Are we ready to work from home?
Covid-19 is in our midst and we are scrambling to figure out remote working and work from home procedures. Malawi, are we ready?
Welcome to Austin Madinga’s
#LifeUnbound Blog
I am a explorer, storyteller and digital creator from Malawi, the land of the lake of stars. I document and tell stories about the beauty and awesomeness of Malawi, the African continent and her diverse people through words and photography.
I would love to partner with content creators and tourism brands on storytelling projects that expand the African narrative around tourism, travel, conservation and the continent’s people.
Back to (a new) normal
The world is undergoing serious disruption. Nothing is as it used to be before – countrywide lockdowns, jobs lost, businesses folding. When it has all blown over, we can’t afford to return to our old normal.
Covid-19 and the water challenge for Malawi
On World Water Day, how can Malawi balance up the need for frequent hand washing in light of Covid-19 and its poor provision of potable water?
The world spun around the sun again
So, the world spun around the sun yet again. And my year seems to have started uncannily similar to all other years – somehow caught in the thick of thin things.
Art, food and fashion at Tumaini Festival
Tumaini Festival is primarily a music festival. But on the peripherals, a lot of art, fashion and food is happening.
Weekend Find: Light lunch at CaRiz Cakery
Looking for a light lunch in Area 47? CaRiz Cakery, a coffee shop and cakery, should be on your list. And they prepare a great chicken sandwich!
Owning the Conservation Narrative
In Malawi, we need to raise our voices more and take more action. We need to own the wildlife conservation narrative.
Tracking Lilongwe’s urban carnivores
A colleague from South Africa working in Malawi once exclaimed “Last weekend we saw a hyena in the middle of city centre. In the middle of the city! Gosh, it was a culture shock!”
On Ntchisi’s back roads
It was a day before Malawi went to the polls to elect a new president, parliament and local councils. My wife had arranged a quick trip into Ntchisi and she needed company. I think she later thanked me for tagging...
Annavilla7 Aparthotel in Lilongwe
Photography assignment for Annavilla7, a new Aparthotel in the affluent neighbourhood of New Area 12, in Lilongwe city.
