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Rising above hopelessness to avert baby deaths
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) ranked Malawi as leading the world in the highest rate of premature births at…
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Chikondi Suleman
In what is a track off her professional path as a lawyer, Chikondi Suleman manages a variety of beauty related…
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A boy by choice
He has endured being nicknamed Future because he was denied in the past and continues to face denial in the…
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Toils, tears, joys at Jenda
Piles of green farm produce at Jenda Trading Centre in Mzimba present a picture of abundance. But behind the tomatoes…
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Power of AVCs in saving forests
Thousands of trees are planted in the country to conserve the environment and to meet the immediate energy demands of…
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Homage to St Patricks Seminary
St Patricks Seminary is more than just a nursery for priests with a lucrative history of excellence in public examinations,…
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Malawi partners Zambia in wildlife protection
The governments of Malawi and Zambia have gone into a partnership aimed at protecting wildlife in national parks and game…
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Leasing life in adolescents living positively
The first part of Judith Msukwa’s story—a local girl from Chilambilo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chikulamayembe, Rumphi District—is nothing unusual…
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Hunting for dirty water
Malawi is doing reasonably well in improving people’s access to clean and safe water, if the 2012 Joint Monitoring Programme…
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Long walk to early childhood education
Five-year-old Marita wakes up early, eager to get to Chanthonga Community-based Childcare Centre (CBCC), for her lessons. Despite the lessons…
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Kendallgravitor: Power generator from Kendal
Kendall Kamwendo’s talents know no bounds. He has done it in music. He is a performing artist. He is an…
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Saying goodbye to sex worker
Lizulu Trading Centre in Ntcheu is as busy as a bee. People walk in all directions with different agendas. Some…
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Should men who refuse to be fathers be penalised?
It is no secret that women and girls are undergoing unsafe abortion in Malawi, where abortion is illegal. Experts have…
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Containing malaria through Sadc
It is a number one killer disease that defies national boundaries. Our news analyst EPHRAIM NYONDO writes on how Sadc…
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When an abusive husband changes
Popularly known as ‘bambo a Gender’ (Gender’s father), Daniel Kalazi, 39, has come a long way. From Mbewa Village in the area…
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Taps for grass-thatched huts
Government and the World Bank envisaged that Nthalire Rural Growth Centre would unlock “a window to sustainable development.” But taps…
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‘Malawians have never been freer than today’
At the recent Public Affairs Committee (PAC) conference, Norwegian ambassador Asbjørn Eidhammer made a wide ranging analysis of successive administrations…
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Woes of Biriwiri Farmers Cooperative
Grace Lameck chuckled as she loaded potato crisps into small packs, ready to put the product on the market. The…
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Championing gender through Marriage Bill
A new report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) reveals the many challenges that women and girls in Malawi face as…
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CD4 vs viral load test for monitoring HIV
John Phiri (not real name) has been feeling unwell for some time and decides to get an HIV test. The…
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