A tailor works on the verandah of his dilapidated shop at Nkhotakota. Lying on the shores of Lake Malawi,Nkhotakota was reputed to have been a centre of the slave trade during the 19th century. Since its heyday,the town has gradually slipped into oblivion. .
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