Feature of the Week
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Pooled procurement towards MW2063
Malawians continue to experience the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the loss of loved ones, job losses and…
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The day an Area 23 resident saw Sesa light
The word light means many things to different people. To some people, light symbolises hope yet to others it means…
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‘Brain drain’ hits Africa’s tech developers
Africa must nurture and incentivise tech developers to halt their migration, writes Oladeinde Olawoyin. When Samuel Onidare returned to Nigeria…
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‘TB anywhere is a threat everywhere’
Until his death, Jailos Zamayere had worked in South Africa’s gold fields for over three decades. When he returned home…
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Neno hospital intensifies chidlren’s NCDs screening
Half a decade ago, weight loss, excessive thirst and tiredness completely disrupted Chifundo Joseph’s life at a tender age. “At…
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Starving on irrigable land
At least 3.82 million people in Malawi face hunger this year, the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (Mvac) reports. This is…
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Irrigating dry fields amid climate change
Our Staff Reporter JOHN CHIRWA tracks Malawi’s grand dream of irrigating 220 000 hectares by 2035, according to the National…
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Go ye and write health, agriculture stories
Joy, excitement and expectation characterised the close of a three-day community journalism training Nsanje-based Tiphedzane Community Support Organisation (Ticoso) organised…
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Keeping girls in school
When her 14-year-old daughter fell pregnant in 2019, Hilda Chipala of Mussa Village in Balaka forced her to instantly marry…
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Climate change may push 2m more into poverty in Malawi
As CoP27, the UN climate change conference kicks off in Egypt today, the World Bank’s Country report warns that extreme…
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