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Jack McBrams

@mcbrams.bsky.social
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Malawian writer and storyteller. Bylines The Continent, Platform for Investigative Journalism Malawi, AFP News Agency and several other places of interest. Ulta-liberal.

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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I’m no agriculture expert. But like many Malawians, I’ve watched with growing frustration as the AIP devours over K250 billion every year—yet millions of our people remain food insecure. www.linkedin.com/posts/mcbram...
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Lest we forget—@LAZARUSCHAKWERA's 2019 campaign promises still echo. But have they turned into action? Are we truly prosperous? United? Free from corruption? Has the rule of law prevailed? #Malawi, the ballot was a contract. It’s time to audit the results. #HoldingPowerToAccount
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A few years back, someone quipped that if you're born and raised in #Malawi, you die a thousand deaths before your final breath. Back then, it sounded poetic—now, it just feels like a lived reality
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Bread prices in #Malawi are rising faster than my blood pressure at the checkout. My go-to baker, Bread Talk, just hiked their standard loaf from K1,500 to K4,100 in two months! At this rate, by September, we might be bartering votes for a loaf. Bring on the mbatata season!
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Sifting through court filings, submissions, and rulings to find the story is an extreme sport—one that requires a legal endurance and discipline which I clearly lack. Which is why I’d never have made it as a lawyer of note. Ife koma zomwezi.
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Kamuzu Banda's massive estate, Nguru ya Nawambe House in his native Kasungu, spans 422 hectares with 24 bedrooms, 3 libraries, a stadium, a helipad & a dam. A court battle between his family and Mama Kadzamira over his will has left this magnificent property unused and neglected
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Who the cap fit
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
#Malawi fuel procurement is increasingly scandalous. A proposed deal by the state bypassed the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) to permit the equally struggling ADMARC to illegally award a K650 BN fuel contract to a SA company is mind-boggling www.investigativeplatform-mw.org/show-story/i...
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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 @mcbrams.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
In my 28 years as a journalist, I’ve seen leaders rise and fall, but never have I witnessed a descent as swift and shocking as President @LAZARUSCHAKWERA's.
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Still in @thecontinent.bsky.social, I celebrate the incredible Tumaini Festival at Dzaleka Refugee Camp—a groundbreaking event that unites locals and refugees in a vibrant celebration of culture, music, and dance. A world-first moment of shared humanity! #TumainiFestival #Dzaleka
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Jack McBrams @mcbrams.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
In @thecontinent.bsky.social today, my story on the $320 billion claim by the #Malawi government against 3 global firms for tax evasion, under declaring and unpaid dues. If this money was to be paid today, this fuel crisis will be history. But then again
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