Weekend Investigate
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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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Dying lights, sticks and syringes
A dimly illumined darkroom produces vivid pictures of cracks that need sealing to improve post-abortion care, JAMES CHAVULA writes. A…
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Girls die as old debate rages
Nearly 28 pregnant women at Salima District Hospital have died since last year and five of them succumbed to complications…
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After Baby Grace’s burial
Baby Grace’s death will remain a shocking tragedy unless the country ends time-honoured public health gaps that compel women to…
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Cycling to school, saving futures
The United Nations (UN) is reshaping an environment where adolescent girls keep going down the drain. Imagine a world where…
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No smooth ride to Nthalire
Clocks were ticking closer to midnight when we arrived in Nthalire on July 5. This was no ordinary tick-tock. The…
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Is exclusive breastfeeding old-fashioned?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for children until they are six months old and continued breastfeeding with…
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