Development
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Cry for inclusive schools
Like many Malawian children, Novious Phiri, 11, was happy to start schooling aged six. But he soon dropped out due…
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SCIENTISTS MOVE IN TO IMPROVE LIVESTOCK THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
Aubrey Mgala, an extension worker in Lilongwe rural is at a loss; he does not understand why chicken and goats…
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New search for cheap fertiliser
As fertiliser prices grow wings, scientists have recoiled to their laboratories to figure out more affordable, effective and sustainable alternatives.…
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Making systems child-friendly
Violence against children remains rampant in Malawi, but a nationwide study conducted in 2015 shows that less than one in…
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Floods signal bumper yields
It is a hot Saturday morning nearly a month after floods washed Fanny Mtopa’s knee-high maize crop into Mwanza River.…
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Making fish farming profitable
Fish can spur Malawi’s race to create one million jobs and enhance livelihoods. But fish farmers and cooperatives demand quality…
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Storm horror dials up calls for relief
Sarah Bakali, 31, agonises about the night she lost her four-year-old daughter, Abigail, to a devastating flood that flattened her…
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More than cash transfers
Efforts are underway to strengthen governance and accountability in Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP), wirites Unicef communications officer REBECCA…
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Children caught in storm Ana
When tropical storm Ana hit Southern Malawi, Rose Gubudu, 16, fled her crumbling home and took refuge at Thabwa Primary…
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Goats for farmers’ good
The bleating of goats in the bushy wetland along Lisito River in Kasungu illustrates farmers’ rising passion to reap maximum…
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