Feature of the Week
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Girls escape idleness with vocational skills
It’s 9am on a warm Thursday in Chiluzwazwa Village, Traditional Authority Kalikokha in Kasungu District. The dark grey dambo soil…
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Growth forecast falls amid protests
Government trimmed its economic growth forecast for this year in its annual budget on Friday as disgruntled citizens protested in…
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‘Fetching water was hard labour’
Glory Chirwa, 22, smiles broadly as she fills her bucket at a tap stand near her home in Jamu Village,…
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Water boosts sanitation,anti-malnutrition fight
Cyclone Idai in 2019 dumped devastating torrents and floods in Nsanje. Following rainstorms that battered southern Africa for four dys…
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US aid freeze leaves Malawi in dire straits
The freezing of funds from USAid, has sent shock waves through Malawi, one of the world’s most aid-dependent states. Elon…
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Is safe abortion lobby safe?
US president Donald Trump has announced his return to the White House by banning federal funding for sexual and reproductive…
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WhatsApp beefs up business idea
It is common for school alumni to form WhatsApp groups to keep in touch with each other. For some, the…
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Volunteers turn savings groups into business hubs
The name Susan Chimpikizo is famous in Traditional Authority Chanthunya’s territory in Balaka District, about 230 kilometres southeast of Malawi…
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Fertiliser loans excite farmers
Grace Namaona, 67, has grown up farming to sustain her family. For years, the woman, from Chafuta Village, Traditional Authority…
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Malawi struggles to feed Mozambican refugees
Malawi is facing a severe challenge as it tries to feed its own citizens and refugees fleeing Mozambique’s post-election violence.…
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