When Kanthukako Supaunyolo’s grandson woke up in the night with a nosebleed, his parents were enraged by what they saw as a bad omen.
Malawi’s president says his country has "initiated dialogue" with Britain aimed at defusing a spat that saw the countries expel each other’s envoys.
Oxfam’s money transfer scheme in Malawi gives vulnerable citizens access to basic foodstuffs. The NGO’s <b>Nicole Johnston</b> visits the country.
Despite the poverty-stricken country’s avowed intentions, it is dependent on the crop and those who must pick it.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague expelled the acting high commissioner of Malawi on Wednesday in a tit-for-tat move.
Britain has warned Malawi on Tuesday to avoid escalating a diplomatic spat after its ambassador criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Britain’s envoy to Malawi has been asked to leave the country after he was quoted in a newspaper expressing concern about the president’s intolerance.
Malawi’s natural resources minister says Lynas is expected to mine for rare earth elements in the southern African country "as soon as possible".
Eight charity workers in Malawi are suing Madonna after the collapse of her $15-million academy for girls cost them their jobs.
Botswana have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time, while defending champions Egypt are facing the prospect of missing out.
The managers of Madonna’s charity in Malawi have been ousted after they squandered $3,8-million on a school that will never be built.
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/ 23 February 2011
Zimbabwean police detained 46 people, including a former lawmaker, for attending a lecture and discussion group on mass uprisings in Egypt.
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/ 4 February 2011
Malawian lawmakers will next week debate a law change to criminalise public farting.
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/ 22 January 2011
Elders have accused Madonna of letting them down, and the Malawi government has admitted it does not know what her long-term plans entail.
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/ 13 January 2011
A journalist for a newspaper the Malawian government had tried to ban was released on bail after being accused of threatening a Member of Parliament.
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/ 12 January 2011
A Malawian rights group said it had paid fines to secure the release of three elderly women sent to prison for witchcraft.
Finalist — Individual Award: <b>Dorothy Ngoma</b>.
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/ 15 October 2010
Campaigners plan to pressure president to release 86 mostly elderly women accused by children of teaching them witchcraft.
In a televised state address Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika threatened to close down newspapers "that lie and tarnish my government’s image".
A device aimed at measuring the body’s immune
response to HIV on site could ‘revolutionise’ Aids care in poor, under-resourced areas.
The gay couple in Malawi, who were spared a prison sentence by a pardon, said on Tuesday they have split nearly six months after the wedding.
A Malawian gay couple who received a presidential pardon for sodomy have called President Bingu wa Mutharika a "caring father".
A gay couple from Malawi have kept out of the public eye after being pardoned and freed, in what a relative said was a deliberate decision.
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday pardoned a gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail after he held a meeting with the UN’s Ban Ki-moon.
Readers react to Zapiro’s Prophet Muhammed cartoon and a spokesperson for Minister Sicelo Shiceka takes on the <i><I>M&G</I></i> after our expose.
The United States, Europe and rights groups expressed outrage and alarm on Friday at Malawi’s jailing of a married gay couple.
The UN’s top human rights official has condemned the sentencing of two gay men in Malawi as "blatantly discriminatory".
A Malawi court has sentenced a gay couple to the maximum 14 years in prison for unnatural acts and gross indecency.
A gay couple in Malawi was found guilty on Tuesday of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation.
We believe a change in the way we do things could bring a revolution to the world we live in and that is what the Southern Africa Trust works for.
Malawi church leaders say that homosexuality is "sinful" and urge Western nations to withdraw threats to halt aid to the Southern Africa country.
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/ 24 February 2010
Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday refused to hear the case of a gay couple arrested for holding the nation’s first public same-sex wedding.