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Social accountability for development
By Levi Zeleza Manda: Since the early 1960s, trillions of United States dollars in foreign aid have been poured into…
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Defiled, pregnant at 12: A refugee’s gloomy story
On a rickety bamboo bed, inside a mud, rugged iron-roofed house inside Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District, a 12-year-old…
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In search of havens of peace?
Alick Ponje: Six-year-old Rodrick Sebastian strolls casually in front of a group of about 30 men and women sitting on…
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Preparing for disaster the local way
The community collected empty sacks from each household, filled them with sand and created protection bunds from the eastern side…
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For drugs, medical equipment safety
By Watipaso Mzungu: Drugs and medical equipment worth over K900 million were stolen from public hospitals in 2018 alone. Of…
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Caregiver’s 18-year tedious journey
In 2017, the Malawi Government adopted a National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy. The policy recognises that investment in ECD…
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Renewable option amid energy crises
By Alick Ponje: In a small kitchen with its brick walls heavily blackened by soot, Lucy Chakhala, gently stirs a…
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Increasing yield through climate smart agriculture
By Memory Kutengule: Aina Mdala, 49, is one of small-scale farmers contributing to the agriculture sector in Malawi. She lives…
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Determined to address education challenges
By Watipaso Mzungu: In less than two years, 51 students—girls and boys—dropped out of Mongozi Community Day Secondary School (CDSS)…
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Loud drums of disaster
His blood throbbed. In fact, it quickened, both in his veins and arteries. Before he could have time to think…
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