Feature of the Week
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Why should women die?
Inkosi Mabulabo receives profound respect in Mzimba South, where he gets informed about every childbirth and funeral. In his territory,…
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Rural tea growers fight water scarcity
Many farmers surrounding Malawi’s postcard tea estates struggle for safe water, but some 12 000 members of Sukambizi Association Trust…
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Clearing Cyclone Idai rubble
Massive rocks scattered in the middle of Nkhate River, which burst its banks during severe flooding caused by Cyclone Idai…
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Sex for fish in Karonga
The livelihood of many Malawians along the shoreline Lake Malawi hinge on fishing. Some are fishers while others are fish…
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Covid slows sexual health
Senior Chief Chikumbu of Mulanje sounds overwhelmed. Recently, she asked youth networks in her rural locality to conduct a simple…
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Old people burn as witchcraft law stalls
On May 31, three people in Dowa, including a 56-year-old chief, were murdered by a crowd accusing them of practising…
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‘Put councils in check’
Malawi’s return to democracy in 1993 gave rise to calls for decentralisation. Many Malawians prefer calling it “power to the…
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Sex workers shun masks
At Nsungwi market in Area 25, Lilongwe, Elida, a female sex worker, is at risk of contracting coronavirus because she…
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Scramble for water part of daily life for millions in Malawi
It’s around 3am at Kauma, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. Eluby Matengula, in her late 50s,…
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Conflicts as forests wane
A round 1970, the then five-year-old Paul Nthambazale was fond of playing in a nearby forest with his two older…
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‘Protect young people’
U-Reporters show faith leaders how technology can help eliminate practices that harm children’s rights, health and chances in life, writes…
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Sour prices for Covid bites
Death is inescapable, but everyone will do their best to delay the inevitable end. The desperate rush to stay clear…
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Farming clear of Covid-19
Laston Kwendanguwo stood tall, towering above everyone in his flowering tomato field. In the abundance of farmers willing to learn…
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My victory over Covid-19
The author, WONGANI MULANGA, 17, is among 1670 Malawians confirmed to have recovered from coronavirus which has claimed 103 lives…
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Bringing health care closer
Beaming with joy, Miriam Lekesi removes her son from a baby weighing sling. The health surveillance assistant (HSA) recording the…
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When the girl-child rights are violated on account of age
When reports emerged of some political parties encouraging children to register for national identities (IDs) with the National Registration Bureau…
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Teachers at learners’ doorstep
For many teachers, the ban on schooling to roll back the coronavirus pandemic has posed a huge setback on their…
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Politics erodes girls’ rights
When political parties were encouraging children to register for national identity cards in time for a court-ordered presidential election, cries…
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Saving to beat poverty
Lydia Kadzidye was born with a mobility disparity but that does not stop her from dreaming big. The 39-year-old aspires…
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Restocking school inspectors
January Chisi has endured the toughest four years as a school inspector. Until January this year, Chisi was the only…
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