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National News
MW leads in challenging old laws
A seller of plastic carrier bags has become a glowing face of Africa’s push to decriminalise petty offences after moving…
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It’s a weevils and termites festival
Good people, the Department of Culture has appallingly left Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC) in a state of decay-dwarfing its potential…
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Weekend Investigate
Reformed counsellors safeguarding adolescents
We, Malawians, must part ourselves on our backs and smile. Our country is only 54 years old and we have…
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Chill
Skeffa’s new sounds
The Real Sounds band leader plans to release a new album in Lilongwe next month, but what’s new? JAMES CHAVULA…
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Untold story of Mabedi’s SOS
Good people, how many artists have to die before government wakes up to its obligation to ensure every Malawian receives…
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Musings on Joya’s new sunrise
Good people, filmmaker Charles Shemu Joyah keeps breaking new ground—and he looks relentless. It is remarkable that his latest film,…
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Feature
Cooling makes milk business hotter
To milk producers, cooling is more essential than air conditioning in policymakers’ offices at Capital Hill. Without refrigeration, livestock…
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Entertainment News
Nkhokwe Arts weeps for Mulanje cedar
Some birds cannot just be caged. The high windows, thick barbed wires, hefty walls, tall perimeter fences of Chichiri…
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Feature
Every water point counts
Muthi Nhlema has many passions. He is an engineer, a dramatist, a writer and a water-for-all campaigner. On the waterfront,…
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Musings on Joya’s new sunrise
Good people, filmmaker Charles Shemu Joyah keeps breaking new ground—and he looks relentless. It is remarkable that his latest film,…
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Development
Power of a solar tree
It was chilly when we arrived at Mulanje Boma, a small town at the foot of Mulanje Mountain. That…
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Feature
Lake Chilwa dry to cracking clay
For nearly 3 500 Malawians at Chisi Island in Zomba District, Lake Chilwa is almost everything. The number doubles…
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Feature
Water-food nexus: Rows grow as Lake Chiuta dries
How can farmers and fishers co-exist as lakes dry? JAMES CHAVULA unravels a simmering in a wetland slowly drying…
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Madonna deserves better!
Good people, pop star Madonna decided to use her 60th birthday celebrations to raise funds for her cause to uplift…
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Feature
Study reveals menstrual health gaps
New evidence from eight districts in Malawi shows the mushrooming of organisations promoting menstrual health and hygiene can improve…
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National News
‘Time to act water-wise’
The World Water Week got underway in Sweden, on Monday with calls for bold collective action to save water…
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Feature
African ministers for groundwater conservation
It waters crops. It defies borderlines. At worst, countries scramble for it when water diplomacy breaks down. Groundwater is pivotal…
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Entertainment News
Madodana Choir thrills Kachere CCAP Congregation
The evangelistic singing groups of Mchengautuba Madodana and Ndirande Kachere Men’s Choir had a great time over the weekend…
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National News
Youths touted as key to ‘water for all’ goals
Young professionals attending the World Water Week in Sweden have said youths are critical to attaining access to safe…
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Madonna deserves better!
Good people, news has it that Madonna has set aside her 60th birthday to raise funds for her cause to…
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