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Once bitten, no contraception
Men bite! This is a familiar soundbyte to warn girls against premarital sex. But it turns out that some…
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Queuing for money from SA
It is a sunny afternoon in Limbe, a clustered business town in Blantyre. At the heart of the buzzing spot,…
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Saving little Cassey
Young Prince had to wait seven years to have a sister. But his family is worried that…
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Leaky courts, justice denied
The court file vanished when his case was approaching judgement in 2006. Today, 11 years on, Friday Makondetsa, 42,…
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Going solar to save lives
Nearly 20 women wait to give birth at Mulanje Mission Hospital every day. Three years ago, giving birth at…
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Dying lights, sticks and syringes
A dimly illumined darkroom produces vivid pictures of cracks that need sealing to improve post-abortion care, JAMES CHAVULA writes. A…
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Scramble for national identity
Grace Chirwa is still hard at work when we arrive at Mpitilira Primary School, an hour’s drive west of Mangochi…
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Marriage no child’s play
At 17, Samatha Mwase is a mother of a three-year-old. She married a fisherman at 14 when she was in…
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A kingdom of bicycles
Bicycle taxis are one of the transport options for people in Malawi, especially in Lilongwe. With lack of public…
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Girls die as old debate rages
Nearly 28 pregnant women at Salima District Hospital have died since last year and five of them succumbed to complications…
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A hike to Mulanje Mountain
It’s exactly 13.53 hours and its very hot at Fort Lister in Phalombe, one of the routes at the base…
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Craving for clean water
Imagine your child telling you that during break at school, he or she went with friends to a nearby stream…
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‘Rainbow’ fortune at home
Mzimba District is closely associated with some men who migrate to South Africa in search for greener pastures. Most…
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Lakeside schools shunned
Quality education in Malawi is a privilege for a few urban dwellers unlike poor Malawians in hard-to-reach areas, writes…
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Feeding SADC one tomato at a time
The tomatoes are proudly displayed in a market in Blantyre—round, plump and red. These new, locally grown tomatoes are emerging…
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Keeping initiation rites out of school calendar
Keeping girls in school has become a global agenda. Yet stories abound in the country of initiation ceremonies forcing…
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After Baby Grace’s burial
Baby Grace’s death will remain a shocking tragedy unless the country ends time-honoured public health gaps that compel women to…
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Gays dying to conform
Sexual minorities are living risky double life to conform to societal expectations, our contributor MERCY CHILONGO writes. Call him Watipaso…
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Keeping initiation rites out of school calendar
Keeping girls in school has become a global agenda. Yet stories abound in the country of initiation ceremonies forcing…
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Girls’ strides in sci-tech
In July, Rebecca Mzungu and Shreya Thakrar represented Malawi at the Global Robotics Competition in Washington DC, United States, where…
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