Development
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Striving for quality education
Sakina Fred, 13, will sit the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education examination next year at Kanjedza Primary School in…
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Irrigation pays big
A dozen heads of cattle. A dozen houses. Eight plots. A two-tonne lorry. A grinding mill. Two oxcarts. Two motorcycles.…
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Poverty fans child prostitution
A 15-year-old girl, disguised as Alinafe since she is a minor, has lost count of men she has slept with…
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Children face harsh climate
Farmers harvesting greenish maize in Chiradzulu District last weekend personified the desperation to beat biting hunger in the country. Stricken…
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Farmers turn to sweet potatoes
Persistent dry spells across Malawi’s Southern Region have left crops wilting, sending maize farmers into panic. The El Nino weather…
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Powering women to dream big
Today is International Women’s Day, which amplifies calls to invest in women and accelerate progress towards ending poverty and inequalities.…
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From gullies to swales
Down the rain-drenched Chiwvanyuma slopes in Rumphi District, Emmie Gondwe, 35, is defying the course of nature to grow food…
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Water for community health
Two years ago, Rodah Silumbu’s performance at Kiwe Primary School in Karonga District took a nosedive as she used to…
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From poverty to productivity
Blessford Msukwa of Mwenemuyombe Village, Senior Chief Mwabulambya in Chitipa District, struggled to support his family. The 58-year-old father of…
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What keeps Dedza’shilltop school green?
The hilltop Mtemwende Primary School in Dedza dwarfs a panoramic view of the undulating terrain below, but learners and teachers…
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