Feature of the Week
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MHC, Salisbury Line tussle over septic tanks
Prince Phiri, seven, with his younger brother, Junior, five, have not known plastic toys in their lives. All they have…
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Searching the heart of primary education’s failure
Is government’s low funding to the education sector the sole factor behind primary education’s poor showing? Other circles are arguing…
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Standing out against disability and discrimination
Joys that life offer have eluded Peter Magombo, 36, of Bembeke Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kamenyagwaza in Dedza. His disability…
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War of attrition: The HIV & Aids front revisited
Malawi has had its fair share of positive developments and exciting prospects; some unwelcome distractions from the course of national…
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Girls’ education: Engine of rural development
Despite sporadic yet enviable rural development strides championed by the combined effort of NGOs and communities, most rural areas in…
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Is integrated development the answer?
Experiences of using integrated development as a solution to fighting rural poverty appear to show interesting results. Could this be…
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South Africa migrants trapping girls into early marriage
Confronting harmful practices is one way of saving girls from early marriages, but some rural communities cite trappings from pockets…
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Village rebels against poverty
Nine isolated, remote and poor villages in Blantyre Rural are rising beyond their structural constraints to better their lives. In…
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Turning men into agents of women empowerment
Masculinity—men’s power—continues to be a critical factor behind women’s increased vulnerability to contracting HIV and Aids. One NGO, Coalition of…
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A tale of two ‘Blantyres’
The relationship between urban and rural sectors in Malawi is characterised by an economic dualism: The coexistence of a modern…
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Mzuzu fires: Confronting burning issues
Rushes. Thuds. Screams. Cries. Nervousness summed up the mood Sunday night as businesspeople raced to Mzuzu main market where goods were being…
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Geisha: An endangered village in Mzuzu City
As Malawi commemorates 50 years of independence today, some communities still wonder what is it we are celebrating for. Some…
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Ruined face of Kayerekera Village
From a hilltop, the numerous thatched mud huts that clog a village after which Malawi’s largest uranium mine was named…
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Extracting poverty in mines worth billions
A 2012 Malawi National Export Strategy details that Malawi produced minerals worth K21.9 billion in 2010 and K23.7 billion in…
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27 years of blood donating, still enjoying it
Blood is life, but the sight of it brings shivers to most people. Donating it becomes even harder, especially for…
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Irrigation farming: Engine for economic growth
At the height of his election campaign in 1964, former President Kamuzu Banda spoke at length about the need to…
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Ungweru’s light to needy communities
Rose Mkandawire, 56, has struggled to raise nine children since her husband died in 1988. To cope with her situation,…
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Why is Malawi failing in irrigation farming?
Malawi Government, through its ambitious Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS), projected that between 1990 and 2015, the number of…
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Dumping fish nets for treadle pumps
Frank Lemani, 22, and his 19-year-old brother, Adam, were introduced into the fishing business before they celebrated their sixth birthdays.…
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Desderio, ABE’s best lecturer
Twenty- six-year-old Desderio Ngutwa has been recognised as a best lecturer of marketing studies by the London’s international examination body,…
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