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National News
Saving babies in absence of breast milk
Breastfeeding practices such as early initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding remain key to the reduction of childhood morbidity…
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Minister says partnerships key for universal health coverage
Deputy Minister of Health Enock Phale has stressed the need for collaborative efforts and strengthened partnerships, saying they are key…
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Feature of the Week
Women advocate for children’s immunisation
Every end of the month, Prisca Mafuta travels 12 kilometres from Chiwawo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Msakambewa in Dowa District…
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Feature of the Week
Recognised after 15 Years of volunteering
In 2007, Billy Kasinika from Mchekeni Village, Traditional Authority Njewa in Lilongwe District decided to establish a community-based childcare centre…
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Feature
Unsafe abortions haunt youths
A s a young man, Ibrahim Rajab took the responsibility of leading his fellow youths in Traditional Authority (T/A) Malengachazi…
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National News
House approves K20bn loan for M5
Parliament on Monday approved a Bill for the government to borrow $20 million (about K20 billion) from the Opec Fund…
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Development
Making women-headed families food-secure
Give us this day our daily bread” used to be a daily prayer for 49-year-old Zione Maron from Kagunda Village,…
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National News
Nankhumwa DPP faction excels
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators aligned to embattled Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa have taken charge of most…
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Feature
Vocational skills’ dividends
For years, the family of Khalidwe Histon, from Maongo Village, Traditional Authority Kalonga in Salima District, survived on piecework. At…
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Minister hails church’s role in sexuality issues
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has commended the church’s role in promoting sexuality issues affecting young people. She said…
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Business News
Improved road networks aid farmers’ market access
Being a farmer, RafiqMuheya from Mbewa Village, Traditional Authority Mabuka in Mulanje District relies on roads to easily access nearby…
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Minister wants more midwives employed
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says her ministry will revise and refine recruitment processes to enable more midwives to…
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Chakwera tells critics: feel free
Weeks after facing criticism from the clergy, President Lazarus Chakwera has said his administration is open to criticism and he…
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Feature of the Week
Renewed war on polio
Alinafe Frackson, from Traditional Authority Ndindi in Salima, was shocked in February when Malawi confirmed its first wild poliovirus case…
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National News
Malawi to roll out malaria vaccine
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has said Malawi will by the end of this year roll out the malaria…
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Education
One selfless teacher
At 25, Temwani Chilenga, a teacher mortified by agonies of her poor learners in Lilongwe, has won the Commonwealth Points…
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The Big Interview
Temwani Chilenga: Won the Commonwealth Points of Light Award
As the world commemorated the International Women’s Day on March 8, 25-year-old Temwani Chilenga was recognised by the British High…
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CSO legal action on K13bn water project irks MP
Members of Parliament on Thursday expressed anger over the action of three civil society organisations (CSOs) who have obtained an…
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MPs lobby for disaster funds
Delayed relief responses to ease the plight of survivors of natural disasters have prompted some members of Parliament (MPs) to…
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Ministry to roll out polio supplementary vaccination
Deputy Health Minister Enock Phale has announced that the ministry will soon roll out a polio vaccination campaign and administer…
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