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Punitive abortion laws dim Malawian girls’ future
During her first-year at one of Malawi’s public universities, Linda (not real name) was raped by her lecturer. She was…
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Kuhes at 5: Building the country’s health powerhouse
Five years ago, government delinked the University of Malawi (Unima) to establish four autonomous institutions of higher learning. This led…
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Man opens up on property grabbing
You have heard about property grabbing against women. However, some men suffer in silence when their wives die. Our Correspondent…
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Surviving below least pay
As trade unions negotiate minimum wage hikes, low-income earners, especially shopkeepers, remain below the current legal wage as the current…
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Why groups must not set prices
Imagine walking from shop to shop, hoping to find a better deal on everyday essentials like cement, fertiliser or bus…
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Balaka youth reap from agriculture
If you were to ask Chipiliro Baluwa, aged 27, about agriculture, he would tell you: Farming is not just an…
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Kapeni gets dream health centre
When Malawians hear “Blantyre”, what quickly comes to mind is Malawi’s commercial capital. However, the long wait for a public…
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This is serious business
Deep in Ntchisi District, Kondwani Dayimoni, 25, was on the brink of abandoning his education due to worsening poverty amid…
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Youths hit gold in mushroom
Step into the incubation room and the world melts into darkness. In this pitch-black environment, no light, air or water…
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‘Hypertension isn’t witchcraft’
For months, group village head Penembe’s 90-year-old mother, Mezinati Laison gasped for breath. Next, tongues started wagging in the rural…
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