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Early marriages: A thorn to Malawi girls’ education
Talking to 16-year-old Memory Kalambo from the slums of Salisbury lines in Mzuzu about returning to school is like trying…
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Harnessing benefits from tourist attraction centre
Protected areas such as national parks and game reserves bring a lot of revenue to the country, but what are…
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Malawi’s biggest food puzzle
Today, with a population of 13 million, Malawi is already struggling to feed itself. Even with the expensive Farm Input…
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Saving babies from contracting HIV at birth
Looking at her, it is hard to imagine the pain she has gone through. The tall, young woman smiles, and…
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Why always Catholic schools?
From the 1960s to date, Catholic secondary schools have been unwavering in defining and maintaining academic excellence in the country.…
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Why St Mary’s stands tall
Saint Mary’s Secondary School has come out the star performer in this year’s MSCE results. Amid concerns of declining education…
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Why most pupils cannot pass examinations
The country’s education system has been described as experiencing a downward spiral. In this article, educationist Roy Hauya looks at…
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APM proposed federalism in 2006
In an interesting turn to the federalism debate, The Nation has established that President Peter Mutharika publicly proposed federalism and…
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Environmental management to improve power supply
Stakeholders in Zomba have been challenged to use resources in the Millennium Challenge Account Malawi (MCA-Malawi) to come up with…
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Is there hope for faster Internet?
Benedicto Baluwa, 42, of Chilomoni Township in Blantyre says he is frustrated by Internet financial transactions. He describes Malawi as…
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When potatoes transform communities
Wretched mud-walled and grass thatched houses have been a common sight in Chinkhande Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kalumo in Ntchisi.…
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Sacrificing daughters’ futures for wealth
At 24, Prisca Master is already a mother of three, who has been living alone for two years, following her…
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Frowns of Karonga Nyungwe
Lack of potable water still affects people of Karonga, especially in Karonga Nyungwe Constituency. Why is the area lagging behind?…
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Wonders of Malawi’s potholing farming system
Three years ago today, Mable Msukwa, 20, a teaching student at Amalika TTC in Thyolo—Southern Region of Malawi— then had…
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Water crisis putting lives at risk
The saying goes water is life, but for most Malawians, it has taken on a different meaning because if it…
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Where is the law in the face of informal alcohol industry?
The place is mushy with drains of smelly stagnant waters. A few metres from the drains, a group of about…
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Is Malawi ready for Test and Treat HIV strategy?
During a recent public debate on HIV and Aids and ARVs aired on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS), it was revealed…
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Radio programme influences couple’s family planning
The programme Cheni Cheni N’chiti? (What is the reality?) is, undoubtedly, Malawi’s number one interactive health programmes which is produced…
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Women unite against effects of HIV/AIDS
Among the Chewa, Alinafe means God is with us. However, some women at Mponela say it is a beacon of…
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Karonga’s green dykes bearing fruit
With the rains almost here again, how are flood-prone communities in Karonga lessening the likelihood of floods? JAMES CHAVULA writes.…
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