Development
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Push to turn traditional crops into export gold
Malawian farmers have grown groundnuts, pigeon peas, sorghum and millets for generations, but turning these traditional crops into dependable sources…
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Minigrids power rural economies
Community Energy Malawi’s work show how independent, localised electricity systems can transform remote economies where national grid extension is too…
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Can cotton power industrial dream?
Malawi’s dream of becoming a productive and industrialised nation hinges on getting the basics right, including revamping a crop that…
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A chamber of many tongues
In the Parliament of Malawi where national destiny is debated, a new question is stirring the air: Should lawmakers stick…
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Blackouts disrupt businesses
As outages batter homes and businesses, some Mchinji residents climb hills with telecom towers to recharge their phones, our Correspondent…
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Invest in peace for all
Today marks the International Day of Peace at a time of profound global uncertainty. United Nations Resident Coordinator REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH…
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Sewing secondhand clothes, piercing economic wounds
Justin Jonas, 47, sits under a makeshift shed in Limbe, his right foot pressing the pedal of his sewing machine…
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Farming into drought
When drought reduced her half-acre maize field to five bags in 2024, Masozi Takondwa Moyo knew she had to change…
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Small capital, big dreams
With a baby strapped on her back, Juliana Shumba hits the road before daybreak when Limbe Market in Blantyre City…
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Can batteries keep lights on?
When Cyclone Ana ripped through Southern Malawi in 2022, floods buried hydropower stations in mud, knocked down transmission lines and…
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