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Waving bye to land disputes
Julian Chilipa of Chinseu Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlumbe in Zomba feels hard done by land disputes. Her family became…
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Battles for Michiru Mountain
It is Sunday around 7:40 am when I set foot on one of the trails to Michiru Mountain Nature Sanctuary…
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Free water tokens boost war on cholera
In February 2023, Malawi was grappling with a cholera outbreak which claimed 1 400 lives from over 42 427 patients.…
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Sanitary pad from banana stem?
A trio peeling banana stems plant to fashion fluffy pads for keeping period poverty in check wins Malawi University of…
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Inequalities give rise to risky settlements
In 2009, Peter Maluwa, 42, departed Waruma Village, Traditional Authority Mkhumba in Phalombe District for Blantyre City in search of…
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Cyclone Freddy survivors face uncertain relocation
Last year, a relentless rainstorm left tears dripping across southern Malawi, where severe floods and landslides claimed 679 lives, with…
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A charcoal maker’s U-turn
For 15 years, Dominic Kulani, 48, of Fred Village, Traditional Authority Chekucheku in Neno District, was an unrepentant charcoal producer.…
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Group goes bananas amid climate shocks
As global warming shrinks crop yields, Al Jazeera Correspondent COLLETA DEWA details the frustration faced by banana wine producers of…
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Renowned preacher Sauti-Phiri retires after 29-year AE service
Pastor Abel Lazaro Sauti-Phiri, a renowned preacher and trainer of evangelists and disciplers in many churches in Malawi, has retired…
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Saving Bua River from jaws of destruction
At the foot of Chimphako Hills in Traditional Authority Njombwa at the southern tip of Kasungu district sits Chivunika Village,…
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Powering women to dream big
Today is International Women’s Day, which amplifies calls to invest in women and accelerate progress towards ending poverty and inequalities.…
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Abortion law lost in tongues
Some Malawians fear that the ongoing law review will overwhelm health workers with women and girls demanding to terminate pregnancies.…
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Zomba learns from Freddy
It is nearly a year since Cyclone Freddy disrupted the livelihoods of more than 2.2 million people in southern Malawi,…
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Boy who turns air into power
Boy who turns air into power Nestled in Chinguwo Village, Traditional Authority Chiwere in Dowa District, Ernest Andrew has become…
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New school turns vision into reality
A school block taking shape at Thitimira Secondary School, 66 kilometres north of Mzuzu City, mirrors the surrounding community’s vision to…
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Govt whips up health financing
For years, caregivers in Malawi’s public healthcare facilities have been sending back patients empty-handed amid persistent lack of essential medicines.…
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Rotarians empower fistula survivors
Alifonsina Sankhulani was aged 17 when she quit school to marry. Low grades pushed the teen girl, now 22, to…
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Taking SRH to peers
S exually active young Malawians find it tricky to talk about sex and reproductive health issues, with some shunning life-saving…
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Makawa combines vehicle repairs, fitness
In 2020, when musician Lawi engaged an extra gear to perform on the highest point in Central Africa, Sapitwa on…
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From gullies to swales
Down the rain-drenched Chiwvanyuma slopes in Rumphi District, Emmie Gondwe, 35, is defying the course of nature to grow food…
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