Weekend Investigate
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Girls die as old debate rages
Nearly 28 pregnant women at Salima District Hospital have died since last year and five of them succumbed to complications…
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After Baby Grace’s burial
Baby Grace’s death will remain a shocking tragedy unless the country ends time-honoured public health gaps that compel women to…
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Cycling to school, saving futures
The United Nations (UN) is reshaping an environment where adolescent girls keep going down the drain. Imagine a world where…
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No smooth ride to Nthalire
Clocks were ticking closer to midnight when we arrived in Nthalire on July 5. This was no ordinary tick-tock. The…
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Is exclusive breastfeeding old-fashioned?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for children until they are six months old and continued breastfeeding with…
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Should Malawi look to wind for energy solution?
Energy supply has become a growing concern in Malawi and an important factor towards achieving growth and development. Future economic…
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Green Belt Initiative: What has gone wrong?
Since the inception of Green Belt Initiative (GBI) nine years ago, there have been some stumbling blocks that have threatened…
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Of mining in malawi still in infancy
On June 17, energy and mining expert Grain Malunga, told Weekend Nation that it would be too ambitious for government…
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Malawi sitting on gold
Misuku’s Achilles Hill is a case of a neglected tourism hot spot that attracted only 50 tourists in 2016. But…
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Finding new methods to reduce malaria in Majete
Estele Kondwani, a young mother of one from Bwalo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kasisi in Chikwawa District, recalls of days…
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Unima’s unbundling fallacies, politics
The University of Malawi (Unima) is standing on the brink of splitting into separate college universities. If this happens, Dr.…
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Unima’s humble beginnings
In the past two months, the media has been awash with reports about University of Malawi (Unima) unbundling. But when…
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Malawi to get first Malaria vaccine
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and here in Malawi—starting in…
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How can Malawi protect its forests?
Impoverished villagers are hacking down Malawi’s forests to make charcoal, undeterred by government efforts to confiscate the dirty fuel as…
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My expectations on the “MGDS III”
In this special feature, TAMANI NKHONO-MVULA, Civil Society Agriculture Network (CisaNet) national director argues that as the country plans to…
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‘Save us from child marriages’
In this third and final part, our reporter BOBBY KABANGO highlights efforts government and non-governmental organisations are making to end…
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Puberty is a crime in Chilipa
One out of every two girls in Malawi is married before age 18. The newly passed law proposing change in…
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On pumping water from Lake Malawi to supply Lilongwe—part ii
This week, Dr. Kenneth Wiyo, an Associate Professor at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) continues to examine…
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10 questions on pumping water from L. Malawi
It has been reported in the newspapers and at Parliament that the Malawi Government is planning to pump water from…
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Urban food insecurity: Can Malawi end it?
In this third part of urban poverty series, EPHRAIM NYONDO seeks expert opinion on what Malawi needs to do to…
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