Society
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Escom ikhazikitsa ntchito yatsopano ya magetsi
Boma kudzera ku bungwe la magetsi la Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) lakhazikitsa pulojekiti yotchedwa ‘Ndawala’ yobweretsa magetsi kumidzi…
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Has time come to replace tobacco?
The leader of Umodzi Party (UP), John Chisi, might have raised a few eyebrows when he declared, in the build-up…
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Men are being missed!
I read an article recently on The Conversation website written by researchers who have a project in Malawi and have…
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Street art refuses to grow
Elsewhere, artists are seizing public spaces to make innermost issues public. In some instances, artists are exploring cultural aspects of…
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Is social media force for good or evil?
From graphic images of accidents’ victims and disturbing pictures of physical abuse to rumours of infidelity on celebrities and…
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Sleep and HIV
I am envious of those people who can sleep. Those people who fall asleep at the drop of the hat,…
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Why are suicides on the increase?
There has been an upsurge, lately, in the number of people who are committing suicide in the country. The country…
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for faster HIV infant diagnosis
The future is here! I hope you are as excited as I am! Over the last few days, the…
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Why is mob justice on the rise?
Since December last year, 12 lives have been lost to mob justice in the Southern Region alone. Two suspected thieves…
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Compassionate bystander
Since last week, I have attended a series of events to commemorate the International Women’s Day which falls on…
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No laughing matter
“When we attain fame, money or good life, it’s important to remember what we are, where we are coming from…
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Should chiefs meddle in politics?
Some traditional leaders under the umbrella of Chiefs Council has been holding a series of press meetings to denounce sentiments…
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Whose blacks?
It may not be official but the writing is on the wall: the Black Missionaries as we have known…
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Vaginal rings could be the next best thing
(Stolen from The Conversation) The results of two studies showing that a vaginal ring can help reduce the risk…
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Are street beggars lazy?
Multipartism in Malawi has been blamed for a myriad of social challenges the country has experienced, not least of…
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False negative and false positive tests
Generally speaking, a false negative result is a failure to correctly identify an HIV-infected person as HIV-positive and a false…
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Gulewamkulu for social change
It is noon at Namitambo Trading Centre in Chiradzulu where health experts from the district’s hospital and surrounding health centres…
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Are police roadblocks effective?
It took officers from the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to impound a truckload of 109 bags of Indian hemp (chamba)…
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Does HIV make you fat?
A number of people living with HIV complain about abnormal weight gain and fat distribution. Often it has been blamed…
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Lessons from foreign artists
Malawi has lately witnessed an upsurge of visiting foreign artists, especially musicians. Artists from Zambia, Nigerian, South Africa and even…
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