Development
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Whither gender equality law in Malawi?
Typical of remote parts of the country, the hills and valleys of Chapananga in Chikhwawa offer overwhelming encounters with teenage…
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Floods: Counting the losses
Struggling to kindle a fire on the wet veranda of her leaky grass-thatched hut, Christina Sitenala, a resident of Chipondeni…
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Road signs vandalism, Malawi’s challenge
The opening of the Lakeshore (M5) Road in the 1980s was a relief to people travelling between Nkhata Bay and…
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Boosting agriculture production through technology
They have been hard-working farmers for close to two decades now but they have little to show for it. Susan…
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Congestion in prison, any hope?
Maxwell Makande, 37 of Msambuka Village, Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba, walked into the walls of Chichiri Prison in 2007…
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Community service for Malawi convicts working?
Henderson Zambezi (26) of Mitete Village, Traditional Authority Mpama in Chiradzulo spent the festive season behind bars at Wenela Police…
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Second-class citizens in the city
His job was to ensure that Blantyre City Council (BBC) accords residents quality services ceaselessly. But eight years after the…
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Why only us? Neno cries for a good road
Three years ago, there were only three island districts that were isolated in the country. These three districts were disconnected…
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Can city councils manage waste disposal?
Harry Makoti (55) of Chiwere Village, Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre is a victim of irresponsible waste disposal at Machinjiri’s…
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Any lessons from past demonstrations in Malawi?
Malawians risk sacrificing freedom of demonstration on bloody alters of history—and democracy is a major loser. “The past is for…
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