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Africa’s raging seed battle
Should seeds that African farmers use to grow their crops be left in the hands of multinational companies or it…
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Luppen for smarter Lilongwe settlements
The Lilongwe Urban Poor People Network (Luppen) coordinator Harry Kamba says waste management is key to a clean and healthy…
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Fighting against child marriages
Marieta, aged15, braves biting cold weather every morning, leaving the warmth of a tattered blanket and mat she shares with…
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A tale from the slum
When Nelson Mandela said ‘While poverty persists, there is no true freedom’, many thought the message was only for South…
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CSOs want climate adaptation discussed at Paris COP 21
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country, led by the Civil Society Network of Climate Change (Cisonecc), have underlined that…
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Draft seed policy leaves out smallholder farmers
Studies underline that 70 percent of smallholder farmers in the country use informal seeds. However, the draft Seed Policy only…
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Inside the new draft seed policy
The 1993 National Seed Policy is being reviewed and, soon, Malawi will have a new Seed Policy. The draft is…
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Nurses’ decline threatens health care
In her childhood days, 24 year-old Idah Jere, harboured ambitions to become a nurse, drawing inspiration from a certain nurse…
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Taking GBI back on track
To get the Green Belt Initiative (GBI) on track, one needs to listen to stories of local people such…
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Green Belt Initiative stuck in its infancy
The Green Belt Initiative (GBI) appears to be stuck in its infancy. EPHRAIM NYONDO examines why this is the case.…
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Pharmanova: Malawi’s best manufacturers
There are hundreds, if not thousands manufacturing entities in Malawi, each producing various products to suit the market, trying to…
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Greenbelt initiative: A reality check
Seven years after it was hatched, where are we on the Greenbelt Initiative (GBI)? EPHRAIM NYONDO visited Chikwawa Scheme in…
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Enhancing people’s ability to engage leaders
Esnath Chikuni, 33, is distraught. She feels like a can of a soft drink which is discarded upon drinking its…
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Protecting forests to fight climate change effects
Malawi is taking active steps towards implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) policy process on reducing…
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The unmet need for health care in Rumphi
Travelling through the 27-kilometre narrow and bumpy dirty road from Bolero Health Centre to Jumbi in Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe, one…
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When health policies remain paperwork
Enala Zimba, 27, spends K3 000 (US$7) each time she wants to access antenatal care from either Mtuzuzu or Mabiri…
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Phiri: The beggar who mirrors society’s poverty, indifference
There is no way that odd-looking John Phiri could be allowed to enter a United Nations (UN) session assessing…
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Saving vanishing local seed
Most Malawians shun local maize varieties in preference for high-yielding one. However, some farmers continue growing the disappearing crops, especially…
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River brings hope for irrigation
A small river in rural Phalombe is bringing smiles on the faces that, not long ago, were heavily disfigured by…
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