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Long walk to access ARVs
Ease of access to health care is of great importance in any country but particularly for villagers living with HIV…
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Long walk to access ARVs
Ease of access to health care is of great importance in any country but particularly for villagers living with HIV…
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Sex workers’ health restored
Natasha, a mother of three, has been in sex work for 15 years. She says her decision to venture into…
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No more child prisoners
Meet James Faison (not real name), a 45-year-old ex-convict who confesses that he almost committed suicide while serving five years…
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The plight of tenant farmers
Kasungu District has over 22 000 tobacco estates which attract many people to work as tenant farmers. At one estate…
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Hunted like animals
At the break of dawn, 14-year-old Mirriam Chilimbika gets out of her bed. It was a sleepless night for her.…
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Fighting deep-rooted traditions to save babies
Living in a remote area, miles away from civilisation, a community is easily brain-washed or confined to certain cultural beliefs.…
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Taking ARVs on empty stomach—Part I
Ellen Chigamba has taken the tough decision of taking lifesaving antiretrovirals (ARVs) medication on an empty stomach. As our reporter…
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Does land use planning work in Malawi?
Five years ago, residents of Mchengautuba Township in Mzuzu had a rude awakening. In a blink of an eye, about…
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Everyday must be a Valentine’s Day
It is important that we understand the roots of Valentine’s Day. Some people know valentine as a day when lovers…
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Pushed into misery
As JOHN CHIRWA writes, unethical tendencies in allocation of plots and the chaos within the system have stifled efforts to…
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River bank disasters
In Ndirande Township in Blantyre City, houses have dotted either side of Nasolo River from Mpembu, through Chakana down Makata…
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Gone with the floods
In this first entry of the four-part series on urban land use and planning, JOHN CHIRWA looks at how policies…
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CAVWOC’s 2019 Search For Women’s Rights Ambassadors
Centre for Alternatives for Victimized Women and Children (CAVWOC) is a social service organization formed in 1997 by Mrs. Stella…
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By Chiwembe, villagers are living dangerously
In M’madi Village in Chiwembe Township in Blantyre, communities say they lost their sense of belonging to Malawi many years…
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Poisoning Limbe River: Minors carrying feaces
In the wake of intermittent water supply in cities and towns, residents especially those residing in flats at the hub…
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Let there be light
Before January this year, the villages in Traditional Authority (T/A) Kasisi in Chikwawa North, 15 kilometres (km) from the boma…
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Another side of Bangwe clinic
It is around 3pm when we arrive at Bangwe Health Centre in Blantyre, where four suspected cholera cases recently spent…
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When ignorance is not bliss
Sometimes, ignorance, or lack of knowledge, is regarded as better than being knowledgeable. The assumption is that a person is…
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Cancer is curable, seek medical care
As Malawi joins the global community in commemorating World Cancer Day, our news analyst MERCY MALIKWA writes how early detection…
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