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Stressed by open defaecation
At 14, Mercy knows what the remote lakeside population appears not to worry about. “Even adults defaecate in the open,”…
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Villagers turn to gold mining for survival
In this second part of our series on small-scale gold mining, our reporter BOBBY KABANGO highlights the health and environmental…
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Gains in mother to child HIV transmission
In 1999, Malawi was at a peak in the mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. This coincided with the…
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Small-scale gold mining: tales from the field
Hunger and poverty are driving people in Ntcheu, Balaka and Neno to illegal mining activities. Our reporter BOBBY KABANGO recently…
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Welding shattered futures
When we met recently at Nasawa Technical College in Zomba, Kumbukani Kamwendo sounded optimistic to make up for the lost…
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Why Mankhamba irks Malawians
People of Mankhamba Village in Ntchisi are sick and tired of shacks at a primary school that shocked the nation.…
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Luanar’s 50-50 programmes
In 2013, Malawi ratified a regional agreement to accommodate equal numbers of men and women in decision-making positions. However, the…
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Journey to hard-to-reach Neno
With a population of about 170 000, Neno district has no tarmac roads. Never mind that it was declared as…
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Arresting GBV in workplaces
She wakes up at 5am every day to prepare her three children for school. She then starts off for work,…
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Deadly, expensive, preventable
Triumph over polio calls for more funding for vital vaccines, our Features Editor JAMES CHAVULA writes. Charles George was…
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Trinity’s return to school
She was young, in love and curious to explore the world. But Trinity Samden’s adventure crashed when she was just…
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Graves for lakeshore mothers
Communities along the northern shoreline of Lake Malawi bury the dead in their own backyard, underscoring an unbreakable bond…
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Speak out to end gender abuse
The woman, we have christened Mercy Mkonda to conceal her identity for fear of a violent backlash from her…
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My struggle with HIV
I was 19 years old and a first-year student at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luarnar) when I learnt…
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Nowhere to run
The Malawian girl is crying for an end to atrocities inflicted by adults who ought to protect her, writes our…
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Ignored scars of gender violence
Survivors of gender-based violence are dying for psychosocial support, especially counselling, writes Staff Reporter JOHN CHIRWA The happiest day for…
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End GBV because it kills
It is day three of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). In this article, ROGERS SIULA recounts…
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New landscape in High Court civil litigation in Malawi
In this two-part series, private practice lawyer Ralph Kasambara talks about the new developments in the High Court in Malawi…
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‘Malawi must move from relief to resilience’
Since the devastating and unprecedented floods that destroyed infrastructure, washed away houses and crop fields, and killed scores of people…
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Amplifying children’s voice
Today is the World Children’s Day in commemoration of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of…
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