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Kangaroo mother care goes beyond mother
Joseph Phiri, 40, a businessperson from Masautso Village in Chief Zulu’s area in Mchinji strapped his twin daughters to his…
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Inside Malawi’s GMO laws and regulations
As we continue debating on GMOs in Malawi, EPHRAIM NYONDO looks critically at some of the provisions that regulate the…
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When electricity goes rural
There is nothing painstaking in the first part of the journey from Mangochi Boma to Katuli, a remote village located…
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Enhancing resilience among flood victims
Matiti River had always been within their community. It was, just like trees around, part of their natural inheritance. Besides…
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Ending water woes with rope pumps
It is 5am in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Maseya in Chikwawa. Most women are up, balancing on their…
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Disability inclusion in sanitation
The name Linthipe evokes memories of broken dreams through accidents. Many people testify how the accident-prone area in Dedza has…
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Light for Nyalabvu pupils
It is a hot Monday morning and 12-year-old Khalidwe Thokozani has just started his day at school. As he sits…
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Maximising GMO benefits, minimising risks
In this fourth part of the series on biotechnology and agriculture, EPHRAIM NYONDO assesses the legal and policy position which…
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Africa’s raging seed battle
Should seeds that African farmers use to grow their crops be left in the hands of multinational companies or it…
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Luppen for smarter Lilongwe settlements
The Lilongwe Urban Poor People Network (Luppen) coordinator Harry Kamba says waste management is key to a clean and healthy…
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Fighting against child marriages
Marieta, aged15, braves biting cold weather every morning, leaving the warmth of a tattered blanket and mat she shares with…
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A tale from the slum
When Nelson Mandela said ‘While poverty persists, there is no true freedom’, many thought the message was only for South…
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CSOs want climate adaptation discussed at Paris COP 21
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country, led by the Civil Society Network of Climate Change (Cisonecc), have underlined that…
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Draft seed policy leaves out smallholder farmers
Studies underline that 70 percent of smallholder farmers in the country use informal seeds. However, the draft Seed Policy only…
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Inside the new draft seed policy
The 1993 National Seed Policy is being reviewed and, soon, Malawi will have a new Seed Policy. The draft is…
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Nurses’ decline threatens health care
In her childhood days, 24 year-old Idah Jere, harboured ambitions to become a nurse, drawing inspiration from a certain nurse…
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Taking GBI back on track
To get the Green Belt Initiative (GBI) on track, one needs to listen to stories of local people such…
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Green Belt Initiative stuck in its infancy
The Green Belt Initiative (GBI) appears to be stuck in its infancy. EPHRAIM NYONDO examines why this is the case.…
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Pharmanova: Malawi’s best manufacturers
There are hundreds, if not thousands manufacturing entities in Malawi, each producing various products to suit the market, trying to…
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