Weekend Investigate
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Solar energy for sustained water supply
When Edmond Hami and his family shifted to Mzuzu in 2020, they endured nightmare Sundays as blackouts hit the northern…
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Flood survivors rue Illovo Sugar for frequent floods
Sugar is sweet, but it leaves a bitter aftertaste in Matsukambiya and other villagers at its source down the Shire…
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Tonse Alliance administration in the eyes of CHRR
As the year ends, people have different views on how the Tonse Alliance government has performed. EDWIN NYIRONGO talks to…
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Lack of privacy, sanitary facilities is violence, too
They live about 300 kilometres apart—one at Lusako in Karonga North West, and the other at Kamphenda in Rumphi West—yet…
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Paralegals easing life for suspects, remandees
For owing K4 500, Yamikani Kachingwe from Nsungwi area in Lilongwe’s Area 25C could have been part of the country’s…
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Bridging extension gap with radio
It is around 1pm on a Thursday in Munkhowa Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chikumbu’s area in Mulanje. Irene Lipenga…
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Nsanje young people living with HIV feel neglected
High discrimination and lack of a conducive environment to access antiretroviral (ARV) drugs has led to having few youths living…
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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…
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Swayed by society conduct
It is Monday morning. Lorac Panachichi, a new teacher at Twapochere Primary School, thought being her first day, she would…
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Banging heads on quota for women in Parliament
Campaigners fighting for quotas for women recently gathered at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre to strategise. This has come with…
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No reason to strike for water
For Caroline Malunga, safe water, sanitation and hygiene are pivotal to keeping children in schools. The 18-year-old girl is in…
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How Balaka district beat water woes
Eugene Katenga-Kaunda’s voice breaks, his arms freeze mid-air and he shakes his head as he recounts the problems faced by…
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‘Abortion Bill isn’t aborted yet’
Chiradzulu West lawmaker Matthews Ngwale unmasks the “tactical withdrawal” of the motion for Parliament to debate the Termination of Pregnancy…
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Giving children a flying start
Volunteers in rural parts of Malawi have become unsung heroes when it comes to ensuring every child reaps the fruits…
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On death bed: How govt has killed livestock farming
Statistics from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) indicates that in terms of productivity, livestock has remained static,…
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Saving girls from a familiar pitfall
Ending child marriage in Malawi is an uphill task with nearly half of all girls already married by the age…
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Stepping up rural resilience to Covid-19
The impact of the Covid-19 is largely pronounced in the urban areas, but the rural areas of Malawi have equally…
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Culture warriors back safe abortion
Chiefs are breaking the silence over the controversial abortion law, our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA reports. Senior Chief Mwakaboko has…
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Girls suffer as lawmakers await abortion Bill
It is Tuesday around 10 am, a scorching morning in Karonga District on the Northern shoreline of Lake Malawi. Pacing…
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Farmers grow crops with ‘magic liquid’ fertiliser
‘Bionitrate’ made from urine is starting to improve yields for farmers in Malawi who face high costs applying fertiliser to…
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