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Comesa responds to El Nino threat
As El Nino wreaks havoc on crops in Southern Africa, Fanny Manyowa’s maize field in Angonisathaonse Village, Traditional Authority Chigalu,…
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Taming ‘ecosystem engineers’ of Kasungu National Park
Up to the early 1990s, Kasungu National Park, the country’s second largest after Nyika, had the largest elephant population, with…
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Incorporating health in climate change discourse
Scientific evidence highlights that a poorly managed environment is a recipe for increased disease burden in the world. When sanitation…
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A safe way to safe drinking water
Watereka lies along the M1 between Raiply and Mzimba Boma junction. It is a hilly side strewn with relatively short…
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Proud lead farmer in Mzimba
In Chimsolo Village, Traditional Authority Mzikubola in Mzimba District, a lead farmer named Ethel Kasambara has managed to refurbish her house,…
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Project links farmers to off-takers
In a bid to maximise profits for farmers, the Norwegian Church Aid and Danish Church Aid (NCA/DCA) under Transform Programme is …
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Local refrigerator, a game changer
Farmers who grow tomatoes and other leafy vegetables in rural parts of Malawi are mostly at a disadvantage as they…
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Khwakwazi irrigation scheme up and running again
About 84 farming households under the Khwakwazi Irrigation Scheme in Rumphi District can now afford a smile as they anticipate…
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‘What a man can do, I can do’
It is approaching midday and the four of us are about to start setting up our equipment when a female…
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Social cash transfer: Abackbone for the elderly
They are weak and living in a dilapidated grass-thatched house on the outskirts of Zomba City. Genazio Chinangwa, 85, and…
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Reflecting on the 16 Days of Activism against GBV campaign
Amid the 16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV) campaign, a man in Chief Kaphaizi’s area in Kasungu is…
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Awakening project monitoring spirit
In a virtually wall-less learning shed at Mponda Primary School, a few kilometres from Mangochi boma, chiefs, seemingly pregnant with…
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Enala soars for women and girls
On August 12 2023, Enala Ngulu Gondwe, 43, graduated from Shareworld Open University in Area 36, Lilongwe. For some, this…
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Keeping patients with mental disorders on HIV treatment
A woman disguised as Fiona was a curious case for staff and community health workers at Chambe Health Centre in…
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War on loggers goes north
Twambilire Mhone 28, from Luwazi in Nkhata Bay, survives on cassava farming and illegal charcoal. “I sell the charcoal to…
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Farmers turn to Mbeya fertiliser
In the blistering summer heat, Emilida Banda, 40, and her husband work their crop field where yields have been dwindling…
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Witchcraft allegations: Elderly left to die
To say that the elderly in Malawi has joined the group of endangered species cannot be far from the truth.…
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Protection in reverse: The case of police officer with albinism
One of the groups of people that required added police protection is people with albinism. They have become an endangered…
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Chayamba’s reason to smile
Chayamba Secondary School sits at the heart of Kasungu Municipality, but used to experience water challenges typical of rural settings.…
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Majete, least tapped tourism jewel
When African Parks took over management of Majete Wildlife Reserve predominantly located in Chikwawa District, about 75 kilometres southwest of…
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