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Child labour laws: Any use in Malawi?
The figures are disturbing—88.9 percent of children in the age group 5-14 work in the agricultural sector, most of them…
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Mwase talks Ndirande, films
Jacobs Mwase is a fixture on Malawi’s drama scene, a man who needs little introduction to those who follow drama.…
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Searching for survival in a changing climate
When in Nsanje, it is easy to note that sorghum is to the district what rice is to Karonga. The…
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Danger on your doorstep
The death of Frank Makuluni in Blantyre this year magnified the risks that rabid dogs pose in communities. The situation…
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Saving the environment with waste paper
When the clock strikes six, Joyce Levison has two things on her mind: the long, tiresome and dangerous journey to…
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Uniting to save Chikangawa
Chikangawa Forest officials say they plan to cut down the remaining trees in the forest to pave the way for…
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Door-to-door HIV and Aids campaign changes lives
Born 62 years ago, Enock Watisoni of Juma1 Village, T/A Bvumbwe in Thyolo swore he would never go for HIV…
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Radio clubs simplify farming technology
 Participatory approaches to radio listening and content generation through the radio listening clubs (RLC) are an effective tool in…
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Boy turns mum’s saviour
When two assailants descended on his mother, little Julio Joseph, obviously no match for the attackers, made a dash from…
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Donnex Kamangazula, the short giant
Wherever he goes, eyes turn in his direction and tongues wag because of his short and small stature. But when…
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The plight of Dzalanyama Forest
The once vibrant Dzalanyama Forest Reserve in Lilongwe is today down on its knees, a pitiable picture that shocked Emmanuel…
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Saving Dzalanyama Range from deforestation
Nature and humans should ideally operate on a give and take principle. But locals in Beni Village, Lilongwe, have taken…
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ActionAid rehabilitates earthquake victim
Margaret Kabaghe, 75, was in dire need of help after the December 2009 earthquake displaced her from her home in…
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Telecentres: Connecting rural people to the modern world
It is break time. Some students who live in villages surrounding Goliati Trading Centre in Thyolo sit around modern books…
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Volunteer with a difference
He left the cold and comforts of Denmark two months ago to walk and work in the hot sands of…
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Fears of looming hunger
Ethel Chalamanda, 68, sits on her veranda in Ndogola Village, T/A Kapeni in Chigumula, pain and hopelessness written all over…
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Whither National Cancer Centre?
Tomorrow, Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Cancer Day. But where does the country stand in…
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Equipping secondary students with skills
Five years after completing his secondary education, Kingsley Dulamanja seems not to get his feet on the ground. Each day…
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BWB, AEJ re-afforest Mudi catchment area
Winstone Kamanga, a resident of Chirimba, Blantyre, cannot stop complaining about dry taps in his house. “For six months, I…
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A tale of child cancer
Cancer remains a silent killer of thousands in the country. Children have not been spared. As the country gears to…
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