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Two sides of Kamuzu Day
His portrait graces the ceremonial dress of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) he headed until he died on November 25…
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Washing cars for survival
Innocent Lino was washing a car on the edge of a roadside wetland when we met in Lilongwe recently. The…
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A firm start in tricky times
Edith Kachoka, 32, only has good words for Mwangata Community Based Childcare Centre (CCBC) in Traditional Authority Kawinga in Machinga,…
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Mothers build houses for rural health staff
Mphanga and Tsekwe villages resemble many rural parts of Mchinji. The hard-to-reach settings in the western border district are serene,…
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Goats for girls’ education
Girls in traditional authorities (T/As) Maseya and Ngabu in Chikwawa may live to regret not utilising an opportunity presented to…
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Breaking stones to make ends meet
Since the year 2000, Rhoda Kathewera has been mining quarry near Kamuzu Institute for Sports in Lilongwe City. The mother…
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Rescued from marriage, now delivers 70 babies per month
Child marriage is a serious problem in Malawi. The 2017 constitutional amendment raising the age of marriage to 18, for…
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Community policing extraordinaire
To some, he is the defender. To others, he is the enemy. But to communities in Traditional Authority (T/A) Maseya…
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New crop varieties set to address drought, malnutrition
Chimwemwe Elifala, 29, is a farmer from Madimbo Village in Mchinji District. For several years, he has been inspiring the…
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Fear of being sentenced to quarantine
Like people around the world, Rachel Gachuna is extremely worried about catching coronavirus (Covid-19). But she is just as fearful…
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New climate, new farming methods
Climate change has forced farmers to change their business as usual approach to the way they cultivate crops. This is…
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Of bloodsuckers myth: Watching diplomatic row erupt!
We are in trouble! Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ben Botolo is at pains to explain to Maputo how two Mozambican…
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Market day in face of Covid-19
It is a Friday at Limbe Market in Blantyre, the time is 4.30pm when most people are knocking off from…
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Glittering gold in macadamia farming
Mercy Zaliro, 32, from Chathamuthumba Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mzikubola in Mzimba has for a long time been a proud…
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Graduate from the street
Street children in the country’s cities are well-known for bad behaviour such as theft, blocking traffic and use of obscene…
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Social cash transfers change lives
A woman who abandoned HIV treatment because “life had become worthless” has astonishingly discovered her immense worth in raising orphans…
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In search for a Malawian response to Covid-19
We are living in one of those rare moments in which the rich and the poor of the global north…
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Menstruation agonies of the girl child
Jennifer (not real name) is a Form Two girl at Ngowe Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) who missed classes the…
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Home of Hope raising Mchinji
Rose Mulenga, 21, from Matuwamba Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkanda in Mchinji, did not have the opportunity to know her…
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Toying with a health hazard
Seven years ago, Mzuzu City Council (MCC) hatched a dream to make the city a model in waste management both…
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