Born amid a pandemic
On July 5, while the social media was buzzing and joking about substandard Independence Day decorations in the country’s cities,...
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Cyclists set to conquer 390km for MFR
Lilongwe Cycling Crew's five cyclists have left Lilongwe for the Northern Region where they are expected to cycle for 391...
Delaying pregnancy saves futures
Mary Chikopa of Kaligwenjere Village in Neno District “would have dropped out of school” because of pregnancy had she not...
Women group fights hunger
A group of women in Chapananga, Chikwawa, have embraced irrigation to beat hunger caused by prolonged dry spells that occured...
Slowing girl’s rush to marry
A 16-year-old girl renamed Suzgo to conceal her identity sat last year’s primary school leaving examinations while seven months pregnant....
Hope as parties support women political representation
Women empowerment has always been tough in a country where patriarchy is dominant. The number of women in Parliament keeps...
Drug shortage worsens
Falesi Kalichero, from Katawa Township in Mzuzu, frequently runs short of blood due to sickle cell anaemia. The girl regularly...
Blantyre embraces recycling
Waste Advisers and Blantyre City Council (BCC) have installed separation bins in Blantyre Main Market for easy sorting of refuse...
Turtles tackle snail fever
Lake Malawi plays home to almost 1 000 fish species and other living things, including rare turtles secretly poached for...
From Copenhagen to you
Around 2pm on a Saturday afternoon, a plane carrying Covid-19 vaccine doses lands at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. Minister...
Solar power for water supply
Surging electricity tariffs make it tricky for water boards to cope with rising energy bills. The water suppliers struggle to...
Nacala Corridor trade route links Malawi to the world
Chris Giannakis, Co-founder, Meridian Group A world-class logistics corridor, deep-sea port of Nacala, links Malawi and the Eastern Province of...
Power for rural majority
The recent census shows that Malawi’s population has surged from 13.1 million to 17.5 million between 2008 and 2018, with...
Swayed by society conduct
It is Monday morning. Lorac Panachichi, a new teacher at Twapochere Primary School, thought being her first day, she would...
Married, dumped at 14
Bertha Fanuel, from Chikwawa District, got married and divorced at the age of 14. She mirrors a silent crisis in...
New resolve to end polio
Adaki Kimamu was just two when he survived polio, which left her left leg paralysed. Stitching rosaries for sale in...
Landlocked States face Covid inequality
The United Nations has urged strengthening of international transit systems to build resilience to future pandemics in landlocked developing countries....
Youths for climate justice
In Masanduku, a rustic village in the interiors of Chikwawa District, silted trails of chronic flooding split drought-stricken crop fields....
Low rains stress Lake Chilwa
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned this month that greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is high enough to...
WFP and MSF fighting COVID-19 together in Malawi
The COVID-19 pandemic put a high strain on the health system in Malawi. WFP and MSF have partnered to support...
