Chiponde black market persists despite government ban
It was never meant to be a commodity. But in Malawi, a peanut-based Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) or locally called Chiponde, designed to...
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Turning the tide: ADMARC resumes rail transportation to bolster food security
The first train since 1993 arrived at Liwonde depot last week, delivering 1,000 metric tons of maize. This is what it would have cost the...
Two decades of advancing girls’ education: the Age Africa way
When Siphat Jimu was selected to attend St. Mary’s Secondary School in 2012, her excitement was quickly beclouded by despair. Although her acceptance was a...
Digital money breeds hope for communities
Some 12 Kilometres from the Zambian border and 109 Kilometres from Malawi’s Capital, Lilongwe, lies Mchinji District, whose existence is vital, not just to those...
Irrigation farming: A lifeline for needy students
A heart-warming story circulates in Malawi’s educational circles about a young girl whose entire village gathered to escort her to the bus stage as she...
No freebies: How user fees have stood in the way of learners
File image: MANEB Each day, eight-year-old Wishes Banda roams Kadambo Village at Traditional Authority Masasa in Ntcheu District, his small hands clutching bundles of firewood...
When co-existence breeds shared knowledge: Case of Vwaza Wildlife Reserve
When it comes to nature and mankind, the relationship has often been lopsided simply because man has, for long, taken advantage of the ecosystem through...
Unsung hero: the teacher championing girls’ education
Tionge Mtambo with some of the 18 girls from Tondola Primary School she cares for [Photo courtesy of Tionge Mtambo] When Tionge Mtambo learned at...
Remembering Chilima, the business executive
ALWAYS TIME CONSCIOUS – Late Dr Chilima Without a shred of doubt, the country’s departed Vice President, late Dr Saulos Chilima was a larger-than-life character,...
‘Stay strong’: Breast cancer survivor finds hope and support
Audria Ndacheledwa was devasted when doctors at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre briefed her about her medical condition in 2020...