Development
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Are fish stocks really dwindling?
Marcel Kroese, a researcher with the European Union Smartfish programme, told The Nation two months ago that Malawi has over…
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What happened to Malawi fish?
The winds were cold that August morning on the shores of Mlangeni in Mangochi. Too cold to part with the…
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Hope for water in desperate times
The UN General Assembly declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation. And the theme of this year’s World Water…
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Fatherhood against odds
A man in Lilongwe is drawing people’s attention and receiving praise for doing what men rarely do: going to work…
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Moving towards using DNA technology to combat crime
It might sound surreal, but Malawi is moving towards using DNA technology to combat crime such that preparations are underway…
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Getting rural masses on internet
Minister of Information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu says Malawi government has put in place mechanisms to improve service delivery…
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Telecentres: are they translating?
A Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) was not enough for 37-year-old Isaac Masiyano from Khudze Village, Traditional Authority (T/A)…
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Child trafficking: hallmark of modern day slavery
Malawi joins the world in commemorating World Slavery Day today. But what relevance does the day have to a country…
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Rehabilitation of rural piped water relieves community
Water is life and access to potable water is a human right. However, for residents of traditional authorities (T/As) Mwansambo…
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Sad tale of Dzalanyama Forest
On July 26, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Management Halima Daudi could not hide her disappointment upon seeing the…
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Women’s role in circumcision
Women have become a deciding factor as government is pushing to get boys and men undergo medical circumcision, which…
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Can Malawi use existing investors to woo more?
With high unemployment rate among youths, the need for government to create jobs is weighing heavy on government. The Malawi…
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Chasing investors with poor security
On July 13 2013, Zhou Feng, 48, who started his business in 2004, was shot dead in the course of…
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Child marriages loom large on Chizumulu
Mary Chindamba of Chunda Village on Chizumulu Island, Likoma District is not your ordinary 13-year-old. At her tender age, she…
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When a career woman has to exclusively breastfeed
Today marks the end of this year’s Breastfeeding Week, which is commemorated globally to promote exclusive breastfeeding. While campaigns have…
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Renew N’ Able gives pupils new lease of life
Two years ago, a Standard Eight class at Bvumbwe Primary School was echoed with coughs from the red-eyed pupils who…
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The threat of banana disease
As the deadly Banana Bunchy Top Disease continues to take its toll on the banana plant, businesses and livelihoods too…
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Scaling down hunger
Even with the Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture projecting a 740 000 metric ton surplus in April, President Joyce Banda has…
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Raising five sets of twins with irrigation farming
Anna Phiri is 41 and a mother of five sets of twins. Phiri, who looks younger than her age, says…
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Taking court to prisons
Bartholomew Adamson has been on remand for three years at one of the prisons in the country. He is answering…
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