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Taking HIV response beyond 90-90-90
Its 2020, the turning point in the global push to end the Aids pandemic. Although the country has surpassed 90-90-90…
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Feature
Towards a new vision
National Planning Commission (NPC) chief Thomas Chataghalala Munthali is already talking about Vision 2063 after Vision 2020 promised a lot…
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Health
Chilling side of vaccines
Long walks to get children vaccinated call for reliable energy and cooling for rural health centres, JAMES CHAVULA writes. In…
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Front Page
Last gasp of vision 2020
Rural man expresses hopes, despair Millions of Malawians at midnight crossed over into 2020 in darkness, symbolising the shortage of…
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Health
‘Vaccines aren’t sins’
A landless woman has gone against stiff religious resistance to vaccines and medicines to save children, our Staff Writer JAMES…
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National News
Malawi calls for increased ambition at COP25
As least developed countries hope for an uneasy deal at the global climate change talks in Spain, Malawi has called…
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Outgrowing changing times
A Malawian farmer worried about unpredictable rains and spates of dry spells has asked governments to invest in strategies that…
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National News
Private firms overtaken by climate catastrophes
Demands are rising at the global climate talks in Madrid, Spain, that action to lessen the frequency and severity of…
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Front Page
Malawi backs Africa’s special demands
African nations are petitioning hard for developed countries to contribute more funds towards cushioning the least polluting continent from its…
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Development
Greta receives celebrity welcome at COP25 in Madrid
Greta Thunberg on Friday received a celebrity welcome in Madrid, Spain, where global climate negotiations are currently in session. The…
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National News
Malawi calls for unified action against climate change
Director of environmental affairs Tawonga Mbale Luka has called for unified efforts to combat climate change, saying no sector can…
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Feature of the Week
Schoolboys defend girls’ rights
To kick-start the 16 Days of Activism to combat gender-based violence, our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA unravels how boys at…
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Front Page
Tackling latent TB in prisons
Mass screening held at Chichiri Prison in the past fortnight has indicated how skin tests detect TB cases likely to…
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Front Page
Healthcare spending to hit 15% by 2030
Malawi’s healthcare spending is expected to increase to 15 percent of the national budget by 2030, Minister of Health Jappie…
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Feature
Girls go dirty for clean money
Superstores’ shelves in Malawi are sagging under the weight of imported farm produce as the local harvest is widely perceived…
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Feature
Dwarf bananas, big bunches
As maize yield keeps dwindling due to erratic rains and degraded soils, farmers in Nkhata Bay are reverting to bananas…
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Feature
Climate adaptation restores dreams
Two years ago, Brenda Mkandawire was staring a bleak future with a baby bulge to nurse. The pregnancy forced her…
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Editors Pick
Malawi’s $3bn energy question
Energy poverty remains one of the major bottlenecks slowing Least Development Countries (LCDs) race to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Recently,…
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Feature
Sunlight waters dry farmland
Solar mini-grids for irrigation help starving farmers beat water scarcity, hunger and poverty made worse by climate change, our Staff…
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Plastics polluting tourist spots
On a sweltering morning in Salima, we saw how growing thirst for water packaged in plastic bottles is slowly polluting…
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