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Feature
Conserving soil for food security
For years hunger used to torment Felix Chizombe’s family in Namarwa Village in Phalombe District. Since 2009, the rural farmer,…
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Development
Women for resilient toilets
Joyce Zinzanani of Fayiti Village in Ntcheu District could not sustain economic gains because of frequent breakdown in sanitation and…
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Feature
Making Mangochi malaria-free
Catherine Winesi, 48, is delighted that her family of six has clocked four years without suffering from malaria. Before 2019,…
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Development
Climate crisis pushes the poor into poverty trap
Like most of the worst hit survivors of Storm Ana in southern Malawi, Pilirani Mailosi, 34, fled with only the…
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Feature
Curbing violence against women
Kiyasoni Africa of Chisi Village in Nsanje used to beat his wife, Maria Mtemankhuni, to assert his dominance. The man,…
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Feature of the Week
Keeping girls in school
When her 14-year-old daughter fell pregnant in 2019, Hilda Chipala of Mussa Village in Balaka forced her to instantly marry…
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Business News
Climate-smart initiative key to development—minister
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe says investing in climate-smart initiative is crucial to the country’s socio-economic and…
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Business News
Lawmakers on blackouts fact-finding mission
Members of the Parliamentary Joint Committe have said they will come up with a report to address perpetual electricity blackouts…
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Feature of the Week
Eliminating hunger with solar-powered irrigation
As Songani River in Zomba dried up in 2015, Kenneth Sanudi’s hope of a harvest faded. The 59-year-old had failed…
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National News
Enhance local narratives on climate change, journalists told
African journalists have been challenged to help local communities understand climate change issues to increase their resilience and adaptation. Kenya’s…
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Feature
Sustainable water supply to hard-to-reach areas
Drought that hit the country’s Southern Region in the 2015/16 growing season brought an endless nightmare for Chrissy Tolani of…
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Guest Spot
Improving councils’ performance
Under section (149) (1) of the Malawi Constitution, National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) was established to facilitate fiscal decentralisation,…
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Development
Rebuilding lives after floods
With meagre earnings from piecework, Moses Peter, 38, from Kalima Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Maseya in Chikwawa struggled to provide…
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Front Page
Promoting education amid disasters
Over the years, pupils at Phanga Catholic Primary School in Nsanje have found it hard to learn during the rainy…
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Health
Water improves health care
Grey Betha, a midwife technician at Osiyana Health Centre in Nsanje, knows how difficult it is to work in a…
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Feature of the Week
Water improves health care
Grey Betha, a midwife technician at Osiyana Health Centre in Nsanje, knows how difficult it is to work in a…
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Front Page
Sustaining HIV treatment in camps
Without trees, Kalonga villagers in Nsanje would have been swept to the grave on January 24 when floods caused by…
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Development
Survivors back in flood zones
The closure of Major Kalupsa Camp in Nsanje has brought more terror than relief in the life of Kelita Ntchanganiko,…
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Business News
Don’t panic—Illovo
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc managing director Lekani Katandula says Malawians should not panic as the company is supplying enough sugar…
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Development
Improving access to clean water for good health
Like most women from James Kanono Village in Chiradzulu, Martha Meleka used to leave her home at 3am to get…
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