Rescued from marriage, now delivers 70 babies per month
Child marriage is a serious problem in Malawi. The 2017 constitutional amendment raising the age of marriage to 18, for...
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Community policing extraordinaire
To some, he is the defender. To others, he is the enemy. But to communities in Traditional Authority (T/A) Maseya...
New crop varieties set to address drought, malnutrition
Chimwemwe Elifala, 29, is a farmer from Madimbo Village in Mchinji District. For several years, he has been inspiring the...
Fear of being sentenced to quarantine
Like people around the world, Rachel Gachuna is extremely worried about catching coronavirus (Covid-19). But she is just as fearful...
New climate, new farming methods
Climate change has forced farmers to change their business as usual approach to the way they cultivate crops. This is...
Of bloodsuckers myth: Watching diplomatic row erupt!
We are in trouble! Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ben Botolo is at pains to explain to Maputo how two Mozambican...
Market day in face of Covid-19
It is a Friday at Limbe Market in Blantyre, the time is 4.30pm when most people are knocking off from...
Glittering gold in macadamia farming
Mercy Zaliro, 32, from Chathamuthumba Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mzikubola in Mzimba has for a long time been a proud...
Graduate from the street
Street children in the country’s cities are well-known for bad behaviour such as theft, blocking traffic and use of obscene...
Social cash transfers change lives
A woman who abandoned HIV treatment because “life had become worthless” has astonishingly discovered her immense worth in raising orphans...
In search for a Malawian response to Covid-19
We are living in one of those rare moments in which the rich and the poor of the global north...
Menstruation agonies of the girl child
Jennifer (not real name) is a Form Two girl at Ngowe Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) who missed classes the...
Home of Hope raising Mchinji
Rose Mulenga, 21, from Matuwamba Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkanda in Mchinji, did not have the opportunity to know her...
Toying with a health hazard
Seven years ago, Mzuzu City Council (MCC) hatched a dream to make the city a model in waste management both...
Faith’s rise against odds
Poverty, hunger, inadequate school facilities, sexual and gender-based violence—schoolchildren in Malawi face multiple challenges that prevent them from accessing quality...
Saved from jaws of a heartless uncle: A sad tale of Alefa
Her life was completely traumatized. Her innocent soul was bruised with scars that speak volumes of a horrible story of...
Why does Chinsinsi hope again?
Chinsinsi (not real name) was just four years old in 2006 when she was diagnosed with HIV at Queen Elizabeth...
Covid-19 restores hospital hygiene
It is Monday noon, a visiting hour at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre. As usual, people are trickling...
Janet’s second chance
When Janet Samuel was selected to Golomoti Community Day Secondary School in Dedza District, her parents could not afford tuition...
Improving TB detection in children
Malita Chipungu, 26, was all smiles when she gave birth to twins—Aisha and Idah—last August at Thyolo District Hospital. However,...
