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‘Condoms rarer than gold’
The discovery of gold deposits in the hills near Tilora Trading Centre in Karonga has stirred a hive of risky…
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Agcom spurs dairy cow breeding tips
Between Blantyre City and Mulanje Town, bikes carrying grass and milk tanks flash past. Unlike on many roads of Malawi,…
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Funding cuts drive LGBTQ+ community into the shadows
The vibrant greens of Mzuzu — known throughout Malawi as the “green city”—have faded into a bleak, grey reality for…
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Thyolo farmers tea up
Thyolo farmers are toning down on maize growing to tee up generational wealth through a leaf long restricted to colonial-era…
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Mulanje’s toxic waste woes
It is Tuesday 8 am and business is already in full swing at Chitakale Market in Mulanje District. However, the…
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Delivering for farmers beyond ballot politics
When elections end, expectations begin and they begin fast. Life does not pause. School fees are still due, food prices…
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When lawmakers doze off
Last year was a moment of triumph over adversity for Alinafe, an underage survivor of sexual violence who challenged a…
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From classrooms to uncertainty: Malawi’s deepening skills crisis
The 2018 Population and Housing Census shows that Malawi’s young people make up more than half of the population, with…
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Vendors feel city patrollers’ pinch
Every morning, Christopher Motani walks to Lilongwe City Centre knowing his livelihood could vanish in a wink. Like hundreds of…
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Youths get dirty for clean money
On a hot afternoon in Luchenza, Thyolo District, Clifford Yuda Likwinji moves slowly between vegetable beds along the Thuchira River,…
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