCP must explain how we got 750% poorer — and why we should trust them to make us poorer again.
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    Jack McBrams
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    Mar 22, 2022
    We're almost halfway through President @LAZARUSCHAKWERA's presidency. So I'm sitting here thinking: how will he want to be remembered when he leaves office in 2025? Because so far, there's nothing to show. Poverty has worsened, corruption is rampant. Checkmate bwana. Nthawi yatha
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    Jack McBrams
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    Jun 14, 2024
    A few years back, Lucius Banda dragged me to a wedding a Shire Highlands Hotel in Blantyre. There, Mabvuto Ngwirinji was marrying Flora Seleman, the pilot behind the now infamous flight. Lucius performed at the wedding while I took the photos we later used for his 'Time' album.
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