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National News
Mesn laments media disinterest in local polls
Despite Malawi gearing for tripartite elections next year, the Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) has expressed concern over lack of…
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Q & A
‘Malawians should continue speaking against corruption’
As the debates on Capital Hill looting continues, EPHRAIM NYONDO talks with political analyst Michael Jana to gauge the heart…
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Development
Searching for cities without slums
With rural-urban migration on the increase in Malawi, eventually, worsening levels of slums in the cities, can Malawi ever achieve…
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Editors Pick
Confessions of a troubled cancer survivor
In Malawi, being diagnosed with cancer is almost getting a permanent licence to die. But even to survive it, is…
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Columns
Turning green into gold
Although experts see cooperatives as key to helping farmers to get the most out of their produce, there are fundamental…
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Education
When teaching is a curse
As Malawi joins the rest of the world tomorrow in celebrating World Teachers’ Day themed A Call of Teachers, some teachers who…
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Entertainment News
Barry One plans big for Footprints launch
Malawi’s veteran hip hop ace Barry One says he will launch his just released third album Footprints in style this…
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Development
Revamping tourism sector: Lessons from Majete
The hour of triumph is always hidden in moments of crisis. By 2003, Majete Game Reserve—a 700 km² jungle which…
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Development
Should sign language be compulsory?
South Africa’s first black leader Nelson Mandela is right on a number of things. And he was right again when…
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Q & A
‘Party alliances should be made in good time’
The need for party coalitions is one of the sticky issues raised as Malawi gets closer to May 2014, when…
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Development
Perils of educating a deaf child
Mount View, a learning institution for the deaf, lies about five kilometres from Bvumbe Market in Thyolo. At first glance,…
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Development
Healing Malawi’s limping tourism
There is some good news about tourism from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Chrissie Chiumia, the ministry’s spokesperson, says…
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The Mphwiyo truth, like pregnancy, shall come out
Biology can sometimes provide the best answers to social and political questions that beset humanity. Just consider how interrelated pregnancy…
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Feature of the Week
Hell of giving birth in Chididi
The talk is that Malawi is doing well in safe motherhood. But for people of Chididi in Nsanje, this is…
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National News
Malawi to launch disaster risk handbook
Malawians will now be able to easily understand key concepts of disaster risk management, thanks to a handbook that government’s…
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There is a ‘Bingu’ in Joyce Banda
There is a ‘Bingu’ in President Joyce Banda. Almost all the finest words calling Mrs Banda to publicise her declared…
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Guest Spot
‘Gay rights resistance stems from misinformation’
Dr. Kapya Kaoma is a Zambian pastor based in the United States where he also works as a religion and…
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Q & A
It is time to do politics of development—Analyst
One of the critical challenges facing the country’s journey to development has been the tendency by presidents to discontinue development…
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Development
Is there hope for Malawi dwindling fish stocks?
Chambo—one of the 1 000 species in Lake Malawi—is exclusively found in Malawi. This is why Lake Malawi, in 1984,…
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Development
Are fish stocks really dwindling?
Marcel Kroese, a researcher with the European Union Smartfish programme, told The Nation two months ago that Malawi has over…
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