Development

Cholera meets polio in Jomo city

In Blantyre, a man who lived skint on dirty streets has become a mayor the city was probably waiting for.…

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Initiative boosts farmers’ output

A youthful couple of Braveson Chithope, 28, and Lezina Keliasi, 25, from Kumitengo Village, in Senior Chief Kalumbu in Lilongwe…

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Rain harvesting gives hope amid dry spells

Under a blazing sun, maize fields in Kasoni Village west of Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe, remain green despite dry spells.…

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Youths on the bike to 2030

At exactly 5.30am, before most shops open their shutters, the engines begin to growl at Soche Quarry in Blantyre. Young…

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Climate Justice project empowers communities

Communities in the country are taking charge of their climate future through the Climate Justice Communities Project, a three-year initiative…

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Farmers reclaim forgotten crops

At dawn in a village near Chipala Extension Planning Area in Kasungu, Christina Constantin Mvula cups a handful of tiny…

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Climate finance squeeze hits local organisations

When Cyclone Freddy tore through   Malawi’s Southern Region in 2023, it left behind more than broken bridges, ripped roads and…

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Refugees, hosts stitch their way up

Life is getting better for Sifa Stone, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) based at Dzaleka…

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A teacher’s escape from climate fear

Long before the first raindrops fell, Allan Chiotcha was already awake. As dark clouds gathered over Chimpeni Primary School in…

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‘Condoms rarer than gold’

The discovery of gold deposits in the hills near Tilora Trading Centre in Karonga has stirred a hive of risky…

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