Development
Questioning chiefs’ power over customary land
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T/A Kachindamoto of Dedza has not hidden her displeasure with the passed Land Bill currently awaiting President Joyce Banda’s signature.
Living on borrowed land
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Most Malawians live and toil on customary land, portions they cannot prove to own. As the Land Bill awaits Parliament approval, how does this affect their capacity to participate in the capitalist economy and model of development? EPHRAIM NYONDO writes.
When poverty wears a woman’s face
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When she moved to Blantyre in search for employment seven years ago, 30-year-old Christina Banda (not her real name) thought this would be a start to a better life.
A day in police dogs’ den
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Dogs are increasingly becoming an important security feature even for globally acclaimed detective agencies, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigations.
The filthy commercial city of Blantyre
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It might be a cliché to continue blaming local government authorities for uncurbed waste spills in the country’s cities, but the busy town of Limbe is becoming filthier by the day.
Winning HIV, Aids fight with former sex workers
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A group of former sex workers in Mangochi are eager to be counted for making a difference in HIV and Aids. Research shows that, with a 21 percent HIV prevalence rate, the district is one of the hardest hit areas in the country. The country’s prevalence rate currently stands at 12 percent.
Deepening desire for parity
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On May 26, nurse Emmie Chanika does not just celebrate sharing a birthday with veteran gender activist Vera Chirwa, a lawyer once detained along with her deceased husband Orton Chirwa on accusations of treason.
Slow connection, please wait…
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Last year, the US-based World Internet Stats released figures of Internet users which left many feeling wow!
Mwanza: A high-risk corridor
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Malawi’s border district of Mwanza there is seldom one way to go—except many are risky as the world is vying to reduce HIV infections.
Which way with cotton pricing?
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Fredson Chalira of Kasokeza Village, T/A Makhwira, Chikhwawa was a happy cotton farmer in 2011.
