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Editors Pick
Covid-19 shouldn’t kill democracy—Kachale
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Chifundo Kachale has told election managers in southern African nations scheduled to hold polls to…
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Political Index Feature
Energy for New Malawi
Access to energy improves livelihoods and incomes, but only 12 percent of Malawians have access to electricity. The gap is…
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Keeping runaway police in check
Police reforms have another chance to go beyond change of name for the benefit of Malawians frustrated by men and…
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Editors Pick
‘MBC needs real change’
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has made a predictable turn, halting praise and worshipping of defeated President Peter Mutharika’s regime in…
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Feature
Hunted and shunned
A Malawian with albinism demystifies discrimination faced by Malawians whose identity or expression differs from the sex assigned at birth,…
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Development
Down with Covid, but…
On June 30, Felix Chisoni returned to Police Secondary School in Zomba to paint decaying school blocks where he learnt…
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Editors Pick
Secrecy over party funders
Lately, Malawians irked by arrogant political elites have been utterly thrilled by new President Lazarus Chakwera’s oratory on transparency and…
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National News
Irish envoy backs LGBTI rights movement
Irish Ambassador Gerry Cunningham has challenged minority rights campaigners in Malawi to learn from their African counterparts’ strides to get…
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Feature of the Week
Learning amid Covid-19
Emily Leston was devastated when coronavirus disrupted learning on March 31. “Every day, children ask me why they aren’t going…
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Editors Pick
Who will police captured police?
The new broom in charge of the police system faces a tough task to tidy up the security agency only…
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Editors Pick
Daddy’s son on the wane
Atupele Muluzi faces a backlash from Malawians who wish he stoically accepted defeat and moved on to resuscitate his wilting…
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Editors Pick
Soldiers’ epic march on impunity
It takes a strong institution to protect citizens marching against their rulers. The assignment can be tougher for security agencies…
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National News
Mutharika’s sticky shift to Mangochi
On Saturday night, Justice Chifundo Kachale confirmed the fall of Peter Mutharika’s regime that only 38 percent of voters still…
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National News
Activists celebrate electoral justice
It’s a sunny Saturday morning in Blantyre City ahead of the announcement of the dramatic fall of Peter Mutharika’s regime.…
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Chakwera’s steep walk to promised land
On April 14 2013, a 59-year-old pastor, who hums hymns while bathing and whistles in bed, left a church he…
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National News
Covid-phobic deputy minister orders returnees out of Domasi College
Deputy Minister of Gender Grace Kwelepeta has hit out at government for hosting returnees from South Africa at Domasi College…
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Editors Pick
who polices courts of law?
Three years after rebuking Parliament as not being accountable to Malawians while holding everyone to account, President Peter Mutharika has…
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Weekend Investigate
Clean cooking for tidy markets
Not all that stinks is garbage. Your waste could be an innovator’s raw material or goldmine. At Tsangano Market in…
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Columns
Is Malawi set for polls?
The High Court, sitting as a Constitutional Court, on February 3 ruled the May 21 2019 presidential elections were irregular…
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Weekend Investigate
Burning issues with your cup of tea
In October 2019, Malawi experienced 10 consecutive days with a sudden surge in temperature that left vegetation brown. The heat…
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