Clearing Cyclone Idai rubble
Massive rocks scattered in the middle of Nkhate River, which burst its banks during severe flooding caused by Cyclone Idai...
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Covid ripping girls’ futures
As schools gradually reopen, a 15-year-old disguised as Aida will not return to class because she is three months pregnant....
Bumper harvest from diversity
Under the glorious shades of natural trees on the sliding plateaus of village headman Robert in Kameme, Chitipa, hang bulky...
Bill renews abortion debate
A lawmaker determined to present the proposed termination of pregnancy law in Parliament wants his colleagues to “vote with a...
Real-time data for Covid fight
Janet Songolo, 50, is expecting good tidings after two gentlemen visited her house to understand how her family is coping...
Protecting health workers
Clinician Thokozani Mphatso is terrified of going to Mpatsa Health Centre which he heads. The public facility near Phalombe Boma...
Sex for fish in Karonga
The livelihood of many Malawians along the shoreline Lake Malawi hinge on fishing. Some are fishers while others are fish...
Religiously undeterred
LGBTI Christians in Malawi are silently confronting exclusion in places of worship, our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA narrates. Hushed hymns....
The poor shortchanged in human trafficking prevention efforts
Malawi is a source, destination and transit country for human and sex trafficking. But the country, where almost 80 precent...
Covid tests Nairobi promise
The coronavirus pandemic offers a litmus test for Malawi’s resolve to put sexual and reproductive health (SRH) at the centre...
Collecting water puts women and girls at risk in Malawi
Accessing potable water is as easy as switching on a tap for people living in developed nations - but it...
Saving street children
The government set last Sunday as the deadline for children to vacate the streets, but the problem persists. The hustle...
Covid slows sexual health
Senior Chief Chikumbu of Mulanje sounds overwhelmed. Recently, she asked youth networks in her rural locality to conduct a simple...
Money in empty bottles
Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA catches up with cashing in on empty bottles while reducing and reusing the familiar waste...
Rice husks to power communities
Malawi’s rice-growing districts are being buried in rising heaps of husks, which expose widespread gaps in waste management. The piling...
No giant poached at Majete
In the 1980s, Majete Wildlife Reserve lost its rhinos and elephants to poachers looking for their horns. However, African Parks,...
Malawi must lock down
Bhatupe Mhango-Chipanta Aids Activist I have lived openly with HIV for 17 years. Here is what I know about viral...
Old people burn as witchcraft law stalls
On May 31, three people in Dowa, including a 56-year-old chief, were murdered by a crowd accusing them of practising...
Malawi releases 13 maize varieties
In Malawi, maize is almost everything—a staple. Lovers of nsima, the national meal, quip that to the population of 18...
A pregnant woman’s victory over Covid-19
Penelope Kakhobwe for Unicef Malawi Nadu Molegeni can now smile as she has recovered from Covid -19. Relating her experience...
