Dearest Readers,

Ndiyesa nonse mulibwino, I Hope you are all well and welcome to The Eye. Let’s start with a man who needs no introduction to The Eye, Harrison Simfukwe who brings us the praying Mantis both a master of disguise but majestic all the same (and they eat their men, kikikiki!). Big thanks to all who voted on F/B, for your votes on the cover, we had a landslide winner! He also gives us insight into the reason behind the upcoming `Independence Day` happy day to all (6 July).

Dr. Susan Waldron talks us through a topic which can be deadly. Good people, get your blood pressure checked don’t wait for an illness so the nurse does it then, read the stats, allot of us suffer from High BP, unavoidable in today’s day and age. Susan will be leaving us for next issue, love ya and best of luck for your future.

African parks are yet again on the frontline of pushing that frontline of conservation with Mangochi Forest Reserve, yes there is a forest there, as always stay tuned for more from these guys.

Peter Gereardts (Track & Trail) shares a storey and the beauty of S.Luangwa, on our door step. The wonderful, Sheik Ahmed Razzak Fattani gives us a super historic feature. Stay tuned for more from him!

And lastly Carl Bruessow brings us a very happy and colorful piece on wildflowers of Mulanje, great pictures. Big thanks to all advertisers and contributors, especially my Dad & Husband who forever inspire me to do what I do and without whom this publication would not be possible.