Weekend Investigate
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Small-scale gold mining: tales from the field
Hunger and poverty are driving people in Ntcheu, Balaka and Neno to illegal mining activities. Our reporter BOBBY KABANGO recently…
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Journey to hard-to-reach Neno
With a population of about 170 000, Neno district has no tarmac roads. Never mind that it was declared as…
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New landscape in High Court civil litigation in Malawi
In this two-part series, private practice lawyer Ralph Kasambara talks about the new developments in the High Court in Malawi…
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When vendors capitalise on liberalised market
The normal way of doing business entails the seller dictating the price on the market. It is up to the…
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Smoky kitchens: Malawi’s cooking crisis
Simple energy technologies can save lives and trees when made accessible, JAMES CHAVULA writes. Going up Kuchawe Peak on Zomba…
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Malawi imports charcoal from Mozambique
Machinjiri was in darkness when we arrived in the largest township in southern Malawi. It was almost 18 hours…
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Slow march to reduce unsafe abortion
Living in a grass-thatched hut near Mponela in Dowa, Magret Kawala knows why rural women will keep dying of backstreet…
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Governance of agriculture transformation
In this final instalment, TAMANI NKHONO-MVULA* summarises his views on how Malawi can transform its agriculture. Read on: Over the…
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Science and technology for agriculture transformation
Innovate or perish. No innovation, no transformation to Malawi agriculture, writes TAMANI NKHONO-MVULA in this second part of this three-part…
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Agriculture transformation roadmap in Malawi
Is agriculture-led growth in specialised industrial processing and services that will absorb the current agriculture labour force and also contribute…
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