A ray of hope for bedridden Joseph
For 51 years, Joseph Mndala of Malasa Village under Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota District has lived with a disability he was born with, a...
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Nkhata Bay communities cry out over unchecked beer dens
As darkness falls over Kakumbi and Makokota villages in Mpamba, under Senior Chiefs Mkumbila and Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, the sound of waves from...
Farmers Shortchanged as Vendors Defy Minimum Prices in Salima
By Chikondano Haward Farmers in Salima say they are being pushed to the brink of financial loss as vendors continue to buy crops below...
YONECO welcomes back child marriage survivor turned international advocate
In a fight against girl-child early marriage, the Youth Net and Counselling (YONECO) has welcomed back Caroline Alan, a young girl survivor of child marriage,...
Where does the Tevet Levy go?
By Justin Mkweu Every employer in Malawi is required by law to contribute 1 percent of their basic payroll to the Tevet Fund, which...
‘They robbed my livelihood’: Inside electricity vandalism crisis
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and the Scrap Metals Association believe an unregulated scrap metals trade, which has emerged outside the association’s membership,...
Ridding children’s education of divisive wedger
By George Banda For years on end, young, bright boys such as 12-year-old Asher Machinjiri could only watch in wonder as their peers of...
’It is dirty and unsafe’: A school without walls, desks and water
A classroom at Mafunde Junior Primary School in Blantyre. Photo by Chisomo Break When Dorcas Mabedi, a passionate trainee teacher, arrived at Mafunde Junior...
How power infrastructure vandalism in Malawi is becoming a regional menace
Linesperson fixing a fault. Photo credit: Escom Lights go out mid-surgery at a clinic in Blantyre. A nurse freezes. For a few seconds, there...
In the dark: Vandals deny 2, 500 rural households power
By Justin Mkweu Emanyareni is an area in the outskirts of Mzimba District under Traditional Authority Mabulabo, which appears to be cut off from the...