Feature of the Week
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Community helps children learn
Sarai Sambo got pregnant at 14 and dropped out in Standard Seven at Chitunda Primary School in Kasungu District. “It…
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Members of the Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project march in Mangochi
In August, 2022, 15-year-old Ana dropped out of school for marriage. Without parental support towards her education, the girl feared…
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The evolution of transport and logistics
To start with, let me give a brief history about transport systems in Malawi and in sub-Sahara Africa and the…
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Estere back on wheelchair
When Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi’s Southern Region in March this year, it was not easy for persons with disabilities to…
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Latrines flush poop into Nasolo River
In the populous Ndirande Township in Blantyre City, both residents and visitors pinch their noses to evade a stench from…
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Ntchisi mothers share Wash gaps
Printed on cotton cloth and waving gently as exhibitors pass by, mimicking the movement of water, photos of women in…
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Nutrition supplies are medicine
Esnat Chimatiro’s 18-month-old daughter, Hanifa, smiles while taking a peanut butter supplement used for treating severe wasting in children. The…
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Skills for street children
Increased attacks on people have provoked public fury against street-connected children in urban settings. The public outcry has dialled up…
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Village clinics ease nutrition care
Two months ago, Gladys Ojezi walked at least 15 kilometres(km) to Mkumba Health Centre in Mangochi when her two-year-old baby…
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Ex-refugee preaches peace
A doctor who lost her father, mother and sister in the Rwandan Genocide is telling her story to make the…
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Sunny with likely cyclones?
Even before Cyclone Freddy hit in March, Chavala Health Centre in Blantyre was struggling to keep running. The clinic lies…
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Rescued in a nick of time
Prisca Tekwatekwa of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nanseta in Thyolo and MacDonald Kayira of T/A Kyungu in Karonga live 1 000…
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No room for deadly delays
To Tamandani Chikuni, it is easier to stop a catastrophe from happening than to fix the damage. “Prevention is better…
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Vanessa’s victory over CDSS woes
Against all odds, Vanessa Banda, 16, scored 12 points in last year’s Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination. The…
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Superdads power family nutrition
Men are breadwinners in most households in Malawi, but some of them take an active part in household affairs, particularly…
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Push for 70% Covid jab target
Malawi faces a tough task as it aspires to vaccinate 70 percent of its population with the Covid-19 vaccines by…
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Greasing wheels of Malawi 2063
This year, Malawi clocked 30 years of democracy and re-introduction of plural politics which was adopted through a referendum in…
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30 years on but still in transition
On June 14, Malawi commemorated 30 years after restoration of multiparty democracy. This follows the re-introduction of multiparty politics in…
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Managing waste amid worsening pollution
Tapiwa Siula is a passionate youthful environmentalist who believes in keeping the environment clean and free from any harm. The…
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Punished for ‘overstaying’ on earth?
In what could be described as cruelty towards the elderly, nonagenarian Lecheta Bisenti Thamanga from Traditional Authority Kasisi in Chikwawa…
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