Development
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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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When betting odds hurt
The allure of easy money is rigged against unquestioning Malawians who mortgage their earnings, pensions, relationships, reputations, lives and jobs,…
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The Economics of Solidarity: Why Social Stability is Africa’s Greatest Investment Risk
As Africa positions itself as the world’s next major growth frontier, social stability has emerged as a defining determinant of…
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Farm lessons from China
Like many Malawians, Veronica Kamkwamba has grown up using a hoe on her 1.6 hectare field in Kasungu District, but…
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Zomba’s kabaza revolution
Our Senior News Analyst NTCHINDI MEKI reports how motorcycle riders police each other in Malawi’s colonial capital. Zomba. Not log…
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‘I dont regret a penny’
Like legendary Malawian musician Giddes Chalamanda, Oscar Singini grew up longing to go to the US. The 32-year-old realised the…
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