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El Niño calls for strong extension
My first major assignment in development communication was covering the devastating 2015 floods, which killed hundreds and displaced more than…
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Push to turn traditional crops into export gold
Malawian farmers have grown groundnuts, pigeon peas, sorghum and millets for generations, but turning these traditional crops into dependable sources…
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Sunlight powers Chisi Island
An island too far from Escom power lines that supply a quarter of the country’s population now basks in the…
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Minigrids power rural economies
Community Energy Malawi’s work show how independent, localised electricity systems can transform remote economies where national grid extension is too…
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Survey gauges Malawians’ SRHR perception
Faced with an unintended pregnancy, Lisa (not real name), 17, made a desperate choice to use unconventional methods to terminate…
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What’s in kaunjika price tag?
Malawi’s founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda ranked clothing among top three basic needs alongside food and shelter. The British-trained doctor,…
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Can cotton power industrial dream?
Malawi’s dream of becoming a productive and industrialised nation hinges on getting the basics right, including revamping a crop that…
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A chamber of many tongues
In the Parliament of Malawi where national destiny is debated, a new question is stirring the air: Should lawmakers stick…
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Blackouts disrupt businesses
As outages batter homes and businesses, some Mchinji residents climb hills with telecom towers to recharge their phones, our Correspondent…
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The weight men carry
Behind a man’s social standing as a provider, protector and problem-solver, many struggle with pressures society has taught them to…
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