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Councils’ hands off mining
For decades, mentions of Malawi gold referred more to tobacco and illicit hemp than the precious stones that have triggered…
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Gold diggers go bananas
In gold panning sites, extracting gold is about digging than filling pits. The pits left by gold diggers from within…
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Children lost to gold
It is a sunny Monday morning at Kayereka Primary School in the gold-rich plain of Kasungu. At 14, Standard Six…
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Kachindamoto’s song continues
Today, International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls marks the launch of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based…
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Mercury poisons our gold
The discovery of gold deposits in Malawi has left hotspots pitted, endangering the environment and human health. Every morning, thousands…
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‘I weep for my child, I weep for my land’
JAMES CHAVULA Staff Writer December is no longer for merrymaking in Esnar t Chilimba’s gemstone-adorned homestead at the heart of…
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1st Kachindamoto lecture stirs child rights debate
Apanel discussion at the first Chief Theresa Kachindamoto public lecture has stirred demands for renewed urgency and coordination to eradicate…
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‘Emulate Kachindamoto’
The Sadc Parliamentary Forum’s first public lecture in a series to honour the late Chief Theresa Kachindamoto of Dedza District…
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Sowing seeds of change
Producing a mix of crops alongside livestock not only guarantees farmers bumper harvests and diversified diets amid climate change, but…
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One-stop centres on trial
Today is World Day for remembering the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation. Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA…
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