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United for girls and women
Sexual attacks and gender-based against women and girls in Malawi put them at risk of HIV infection. At worst, some…
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Power to stop rural exodus
Rural Malawians keep fleeing to urban settings in search of better jobs and business opportunities, an exodus made worse by…
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Rights not about numbers
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) supports screening prisoners for cervical cancer, writes UNODC communications officer for Southern…
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Gold in dried mangoes
Mango fruit trees grow well across Malawi, and the fruit is one of the richest sources of vitamin A when…
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School children at risk
About three decades ago, a Sunday School fun train ride from Limbe to Liwonde ended prematurely when a child on…
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MFR water system excites expectant women in Ntchisi
Liviness Phensulo is a mother of four. She delivered her fourth child on April 26 2019 at Chinguluwe Health Centre…
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Children in congested camps
Tiyamikane Makhuludzo was forced to flee to Chikunkha Primary School in Nsanje South when floods shattered his home to rubble…
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Rebuilding life after floods
As the flooded spots dry, survivors are leaving overcrowded camps where trickles of aid are waning. Patuma Zaina, 44, left…
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Idle girls marry quick
Keeping girls in school reduces child marriages. But what happens after knocking off puts rural girls at risk. Our Contributor…
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Not just 18 desks
A slice is better than none and that is how Hajira and her Standard Eight classmates at Nansato Primary School…
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Blindness crumbles man’s life
The life of Anderson Kampira, 40, a visually impaired man who lost his sight in 2016, has been shattered as…
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Gender parity on the farm
Catherine Mkandawire, 33, is a breadwinner of her family. The mother-of-four cultivates on a four-acre tobacco field in Henga Valley…
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Malaria vaccine on trial
It’s World Malaria Day. Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA unpacks malaria vaccines on trial in 11 districts. It is a…
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Gala Dam excites farmers
Jacqueline Mussa had a rude awakening some four years ago when her garden along Mphamba River was swept away after…
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Tackling maternal depression
Depression is forecast to be the world’s deadliest condition in five years, our contributor WONDERFUL SAMSON writes. Giving birth to…
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Voice from the floods
While access to the East Bank flood areas is improving, Makhanga in Nsanje District remains an island cut off by…
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Making secondary schools free
Tuition-free secondary education opens doors for young people, writes VERONICA HOUSER, from Unicef Rwanda Nestled in the lush, emerald hills…
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School girls going to waste
For Joyce Phiri, school is just a pastime. The 14-year-old, from Kang’oma Village east of Lilongwe City, is among young…
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Managing menses during crisis
On Sunday morning, Tadala was preparing to go to to church with her friends. It seemed a normal day for…
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Lessons from Cyclone Idai
In this article DOROTHY TEMBO-NHLEMA, from the Future Climate for Africa Programme, gives her personal perspectives on how Malawi can…
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