Development

‘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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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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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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Zalewa thirsts for safe water

Until last year, Elizabeth Masamba, 38, from Jussa Village near Zalewa Trading Centre in Neno District, was financially independent. The…

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Women paint valley green

When rain failed last year, women in Banana Village, Traditional Authority Jalavikuwa in Mzimba District, refused to surrender. Armed with…

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Gold mining poisons villages

Liviri River in Kasungu District does not begin as a harbinger of death. Its journey starts with clean flow from…

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Lighting the waywith solar training

It is 10 am in Mtima Village, Traditional Authority Mkagula in Zomba District. Women stand in a circle, surrounding a…

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