Weekend Investigate
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Charcoal still a burning issue in Zomba (Part 1)
Group Village Head Mbelo of Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba vividly recalls how beautiful Zomba Mountain was—a beautiful scenery of…
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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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Taming ‘ecosystem engineers’ of Kasungu National Park
Up to the early 1990s, Kasungu National Park, the country’s second largest after Nyika, had the largest elephant population, with…
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Protection in reverse: The case of police officer with albinism
One of the groups of people that required added police protection is people with albinism. They have become an endangered…
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When by-election bares voters’ fatigue
It is Thursday, November 16 2023 in Dedza Central Constituency. The clock is ticking to around 7am and voting for…
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Strategic grain reserves and food security in Malawi
The country should brace for more incidences of natural disasters that will threaten our traditional production and food systems. However,…
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Taming Water boards’ burst pipes
Linly Mbaya, who lives at Khama, Machinjiri in Blantyre, is running with a pail in hand. You would think something…
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Pastors, LGBTIQ and the ‘love thy neighbour’ rule
Of late, there has been a heated debate on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ+) community,…
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Breaking the poverty cycle with social cash transfer
When 41-year-old Tabu Honde of Chakwera Village in Senior Chief Kilupula’s area in Karonga District was divorced in 2013 by…
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Expanding access to safe water
Access to clean water is one of the basic human needs. This is why there are concerted efforts by both…
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Enduring dump-site rottenness
Lawlessness, obscenity and rottenness. That sums up what the largest waste dumping site neighbourhood in Lilongwe has become. The landfill…
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Freddy kills appetite for education
While some Cyclone Freddy survivors in most camps need food, clothes and other items, their counterparts in Mangochi, say their…
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Chief champions fight against cholera
Village head Magombo in Machinjiri Township in Blantyre is seen moving from house to house interacting with her subjects. This…
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Seeking grief closure to Ntauchila Village
The mudlslides that erupted from Chilimankhwanje Hill, overlooking Ntauchila Village in Traditional Authority Likoswe in Chiradzulu and washed away part…
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Mudi clean-up wins Water Warriors Award
Monday to Sunday, water-wise Malawians pick waste from Mudi River in Blantyre. The Mudi River Clean-Up campaigners do the dirty…
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Transforming farmers’ agony into jubilation
Middle-aged Salayi Mkanasi’s 20-year-old marriage has, until lately, been one torturous expedition laced with poverty that bled endless hunger, severe…
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As Covid evolves, scientists split the difference
The fast-changing Covid-19 pandemic has left scientists globally with no time to blink. At the National HIV Reference Laboratory in…
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Protecting juvenile fish, grow production
You would not eat chicks why do you eat fingerlings, baby fish? If you eat baby fish, there will be…
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Reliving thirst and hunger for education
The importance of education cannot be misjudged. That is why every person deserves an opportunity to get quality education. However,…
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Conceptual thinking behind fertiliser subsidies
By Dyton D Maliro, PhDGender and Social Protection Specialist Farm input subsidies in Malawi represent a policy initiative for achieving…
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