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Keeping hope alive in HIV positive children
In June 2011, a seven-month-old baby girl (name withheld) was fighting for her life in a children’s ward at Kamuzu…
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Chukudu: The golden bicycle of Congo
When Benson Linje arrived in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he was struck by the ingenuity of…
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Smooth road to primary school
Amidu Sipiliyano is only three years old. However, listening to him say a prayer in English, one may think he…
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Malawi to showcase climate change success stories at CoP19
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations of the year get underway in Warsaw, Poland next week…
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From a hospital dream to a maize farm
As vandals continue to wreck the ruined relics of what could have been Gadaffi Hospital in Blantyre and also turning…
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Are GMOs here to stay?
Genetically modified organisms (GMOS) have attracted mixed reactions across the world. While some countries have embraced them, such as the…
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Children in adults’ rites
When the first HIV infection was discovered nearly 30 years ago, chinamwali was sacred—too good for seven-year-olds. Yao adolescents used…
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How the law is fuelling unsafe abortion
Besides being incomplete, Malawi’s laws and policies on abortion do not talk to each other. EPHRAIM NYONDO looks at how…
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Agri-bank under the spotlight
The concept of an agricultural bank is not new in Africa and around the world. Countries such as Nigeria and…
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Any remedies for CDF?
Will Constituency Development Fund (CDF) ever be effective? Malawians should be pardoned for thinking: “Why should we care”. In 2012,…
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No justice after consumer law
A customer is a king is an old song, but Malawians are usually treated as slaves or passive recipients by those…
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Chinsapo men using bicycles productively
For those living in suburbs, bicycles are for youngsters to ride in their yards or adults who want to keep…
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How delays to enact Education Bill are hampering progress
During the current meeting of Parliament, members of Parliament are expected to deliberate on the Education Bill, which has dragged…
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Circumcised men in uniform
Soldiers are not known for cowardice. Their sworn job puts them first in the firing line of the fiercest and…
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Relooking at education for all
For decades, Makande Primary School has been a lifeline for children with visual impairments. Its resource centre for the blind…
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Communities sign agreements to protect forests
Communities in Chikhwawa have signed an agreement with government and the European Union (EU) committing themselves to protecting natural forests…
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Do inheritance laws make women second-class citizens?
Much has been made of the recent legal battle in Botswana in which a group of elderly sisters successfully fought…
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From grass-thatched to iron sheets
It started as a dream. But amid public criticism that it is a parallel of LDF, Joyce Banda’s Mudzi Transformation…
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Courier amid physical address woes
Courier firms are cashing in on gaps left by the one-time monopoly, Malawi Posts Corporation. But the country’s blurry physical…
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Giving life to disaster management
Stranded and perched precariously high up a tree, Ivy Kalichero thought the end had come for her. Below the tree,…
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