Health
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Teen sex, drugs flourish at Zomba Botanic Garden
Zomba Botanic Garden on the lush slopes of Zomba plateau is a thrilling postcard destination for people looking for relaxation…
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Cholera continues with no end in sight
Did you know that cholera has claimed a life in every 16 people affected in the past three months? The…
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Motorbikes became 30% riskier in 2024
In 2014, Malawi’s first woman president Joyce Banda proposed affordable motorcycles to reduce youth unemployment. Then, her hearers might have…
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Deadly sting of Nyengeratu
The shocking death of eight imbibers within two weeks in April stirred public uproar against unregulated sales of spirits whose…
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China boosts cervical cancer fight
Monica Nyirenda, from Traditional Authority Chikulamayembe in Rumphi, has survived cervical cancer, a treatable tumour which kills eight Malawian women…
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Communities confront myths on vaccines
In May 2014, African leaders pledged to prioritise sustainable investment in immunisation programmes for healthy futures of children and their…
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Isolation centre left to rot
As the potential risk of M-pox lurks, our staff reporters BARBARA KACHINANGWA and ALLAN NYASULU return to centres for infectious…
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‘We are paying with our lives’
From flooding to drought, extreme weather is devastating our communities. It is time for the world’s heaviest emitters to help…
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Bisiyele’s water poverty
She starts her day with a fervent prayer before embarking on a daily routine to fetch water. The prayer Mary…
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Mpox brings back masks
Increasing sights of face masks in markets and meetings across Malawi signal the ripple effect of the mpox disease ravaging…
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