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Tears for Catalonia, Likoma Fest
Good people, “the street is ours” is a soundbite from defiant Catalans enduring a violent crackdown by Spain Police following…
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Development
New door for at-risk men
A man hurried across a street in rush-hour traffic, pacing into a fenced office block in Nyambadwe low density residential area…
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National News
Kumchedwa wins Tusk Award
Director of National Parks and Wildlife Brighton Kumchedwa won the K19.5 million Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa on Wednesday. Kumchedwa…
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Development
Being a lesbian’s mother
Three years ago, she was jovial, calm and eager to assist. But the secretary has been edgy and introverted lately.…
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Feature
Joys of family planning
Miriam Adam was 16 when she had her firstborn in 2001. “I was angry with myself,” the mother-of-two recalls. “It…
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From Norway with bitter truths
Good people, former Norwergian Ambassador Asborn Eidhammer’s book must convict Malawian scribes previledged with skills and abundant insights into our…
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Feature
It’s Safe Abortion Day, but…
Sluggish law review makes the International Safe Abortion Day a remembrance of preventable pain and deaths of women, our…
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Feature
Rewriting teen mothers’ tales
At 18, Zione Josophat has a four-year-old baby. The teenager, who quit school in Standard Five at Chisombe in…
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My Turn
Kutumbiza marked my turnaround
At 20, Tabia Saidi has two children. It is not uncommon for girls in Mangochi, a tourism hotspot along…
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Feature
Once bitten, no contraception
Men bite! This is a familiar soundbyte to warn girls against premarital sex. But it turns out that some…
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DD Phiri got what he deserves
Good people, it was amazing Jacaranda Cultural Centre honoured veteran author and columnist Desmond Dudwa Phiri, widely known as DD…
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Entertainment News
It wasn’t easy
It’s done deal, but Sipho gave Great Angels some conditions The Great Angels Choir have revealed it was not…
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Development
Going solar to save lives
Nearly 20 women wait to give birth at Mulanje Mission Hospital every day. Three years ago, giving birth at…
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Weekend Investigate
Dying lights, sticks and syringes
A dimly illumined darkroom produces vivid pictures of cracks that need sealing to improve post-abortion care, JAMES CHAVULA writes. A…
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Feature
Scramble for national identity
Grace Chirwa is still hard at work when we arrive at Mpitilira Primary School, an hour’s drive west of Mangochi…
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Invest in Lilongwe karate kids
Good people, a nation where public accountants draw allowances for 66 days a month has every reason to depress everyone.…
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Weekend Investigate
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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Brands, branding and rebranding
Good people, it seems the floodgates of fame have flapped open and many artists have been talking about rebranding lately.…
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Weekend Investigate
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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National News
Baby Grace’s grave ransacked
Unknown people have tampered with the grave of Baby Grace, the newborn who was buried at the graveyard where she…
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