Development
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Billions down the drains
Going down the drain, the proverbial preventable losses, is a common tragedy on Malawi’s roads. You certainly have seen roads…
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Marep leaves Nsanje villagers in the dark
Spare a thought for Limbika Khwawa, a 12-year-old boy with partial blindness at Matundu Primary School’s resource Centre for learners…
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Why groups must not set prices
Imagine walking from shop to shop, hoping to find a better deal on everyday essentials like cement, fertiliser or bus…
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Youths hit gold in mushroom
Step into the incubation room and the world melts into darkness. In this pitch-black environment, no light, air or water…
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‘The youth don’t eat politics’
The stalling of Mtowe Community Technical College in Nsanje District exemplifies how politics poisons the national development agenda, our Staff…
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‘You are not passive observers’
Faced with unsuccessful job hunting and lack of capital, concerned young people in Mangochi District say they find it unfair…
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Tax ‘court’ fails gender test
The all-male Revenue Appeals Tribunal puts the tax justice ‘court’ on trial and it is guilty as if can get…
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Erratic rain makes local varieties cool
Emily Sanjira and her family have been struggling with hunger as hybrid maize varieties keep failing under harsh weather in…
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Making cotton great again
Once upon a time a crop that supported thousands of smallholder farmers in Malawi, cotton has declined over the years…
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How theft inspired a certified energy fix
A farmer wakes to loud silence. Not the quiet of a rural morning, but the absence of something that had…
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