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Scarcities fuel economic slowdown
If transport is truly the lifeline of Malawi’s economy, then it is steadily weakening on a beeping life support as…
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Doing farming as a business
Thomas Tsoka, 46, of Mkuziwaduka Village, Traditional Authority Mponela in Dowa, switched to irrigation in 2020 following failed crops due…
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When period pains become abnormal
For most women, pains during menstrual periods are normal. Some suffer from abdominal cramps, while others endure back pain. Most…
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Mchinji’s “breadbasket” paradox: How communities are fighting malnutrition
Fyness Chakana still remembers the paralysing fear she felt a decade ago when she nearly lost her child to malnutrition.…
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Erratic rain makes local varieties cool
Emily Sanjira and her family have been struggling with hunger as hybrid maize varieties keep failing under harsh weather in…
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Youths hit gold in onions
Hours before sunrise, when Lilongwe City is fast asleep, 24-year-old Hopeson Malakichi hits the road walking about 25 kilometres from…
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Retreat sparks girls’ dreams
Long before she became a graduate accountant, Regina Lyton stood at crossroads between poverty and the persistent pull of early…
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Climate change stunts the youngest Malawians
As dawn breaks over Nsalu Health Centre in Lilongwe, mothers arrive with babies strapped to their backs, seeking treatment for…
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Neglected roads stunt Nthalire
Alexander Kapira is marking a pile of exercise books on shaky wooden desk in a rutted classroom at Msongolera Primary…
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Remembering Bingu wa Mutharika: A legacy that endures
On what seemed like an ordinary morning of April 5 in 2012, Malawi woke to a loss that would echo…
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