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National News
Cholera knocks on flooded doors
The swelling Lake Malawi has left communities along its shoreline and the Shire River on the cusp of disease outbreaks,…
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National News
Diplomatic storm over swelling lake
Malawi risks a diplomatic storm with neighbouring Mozambique unless the swelling Lake Malawi and the Shire River are managed. The…
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Front Page
Chaos as lake makes surprise visit to land
Strangely low traffic on the roads to Mangochi District expose dramatic declines in tourists destined for the most visited spot…
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National News
Lake of stars’ darkest hour
From prolonged dry spells scorching crops to hitherto erratic rains flooding their homes, hundreds of residents along Lake Malawi shores…
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National News
Irrigation scheme farmers expect K2.5bn in earnings
Rice farmers surrounding the Likangala Irrigation Scheme, the largest in Zomba District, are optimistic about earning at least K2.5 billion…
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Development
Children face harsh climate
Farmers harvesting greenish maize in Chiradzulu District last weekend personified the desperation to beat biting hunger in the country. Stricken…
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Feature
Children face harsh climate
Farmers harvesting greenish maize in Chiradzulu District last weekend personified the desperation to beat biting hunger in the country. Stricken…
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Front Page
Sanitary pad from banana stem?
A trio peeling banana stems plant to fashion fluffy pads for keeping period poverty in check wins Malawi University of…
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Development
Mchinji’s war on gender ills
Last year, Chifundo Tengani “lost everything” to her husband and discovered how long travels force survivors of gender-based violence (GBV)…
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Feature
Enala soars for women and girls
On August 12 2023, Enala Ngulu Gondwe, 43, graduated from Shareworld Open University in Area 36, Lilongwe. For some, this…
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Guest Spot
‘MPs must scrutinise IMF deals’
Recently, President Lazarus Chakwera and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola-Banda announced austerity measures to lessen the biting…
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Feature
Irrigation for crop diversification pays
Agriculture is the backbone of Malawi’s economy, but it has been hit hard by droughts, flooding, storms and erratic rainfall. …
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Front Page
Stitching sanitary pads,keeping girls in school
Fainess Nungu is a go-to teacher for adolescent girls at Thugulu Primary School in Salima District. She is youthful and…
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Education
Learners call shots in school management
Charity Mseka, from Kati Village in Salima District, is soft-spoken and slow to anger. The calm demeanour has earned the…
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Feature
Kuhes research feast returns
Kamuzu University of Health Sciencies (Kuhes) annual research dissemination conference returns with a focus on health-related priorities in the national…
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Feature
‘I learn with peace of mind’
On a sweltering Thursday afternoon at Ngabu Secondary School in Chikwawa District, Deborah Issa cannot wait to join a group…
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Development
Fixing irrigation schemes,rebuilding livelihoods
When Cyclone Ana affected nearly a million people in southern Malawi last year, Jenesi Jonasi wept for her maturing maize…
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Feature
Milestones study boosts newborn care
For Mariam Milazi, February 13 2021 is a day to forget. The 31-year-old mother gave birth to a second child…
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Feature
Escom suffers K200m tower loss
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) requires at least K200 million to restore two wrecked steel towers on the Kapichira-Nchalo…
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Feature
Scholars learn from Mbona
Every graveyard in Malawi tells a story about the living: A bittersweet reminder of the lost green cover. As forests…
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