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Members of the Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project march in Mangochi
In August, 2022, 15-year-old Ana dropped out of school for marriage. Without parental support towards her education, the girl feared…
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The evolution of transport and logistics
To start with, let me give a brief history about transport systems in Malawi and in sub-Sahara Africa and the…
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Estere back on wheelchair
When Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi’s Southern Region in March this year, it was not easy for persons with disabilities to…
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Latrines flush poop into Nasolo River
In the populous Ndirande Township in Blantyre City, both residents and visitors pinch their noses to evade a stench from…
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Ntchisi mothers share Wash gaps
Printed on cotton cloth and waving gently as exhibitors pass by, mimicking the movement of water, photos of women in…
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Nutrition supplies are medicine
Esnat Chimatiro’s 18-month-old daughter, Hanifa, smiles while taking a peanut butter supplement used for treating severe wasting in children. The…
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Man who saved Majete
A wildlife reserve where nearly all animals had been hunted out has become Malawi’s sole home of the Big Five—…
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‘They did not die in vain’
At Majete Wildlife Reserve in Chikwawa District, Tizola Moyo has seen game rangers killed by the animals they guard and…
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Skills for street children
Increased attacks on people have provoked public fury against street-connected children in urban settings. The public outcry has dialled up…
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Refugees need urgent food aid
Malawi is seeking donations to feed more than 50 000 refugees facing shortages at the country’s only refugee camp. Government…
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Tackling rising street terror
On August 14 this year, the police in Blantyre yet again filed a report of a university student attacked by…
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Banking on youth business
At the age of 27, a typical youthful Malawian is expected to be searching for employment or settling into a…
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Minister commissions17-yr-old health post
Lisa Osman, 29, of Traditional Authority Malili in Lilongwe has long struggled to access health services at the nearest public…
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Strawberries of Mount Zomba
Travelling on the meandering narrow tarmac up the peak of Zomba Plateau, groups of traders are seen selling strawberries fresh…
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Wakisa enjoys PLSCE stardom
21 Wakisa Ngosi, a 13-year-old boy raised by a widow, has come second in this year’s Primary School Leaving Certificate…
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Cyclone survivors plant again
Just three weeks before Esther Wedson, 40, harvested her maize, Cyclone Freddy triggered landslides from Mulanje Mountain that buried her…
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‘Every birth-related death tells a story’
Flossie Maloya could not wait to have her first baby at Chikwawa District Hospital in May, but she needed a…
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Village clinics ease nutrition care
Two months ago, Gladys Ojezi walked at least 15 kilometres(km) to Mkumba Health Centre in Mangochi when her two-year-old baby…
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Deadly wait for climate fund
Nearly five months after the world’s longest-lasting cyclone affected more than 2.2 million people in Malawi’s Southern Region, Thokozani Lifa…
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Tree farming for green bucks
Stella Chikhofi’s family of nine in Gochi Village, Ntcheu District, uses firewood and charcoal for cooking. This is the plight…
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