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The Economics of Solidarity: Why Social Stability is Africa’s Greatest Investment Risk
As Africa positions itself as the world’s next major growth frontier, social stability has emerged as a defining determinant of…
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Doctor climbs Sapitwa for spine patients’ sake
From Monday to Friday, Dr Vincent Mkochi spends his days repairing damaged spines, helping people affected by road crashes and…
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When the moon shines
Monday was International Moon Day in commemoration of one of the least appreciated wonders of advancements in astronomy. Our Staff…
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Two prisons in one
At first glance, it is the better side of Malawi’s overcrowded prisons—a tale of two worlds confined behind bars. But…
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Farm lessons from China
Like many Malawians, Veronica Kamkwamba has grown up using a hoe on her 1.6 hectare field in Kasungu District, but…
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Waning respect for bodily autonomy? 62 years later
Malawi attained independence from British colonial rule on July 6 1964, clocking 62 years of that self-rule that year. Independence…
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Before dawn, they queued for democracy
At 4am, while most people were still asleep, 78-year-old Grace Namate was already making her way to Mbanila Polling Centre…
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District leaders reshape foundational learning
Power to the people has become the mantra of Malawi’s decentralisation policy, as Capital Hill devolves government spending and decision-making…
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Zomba’s kabaza revolution
Our Senior News Analyst NTCHINDI MEKI reports how motorcycle riders police each other in Malawi’s colonial capital. Zomba. Not log…
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Villagers find hope in bamboos
Before sunrise, Eunice Gerefiyodi, 31, is already at work outside her house in Chaseta Village, Traditional Authority Kambwiri in Salima…
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