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Closing SRH rights inequities
At 15, Tuweni was pregnant. The teen girl went to Makanjira Health Centre in Mangochi for delivery, but she had…
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Pupils escape grave danger
Maria Stephen dreams of becoming a nurse as she covets their uniform. Since 2015, she has struggled to learn due…
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El Nino requires urgent action
Southern Africa is in the grip of an urgent crisis, according to the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis…
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Calls for safe abortion persist
Lying on a hospital bed in Kamuzu Central Hospital’s Gynaecological ward, Edna, 16, is battling for her life after clandestinely…
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Diabetes rising in children
R achael Juma, 35, of Namitambo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mpunga in Chirazulu District, almost lost her 12-year-old girl to…
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Bridging communities to social services
M alita Chikwita, 22, of Funachina Village, Traditional Authority Kalumbu in Lilongwe District, named her firstborn son Kamizere having given…
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Vaccine reduces malaria burden
From December to March each year, primary health facilities in Nsanje used to fill up with gravely sick young patients…
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Charcoal still a burning issue in Zomba (Part 1)
Group Village Head Mbelo of Traditional Authority Malemia in Zomba vividly recalls how beautiful Zomba Mountain was—a beautiful scenery of…
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Children play to heal post-disaster trauma
At the foot of Soche Hill in Blantyre, the sounds of children at play welcome visitors to Kwacha Vision People’s…
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Ending poverty step by step
Rhoda Lamusi had been receiving social cash transfers until authorities decided that she was no longer eligible for the monthly…
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Time to switch to sustainable energy
Africa is struggling to make the switch to renewables for energy security. The scenario in many countries has worsened in…
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CIL hits back at Cdedi over tax evasion claims
Cigarette manufacturing firm Credible Investments Limited (CIL) has refuted allegations that it sells expired, illegal and counterfeit products, evades taxes…
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Ugly face of child labour
Life has been tough for 11-year-old Major Lyton and 13-year-old Yamikani Dyless of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitekwere in Lilongwe District.…
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Mothers fight cervical cancer
At just 21, Jessie Mzemba is a foot soldier in Malawi’s battle against vaccine hesitancy and cervical cancer. Every day,…
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Abortion balloons health spending
Malawi’s overwhelmed healthcare system is paying a huge cost to treat deadly complications fuelled by a colonial ban on termination…
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Wash boost for urban schools
In 2022, Chisiyo Primary School along the Western Bypass Road on the outskirts of Lilongwe City faced a water and…
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Vandalism ruined my schooling
Francis Kamwendo, 14, from Kalimanjira Village in Nkhotakota District is battling bitter memories of the wee hours of September 23…
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Poverty fans child prostitution
A 15-year-old girl, disguised as Alinafe since she is a minor, has lost count of men she has slept with…
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Saving Bua River from jaws of destruction
At the foot of Chimphako Hills in Traditional Authority Njombwa at the southern tip of Kasungu district sits Chivunika Village,…
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Children face harsh climate
Farmers harvesting greenish maize in Chiradzulu District last weekend personified the desperation to beat biting hunger in the country. Stricken…
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