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Politics
‘Government must honour pro-ACB’ promises’
Who will watch the watcher? Recently, President Peter Mutharika put this question to Members of Parliament (MPs) who often…
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Of Mugabe and unsung heroes
Good people, Tuesday was a great day for those who have been counting down to the fall of Zimbabwe’s second…
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Chinga’s house of war
A good person, Grace Chinga was a great artist and the size of her fan base was simply unmistakable the day…
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Development
Education changes lives
In September 2003, almost 50 students enrolled for media studies at the Malawi Polytechnic in Blantyre. In what was the…
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Weekend Investigate
Smoky kitchens: Malawi’s cooking crisis
Simple energy technologies can save lives and trees when made accessible, JAMES CHAVULA writes. Going up Kuchawe Peak on Zomba…
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Chinga’s house of war
A good person, Grace Chinga was a great artist and the size of her fan base was simply unmistakable the day…
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Weekend Investigate
Malawi imports charcoal from Mozambique
Machinjiri was in darkness when we arrived in the largest township in southern Malawi. It was almost 18 hours…
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Weekend Investigate
Slow march to reduce unsafe abortion
Living in a grass-thatched hut near Mponela in Dowa, Magret Kawala knows why rural women will keep dying of backstreet…
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Here comes Sand Music Festival
Good people, the Sand Music Festival returns to the shores of Lake Malawi today. For festival goers, this marks the…
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Entertainment News
Safe space for key population
Time was when all the talk about HIV and Aids in Malawi had to do with men having sex with…
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Any takers for #BrandFredokiss?
Good people, it is not clear what Fredokiss is up to but he is sending a strong message to whom…
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Feature
440 pits on 23km road
Bad roads drive away tourists, our Features Editor JAMES CHAVULA writes. It is the topmost tourist destination in the Central…
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Q & A
Presidential adviser speaks on abortion debate
A recent study by gynaecologists at the College of Medicine and US-based Guttimacher Institute shows almost 141 000 pregnancies…
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Feature
Sorrows of an intersex’s mother
Boy or girl? Future’s mother quickly discovered that having a baby who does not conform to either sex is…
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National News
Ivory factory busted, trafficker jailed
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court has jailed ivory trafficker Winston Humba in a case which has lifted the lid on a…
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Feature
No safe home in slums
Today, Mzuzu hosts the International Day for Disaster Reduction commemorations. Last year’s disaster in the city exposed gaps in ensuring…
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Why BAF baffled again
Good people, Blantyre Arts Festival (BAF)was back at its traditional venue in the commercial city at the weekend. Obviously, the…
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Environment
NGOs unite for green energy
Imagine a country where nine in every 10 people have no access to the grid and just a fifth of…
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Business News
Ripples of KPMG scandal in SA
In 2001, South African musician Lucky Dube sang: “It takes a million people to build a reputation, but one stupid…
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National News
Chilima warns CEOs: Innovate or be wiped out
They simply call him Saulos and he admittedly loves it that way. He was one of them and patiently queued…
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