Development
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GBV services under one roof
In August 2020, a 16-year-old girl in Machinjiri Township, Blantyre, was defiled by a catechist within a Catholic church grounds.…
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UN unveils new blueprint for LDCs
United Nations special envoy Courtenay Rattray has described the newly drafted programme of action for least developed countries (LDCs) as…
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Easing life with water pumps
Jane Langa, 33, used to walk about three kilometres to fetch water from a communal pump at a health centre…
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WFP boosts farmers’ resilience
As the rainy season kicks in, Mwayiwao Frank of Nampate Village in Machinga has seven bags of maize, enough to…
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Covid lures 782m internet users
As internet use and cybercrime swell due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some 2.9 billion people—about 37 percent of the global…
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Eat, play, love
Early childhood development (ECD) brings hope for a bright future, writes LULUTANI TEMBO from Unicef Malawi. Chagunda Community-Based Childcare Centre…
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Saving farmers from tricky middle persons
When Irish potatoes are ready for harvesting, intermediaries come with massive bags and “funny prices” to reap where they did…
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Alice’s stitch in time
Alice Zimba, 27, grew up wishing she took three meals a day. Her parents could only afford one per day,…
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Nice fight against GBV
The fires of fury over the disputed presidential polls of 2019 exposed creases in Malawi’s democracy. For policymakers, the burning…
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Old bike and farm motor light up Mzimba village
Fifteen years ago, when darkness used to fall in Yobe Nkosi, a remote village in Mzimba, children did their school…
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