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Overwhelming struggle with cholera
The power of partnerships was almost everything when overburdened health centres in Lilongwe were caught unawares by a seemingly relentless…
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‘Varsity should engage its alumni
A month hardly passes without social media philanthropists posting about a Malawi public university student in dire need of tuition…
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Keeping girls away from child marriages
Mchinji is a small district located 12 kilometres (km) from the Zambian border and 109 km from Lilongwe, the capital…
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Excluded cholera hotspot in the capital
As Malawi stares at another cholera outbreak, personified by a Lilongwe-based driver who died in a lodge in Blantyre this…
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‘Water for all is health for all’
In Mndewere Village in Salima, all footpaths lead one way—to a new borehole Mseka Nyongani, 35, terms “a well of…
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Cycling 21km to work to inspire girls
On this Monday morning, the atmosphere in Chikwawa District was foggy and raining heavily, deterring many from accessing their workplaces.…
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Marrying off daughters for smartphones, TV sets
Amina Mayilosi, 16, from Namalaka Village in Mangochi District was betrothed to a man based in South Africa in 2017.…
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Making full use of waste
Town life has its share of hassles. Even waste disposal in some areas of the country’s cities require payment. This…
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Why does 84-year-old Latiyo smile broadly?
Only 10 percent of the Malawi population has access to clean water. In this series our features editor JAMES CHAVULA…
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How water crisis beat men’s pride
Since taps in Balaka ran dry six months ago, women and girls wake up as early as 2am and walk…
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When misfortunes strike
When floods ripped her home to rubble, Fanny Kamoto and her four children were grappling with hunger. The 18-year-old vividly…
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Antibiotic resistance costs wombs
In Malawi, women’s wombs are removed to stop infection, a life-changing operation that does not always work, MADLEN DAVIES, the…
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‘We are still in danger’
They are not animals to be hunted, but they are murdered, scorned, threatened and captured because of a skin-deep condition.…
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A good man in a dry town
It is 10am in Balaka town and women are scrambling to fill their buckets at a public tap sticking out…
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Smelly side of Lilongwe
It is December 20 around 8am and many Lilongwe residents are shopping for presents for Christmas. But Moses Bandawe, 19,…
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Girls growing too quick
Gaps in social welfare and child protection systems keep pushing poor girls to become parents too young. At 12, Zaina…
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Menstruating with dignity
Students from schools within TA Kachindamoto’s area celebrate after receiving free reusable sanitary pads In Africa, women and girls aged…
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‘I’m no celebrity, help me’
When Austin Luciano heard that government was going to shell K20 million to airlift famous comedian Eric Mabedi to India…
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Dry valley turns to sunlight
In Kasisi, communities hit hard by chronic water-related disasters face untold uncertainties amid forecasts of floods on the southern tip…
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Cocoa farmers of Karonga
Cote d’Ivoire is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa, with Ghana ranked second. Malawi is nowhere on the list, but…
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