Development
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Poverty fans child prostitution
A 15-year-old girl, disguised as Alinafe since she is a minor, has lost count of men she has slept with…
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Children face harsh climate
Farmers harvesting greenish maize in Chiradzulu District last weekend personified the desperation to beat biting hunger in the country. Stricken…
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Farmers turn to sweet potatoes
Persistent dry spells across Malawi’s Southern Region have left crops wilting, sending maize farmers into panic. The El Nino weather…
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Powering women to dream big
Today is International Women’s Day, which amplifies calls to invest in women and accelerate progress towards ending poverty and inequalities.…
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From gullies to swales
Down the rain-drenched Chiwvanyuma slopes in Rumphi District, Emmie Gondwe, 35, is defying the course of nature to grow food…
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Water for community health
Two years ago, Rodah Silumbu’s performance at Kiwe Primary School in Karonga District took a nosedive as she used to…
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From poverty to productivity
Blessford Msukwa of Mwenemuyombe Village, Senior Chief Mwabulambya in Chitipa District, struggled to support his family. The 58-year-old father of…
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What keeps Dedza’shilltop school green?
The hilltop Mtemwende Primary School in Dedza dwarfs a panoramic view of the undulating terrain below, but learners and teachers…
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Chambo boom excites Mangochi
Authorities and fishing communities in Mangochi District are excited about chambo fish boom in Lake Malawi as hinted by recent…
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‘Our Admarcs are vendors’
Across Malawi, people point at the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) as a fallen giant. The depots falling apart…
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Crop yields dwindle as climate crisis bites harvest
Did you know that a farmer in Malawi loses up to 30 tonnes of topsoil per hectare (ha) every year?…
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Irrigation schemes under seige
Survivors of Cyclone Freddy, which affected more than 2.2 million people and killed hundreds in southern Malawi, are still struggling…
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Winter cropping callsfor special subsidy
In Malawi, politicians differ on countless grounds except for one thing—an agricultural subsidy that has all but failed to save…
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Macra takes ICT to teachers’ colleges
Felix Julo, 21, a first-year student at Phalombe TeachersTraining College (TTC) is thrilled with the 15 desktop computers donated by…
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Mchinji’s war on gender ills
Last year, Chifundo Tengani “lost everything” to her husband and discovered how long travels force survivors of gender-based violence (GBV)…
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Protecting children from online crimes
Deep in Ndirande, the most populous township in Blantyre City, one feature that catches one’s eye is noisy video showrooms.…
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Biogas digester changes Eneless’s life
Life is no longer the same for Eneless Chimenya, 45, from Chinkwende Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Bvumbwe in Thyolo District.…
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Social support beneficiaries share success stories
Labita Jiston is a beacon of resilience. The woman, from Ndendela Village in Dowa District, illustrates the impact of Community…
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Enhancing women participation in politics
Malawi still faces challenges when it comes to women representation in politics. Since the advent of multiparty democracy 29 years…
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40 years waiting to read and write
Roseline Phiri is a resilient individual who has faced adversity that would knock a lesser woman down. She never wavered…
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