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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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Confronting a silent crisis
The country’s Muslim leaders resolved two years ago to make HIV issues a religious agenda amid global strides in getting…
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Is agri-bank the answer?
As Malawi considers the idea of establishing a farmers’ bank, EPHRAIM NYONDO assesses the potential of the proposed institution to…
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Farmers gain with message from pocket
On this clear and sunny Saturday afternoon, 40-year-old Lemani Mbetayasamba, in a beige glittering satin suit, a white shirt and…
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Chief worried over forest reserve deforestation
Traditional Authority Malenga of Ntchisi has expressed concern over the wanton cutting down of trees in Kaphiriundika Forest Reserve which…
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Taking disaster management to people
There are scenes etched on Cecilia Nyakhuwa’s mind of a rainy afternoon she spent indoors with her family in a…
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Curbing cyclic food insecurity
Nothing better sums up Malawi’s extraordinary mix of challenges and opportunities than in its quest for lasting solution to food…
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When disaster strikes, who minds the disabled?
The first strike of the Karonga 2009 earthquake—which killed two, injured hundreds and destroyed many properties—shook the ground at exactly 21:45 hours.…
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Hope for the elderly
For the first time in the history of health care in Malawi, Kalibu Ministries is building a hospital that will …
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Girls’ future blurred by poor education prospects
As the world commemorated International Day of the Gild Child today, I look at the stumbling blocks that girls in…
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Salima farmers building resilience
Malawi Lake Basin Programme (MLBP) natural resources management field officer, Charles Kaone, says communities have contributed to the effects of…
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Aren’t we all mad?
Most Malawians shun mental patients as victims of witchcraft, alcoholism and drug abuse, but this is a symptom of a…
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MPC: A vital giant challenged by technology
October 9 marks World Post Day and Malawi Post Corporation (MPC) needs new innovation to beat competition from mobile information…
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Diagnosing children through phone
Recently, government passed the National ICT Policy as a tool for development. Mai Mwana’s novel use of phone in Mchinji…
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