Development

Power of a solar tree

  It was chilly when we arrived at Mulanje Boma, a small town at the foot of Mulanje Mountain. That…

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Haunted by unsafe abortion

Just four months after delivering her third child, Margaret Kawala, 42, discovered she was three months pregnant. She felt dejected.…

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The relief that is cattle farming

Conventional wisdom has it that when the bush is on fire, a chameleon learns how to run fast. The saying…

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Kandeu’s ray of hope

Almost 35 kilometres from Chikwawa District Hospital, Kandeu Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Kasisi is a remote rural locality in…

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Crop fields buried in sand

Since flush floods buried her two-hectare maize field in sand and rocks in 2014, Vick Chiyagwaza has been surviving on…

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Building resilience through fish farming

Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital sources of nutritious food, says the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Yet…

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A woman behind an excavator

Sights of women behind wheels are now common, even in Saudi Arabia. But it is rare and fascinating to see…

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‘Pair prayers with medicine’

Call her Steria Chifundo to conceal her real identity because she lives with HIV. Had a community action group not…

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Solar lamps banish paraffin fumes

A small solar panel and lofty antennae on a rooftop ridge gives a glimpse of a future Yohane and Virginia…

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Kauma takes on cholera

The just ended cholera in Malawi capital, Lilongwe, has jolted hard hit communities to do something about breakdowns in water…

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