Weekend Investigate
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SA Xenophobia forces Malawians return home to ‘nothing’
The first sign that something unusual has happened in this quiet lakeshore village is not the sound of fishers pushing…
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Post-abortion care guidelines absence clips nurses’ wings
In the course of duty, nurse Lilian (not her real name) was approached by a 15-year-old girl seeking to procure…
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‘We sleep on empty stomachs’: The refugees abandoned by the global aid freeze
In the drastically overcrowded Dzaleka Refugee Camp, food rations have been cut to zero. As Malawi swings from severe drought…
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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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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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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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Auxiliary teachers bring class relief, spark learning turnaround
Seven-year-old Alefa Manuel and Haswell Twaibu, 10, are Standard Three learners at Ntawa Full Primary School in Thyolo whose academic…
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UK envoy signals shift from aid to investment in Malawi
The United Kingdom’s new High Commissioner LEIGH STUBBLEFIELD is settling into her diplomatic post after presenting her credentials to President…
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Fighting men’s mental health virtually
Betting addiction, marital wrangles, economic hardship, heavy debts and social isolation are among the pressures driving some people, especially men…
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Technical colleges: Where skills meet opportunities
Located in Group Village Head Mackenzie in Traditional Authority Matola approximately 10 kilometres north of Balaka Town, Khwisa Community Technical…
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