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Bamboo for climate action
Hundreds of rows of giant bamboo grow about an hour outside of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. It is an…
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Utilising drones to deliver health supplies
New health applications for drones and UAVs are being considered to mitigate logistical problems and make health-care distribution more affordable.…
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Youths rising brick by brick
Stanley Banda, from Mataka Village in Chiradzulu is living his dream, building his life brick by brick. The bricklayer, 29,…
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Economic exclusion at work
At 11, Chrissy Zimba, a researcher at the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps, suffered a spine injury and a doctor…
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Girls biking to learn
At Konzere in Chikwawa, it is not uncommon to see a teen girl with a baby saddling on her back.…
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Inside Bangwe rare factory
The weaving factory is unlocking skills of persons with disability, our News Analyst JOY NDOVI writes. Using his fingers with…
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Families on graphite rocks
It is 5.10pm and Zaliyele Yesaya, 65, is selling petrol to motorcyclists shuttling on a dusty road that splits Kumalindi…
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Is Malawi cotton on road to Burkina Faso?
Malawi’s cotton once rose to a record production of 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) per year some seven years ago.…
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Offering contraceptives when disaster strikes
We met Belita Tukulani Likhomo in a small village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ngwelero, Zomba. The 23-year-old is among 975…
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Korean agency helps Habitat build houses in Chikwawa
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) has given Habitat for Humanity Malawi $57.42 (about K45 million) for the construction of…
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Thoko’s rocky road to school
Monday to Friday, Thokozani Mbisa spends two hours walking up and down Mchokera Hills to get to Mitsidi Secondary School…
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Justice for rape victims with mental conditions
On New Year’s Eve, Cynthia, from Chileka in Blantyre, was defiled by a 21-year-old man who was aware of her…
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Bridging extension gap with videos
For close to a decade, Phemiya Mpombwe has been farming rice in Chiumbuzo Village in T/A Kaduya’s area in Phalombe.…
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Kamuzu Stadium MFR aerobics on tomorrow
Fitness instructors to take charge of Saturday’s aerobics at Kamuzu Stadium have vowed to give patrons the best experience in…
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Tackling infertility problems
Mary Mdawa from Chikunkhu Village in Thyolo dreams of having a baby someday. The 35-year-old has been in a childless…
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Forestry initiative benefit youths
Charles Jekete hails from Malingunde in Traditional Authority Masambankhunda on the edge of the deforested Dzalanyama Reserve, the sole source…
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Fighting tricky banana disease
Low volumes of quality bananas reaching trading centres in Malawi reflect the damage caused by superbugs that have forced farmers…
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Malawi on course to end Aids, but…
For the man we have disguised as Amon Maliseni to conceal his family’s identity, the virus is not the end…
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Tribute to Dzalanyama martyr
Death of a community forest defender in Dzalanyama Reserve has sent ripples of fear in communities around the endangered forest,…
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Solid start to child learning
Friday Kambanje is one of few men taking caregiving roles in community-based childcare centres (CBCCs) credited with giving every child…
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