Development
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Making kabaza safe for all
The second week of 2025 was tragic for Godfrey Thindwa of Chiputula Township in Mzuzu. Two weeks into the year,…
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Caged souls of Malawi’s odd international village
Forget about rough guides that beckon tourists to postcard destinations for a breakaway from the ordinary. It is not every…
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Love, duty-driven immunisation
Thirty-five-year-old Fanny Miliyasi stands as a beacon of hope and determination in the hard-to-reach village of Kaloga, Group Village Head…
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How Mzimba woman got a maize mill with K48 000
One Tuesday morning, a women-dominated group gathered around a diesel-fuelled grinder in Samuel Chakwira Village, Traditional Authority Kampingo Sibande in…
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Nice for community-driven accountability
Malawi is not short of scandals when it comes to public financial mismanagement. From negligence to corruption, indignities of all…
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Irrigation restores hope among rain-starved farmers
For a majority of farmers in Malawi, the month of May marks the ending of the harvesting season—the beginning of…
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Kamuzu Banda’s memory and negotiation power in Malawi
As we remember and celebrate Kamuzu Banda, the country’s first president after independence, I would like to underscore the fact…
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Street children get rare cuddles
For a moment, they forgot the trauma they face on the streets—the harsh weather under those dark bridges, the agony…
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200 agri-techs up for grabs
In the leafy Ngalazuka Village in Dowa District, Moses Banda proudly watches his sunflower crop gently tremble to a sweeping…
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Young pros delight in piggery
In Chinthembwe, a rural setting in the northwestern approach to Chileka International Airport in Blantyre, a youth-led farm enterprise is…
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