A library at fingertips
When Natasha Tonthola saw her 15-year-old daughter, Comfort-Eugenia, was a slow learner, she decided to do something about it. “My...
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Woman face of Covid-19
Covid-19 has become one of the world’s most devastating pandemic with 347 000 lives lost since last December. Social, economic,...
Tearful homecomming
In 2019, Madalitso Gombo, from Njolomole in Ntcheu, followed her husband who worked as a gardener in Johannesburg, South Africa....
Burning issues with your cup of tea
In October 2019, Malawi experienced 10 consecutive days with a sudden surge in temperature that left vegetation brown. The heat...
‘Every sample is critical’
In this article, LULUTANI TEMBO, from Unicef, profiles a selfless frontline health worker at war with Covid-19. Dr Wa t...
Youth gang up against drugs
After noticing many young people in Area 36 high on drugs and liquor, their peers decided they had to do...
Youth gang up against drugs
After noticing many young people in Area 36 high on drugs and liquor, their peers decided they had to do...
Nine years of a ‘Spy Machine’
Back in October 2011, all Malawi’s four telecommunication service providers, sent identical text messages to subscriber Alick Kimu on his...
Pupils electrify Mzimba school
The tale of self-made engineer Corled Nkosi, who electrified Kasangazi Village in Mzimba, has been told too many times. The...
Living positively amid Covid-19
Maurine Phiri was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 10, but the 25-year-old has lived with the virus that...
What is Forex Trading? An easy-to-understand Guide for Dummies
What is the Forex Market? The Foreign Exchange Market, or more widely known just as the Forex Market, is...
Frontline workers at risk
Uncertainty is spreading among health workers in Malawi as seven have caught Covid-19, the novel coronavirus disease detected in China...
Malawian caught in Covid stigma
Call him Chisomo. The 19-year-old from Lilongwe City was among hundreds of African students trapped in Wuhan City, China, four...
Expanding higher learning
As online learning becomes easy to reach, it is becoming old-fashioned for young Malawians to brag about their ‘university corridors’...
Two siblings miss in government hands
Margret Bwanali is a 62-year-old widow living in the remotest part of Area 24 in Lilongwe City. She is a...
Malawi reaping fruits of digital identification
The national ID is a key tool. It has helped Malawi track every name of employee on government payroll to...
Stigma in quarantine
On April 9, Virginia Phiri, a clinical technician at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe, was recalled from tracing suspects of Covid-19,...
Two sides of Kamuzu Day
His portrait graces the ceremonial dress of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) he headed until he died on November 25...
Washing cars for survival
Innocent Lino was washing a car on the edge of a roadside wetland when we met in Lilongwe recently. The...
A firm start in tricky times
Edith Kachoka, 32, only has good words for Mwangata Community Based Childcare Centre (CCBC) in Traditional Authority Kawinga in Machinga,...
