Development
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Vendors feel city patrollers’ pinch
Every morning, Christopher Motani walks to Lilongwe City Centre knowing his livelihood could vanish in a wink. Like hundreds of…
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Zalewa thirsts for safe water
Until last year, Elizabeth Masamba, 38, from Jussa Village near Zalewa Trading Centre in Neno District, was financially independent. The…
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Women paint valley green
When rain failed last year, women in Banana Village, Traditional Authority Jalavikuwa in Mzimba District, refused to surrender. Armed with…
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Gold mining poisons villages
Liviri River in Kasungu District does not begin as a harbinger of death. Its journey starts with clean flow from…
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Lighting the waywith solar training
It is 10 am in Mtima Village, Traditional Authority Mkagula in Zomba District. Women stand in a circle, surrounding a…
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From bottle to battle, alcohol fuels GBV
On November 25 2025, as Malawi joined the world in marking the beginning of this year’s commemoration of the16 Days…
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Hidden violence women face on public roads
The lorry pulls out of Mzuzu at 1pm and crawls towards Lunjika, Eswazini and Bulala in Mzimba, carrying dozens of…
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Councils’ hands off mining
For decades, mentions of Malawi gold referred more to tobacco and illicit hemp than the precious stones that have triggered…
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Children lost to gold
It is a sunny Monday morning at Kayereka Primary School in the gold-rich plain of Kasungu. At 14, Standard Six…
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Kachindamoto’s song continues
Today, International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls marks the launch of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based…
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