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When girls operate from hostels
Before Makande Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) boarding hostels were rehabilitated in 2013, girls used to walk as long as…
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Fisd leads in climate change smart irrigation
In this last part of the irrigation series, CHARLES ZIBA outlines how the Foundation of Irrigation and Sustainable Development (Fisd)…
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When right to food is politicised
People in Loti Chisambi Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) M’mbelwa in Mzimba are seething with anger…
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Village head champions tree planting
For a long time, people of Namagunda Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mthilamanja in Mulanje failed to implement development…
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From wife batterer to marriage ambassador
He was one of the most abusive husbands in Traditional Authority (T/A) Kameme in Chitipa. Mabvuto Sibale, 44, would…
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What’s in a mother tongue?
She has just scribbled ‘1 + 1 =…’ on the chalkboard. She then turns to face the 122 Standard One…
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Malaria hits Karonga flood survivors
Floods haunt Zindi Village in Karonga every year. When the tragedy struck in February, Lincy Mkwala quickly dispatched her three…
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Developing irrigation: What does it take?
In this fourth part of irrigation series, EPHRAIM NYONDO shares thoughts of various experts on what Malawi needs to develop…
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Remembering Phalombe disaster
Two huge rocks stand at the foot of Michesi Mountain in Phalombe District. Down the river which cuts across…
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Caring no more, crying for more
It is ironic that Bolero Health Centre cries for more toilets while nursing white elephants in an impenetrable bush. Read more……
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Rural women turning economic tables around
With just K200 that she invested in a village savings loan (VSL) group, 49-year-old Belinda Mickson has transformed her…
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Climate change worsens women’s suffering
Today, Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day. As the country continues to fight for…
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Tobacco sets forests on fire
In Mzimba, forests are vanishing at an alarming rate as tobacco estates rely on trees to dry and cure the…
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Gewe saves Chitipa girls
When Godfrey Mwakapenda, 57, of Traditional Authority (T/A) Kameme in Chitipa, got a court summon directing that he starts…
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Food security without maize?
For Stephano Elesani, a meal is not complete if there is no nsima in it. He ate cooked cassava before…
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Has Fisp failed Malawians?
At the age of 45, Dorothy Nanthulu, a subsistence farmer from Makokola Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Nankumba in Mangochi, has…
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How government is killing irrigation agriculture
In this second of the four part series on irrigation law, our news analyst EPHRAIM NYONDO looks at how government…
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The flipside of tobacco industry
At Chilulu Village, a rural setting in Rumphi, tenant farmer Mercy Tambala is worried as the tobacco marketing season…
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Saving disabled women from sexual abuse
The story of Mary Chimimba and Jean Khembo—two women with disabilities who were raped and left pregnant—is an example…
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Lead-SEA impressed with trees survival rate
Leadership for Environment and Development, Southern and Eastern Africa (Lead-SEA) says it is impressed with the survival rate of…
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