Weekend Investigate
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Local startups turn technology, talent into solutions
In a count ry where youth unemployment, plastic pollution and inadequate infrastructure continue to pose formidable challenges, young innovators are…
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Malawi farmers go digital, yields surge
In the hear t of Malawi ’s agricultural bel t, a quiet revolution is underway. It’s not being led by…
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From Lilongwe to Beijing with lessons
On a warm Wednesday evening in Lilongwe, the Chinese Embassy marked the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s…
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Research as a catalyst: Malawi’s pursuit of health and prosperity
Malawi is embarking on a bold trajectory towards national transformation, placing research and innovation at the heart of its development…
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Rush for rare earths halts community water supply
Around 4pm on a sunny day, Alena Maseko of Makolera Village, Traditional Authority Chanthunya in Balaka District, disappeared into a…
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Malawi’s great democratic disconnect
The 2018 Population and Housing Census indicates that Malawi’s youth constitute over half of the population. According to the National…
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Irrigation restores hope among rain-starved farmers
For a majority of farmers in Malawi, the month of May marks the ending of the harvesting season—the beginning of…
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Gesd enhances healthcare in Kasungu
On a verandah of an old cracked structure that leaks and creaks under the weight of time in Traditional Authority…
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Adoption crisis; flaws in Malawi’s international adoption process
In 2006, United States pop-star Madonna adopted David Banda from Home of Hope Orphanage in Mchinji District. This was the…
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Preparing prisoners with skills
The rain drizzle had just seized in Balaka on Monday. The town is at the crossroads of the cities of…
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