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Malawi

Malawi anti-graft body says Banda still under probe
Africa
/ 2 May 2018

Malawi anti-graft body says Banda still under probe

Former president Joyce Banda returned to Malawi at the weekend after four years of self-imposed exile

By Agency
Vigilante vampire slayers haunt Malawi
Africa
/ 20 October 2017

Vigilante vampire slayers haunt Malawi

Malawi is haunted by vigilante vampire slayers. Malawi’s Nyasa Times noted that at least eight bloodsuckers have been killed since September.

By Simon Allison
Meeting men halfway: Clinics are going mobile to reach the toughest patients
Article
/ 18 October 2017

Meeting men halfway: Clinics are going mobile to reach the toughest patients

For decades, we’ve struggled to solve the riddle: How do you get reluctant men to test for HIV. Could we finally have an answer?

By Josephine Chinele
Are Southern Africa’s Human Rights Commissions equipped to protect queer rights?
Africa
/ 10 October 2017

Are Southern Africa’s Human Rights Commissions equipped to protect queer rights?

Malawi and Zimbabwe were two of the “countries in the Southern African region [that] had dramatically low levels of tolerance for homosexuals – report

By Carl Collison
Aunty Titi finds a home on Cape Flats
Article
/ 6 October 2017

Aunty Titi finds a home on Cape Flats

Jailed in Malawi for her same-sex marriage, she’ll visit her country but never live there

By Carl Collison
Slice of life: ‘If I can put a bit of colour’
Article
/ 12 September 2017

Slice of life: ‘If I can put a bit of colour’

Alan Ngwira’s piece jobs aren’t only about money, they’re also about spreading beauty

By Gemma Ritchie
Are drones taking off as the future of African healthcare?
Africa
/ 29 August 2017

Are drones taking off as the future of African healthcare?

Drones can make doctors and nurses more efficient, but they can’t replace them altogether

By Raeesa Pather and Simon Allison
Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing
Article
/ 23 August 2017

Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing

More than three decades ago, HIV activists fought against mandatory testing. Now an old battle is finding new life.

By Michaela Clayton
Malawi’s village health heroes
Africa
/ 30 June 2017

Malawi’s village health heroes

Community workers have been trained to treat sick rural children for diseases like malaria

By Raeesa Pather
Malawi’s drone battlefield is on the humanitarian front
Africa
/ 29 June 2017

Malawi’s drone battlefield is on the humanitarian front

The government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, has opened the first humanitarian drone corridor in Africa.

By Raeesa Pather
​Big tobacco ‘boosts’ little farmers
Article
/ 22 November 2016

​Big tobacco ‘boosts’ little farmers

The tobacco industry in Southern Africa is taking action to improve small-scale agriculture in the region.

By Staff Reporter
Will rape survivors finally be able to have legal abortions?
Article
/ 10 November 2016

Will rape survivors finally be able to have legal abortions?

Unsafe terminations in Malawi may be curbed after a new law is enacted, but it’s just the first step

By Josephine Chinele
Nursing the hungry: How one Catholic nun has taken Malawi’s prisoners under her wing
Article
/ 2 September 2016

Nursing the hungry: How one Catholic nun has taken Malawi’s prisoners under her wing

As humanitarian organisations sound the alarm over high malnutrition rates among Malawi’s prisoners, one woman is trying to help keep inmates alive.

By Josephine Chinele
Malawi’s sick prisons: Inmates go hungry as budgets dwindle and food prices soar
Article
/ 30 August 2016

Malawi’s sick prisons: Inmates go hungry as budgets dwindle and food prices soar

As a food crisis unfolds in the country, prisons lack money to purchase even simple food stuffs such as maize flour and beans.

By Staff Reporter
Pedal power: Malawi’s ‘rickshaw’ bush ambulances cycle the sick to care
Article
/ 26 August 2016

Pedal power: Malawi’s ‘rickshaw’ bush ambulances cycle the sick to care

Already used in countries like Namibia, the ambulances could help cut child and maternal mortality rates.

By Ina Skosana
Malawi ombud gets death threats for Tractorgate probe that fingers state officials
Article
/ 1 August 2016

Malawi ombud gets death threats for Tractorgate probe that fingers state officials

Equipment for poor farmers allegedly auctioned and bought cheaply by government ‘beneficiaries’.

By Collins Mtika
‘I am the same as them’ – peer educators take sex workers’ health in their hands
Article
/ 28 July 2016

‘I am the same as them’ – peer educators take sex workers’ health in their hands

Healthcare facilities are working to ensure migrant workers are never far from care.

By Ina Skosana
Malawi is struggling to kick the habit but companies keep it dependent on tobacco
Article
/ 14 June 2016

Malawi is struggling to kick the habit but companies keep it dependent on tobacco

The country knows it needs to diversify its agriculture, but the vested interests of multinational giants is hampering its efforts.

By Collins Mtika and Marius Munstermann
Bones of Gold: Report reveals how people with albinism are abducted and killed for their body parts
Article
/ 6 June 2016

Bones of Gold: Report reveals how people with albinism are abducted and killed for their body parts

A report by Amnesty International reveals the horror of living with albinism in Malawi where this population is believed to bring immeasurable wealth.

By Ina Skosana
Smartphones have unintelligent effects on classrooms
Article
/ 2 June 2016

Smartphones have unintelligent effects on classrooms

Positive use of cellphones appears to be limited to mundane tasks such as contacting friends to check homework.

By Gina Porter
Malawi drought: “I’m pregnant, but I’ve got nothing to eat.”
Article
/ 22 March 2016

Malawi drought: “I’m pregnant, but I’ve got nothing to eat.”

Some rain has fallen yet crop yields are still expected to be poor, but aid programmes have opened the door to a more sustainable future.

By Josephine Chinele
Desperate Malawians flock to SA
Article
/ 26 February 2016

Desperate Malawians flock to SA

Malawian immigrants come in the hope of finding jobs – but if they don’t have the proper papers, they face arrest, detention and repatriation.

By Enelless Nyale
Desperate Malawians flock to SA
Article
/ 25 February 2016

Desperate Malawians flock to SA

Malawian immigrants come in the hope of finding jobs – but if they don’t have the proper papers, they face arrest, detention and repatriation.

By Enelless Nyale
Food crisis hits Malawi’s refugees
Article
/ 12 February 2016

Food crisis hits Malawi’s refugees

Prohibited from working, refugees at the overcrowded Dzaleka camp have been surviving on minimal food rations due to donor cutbacks.

By Enelless Nyale
Food crisis hits Malawi’s refugees
Article
/ 10 February 2016

Food crisis hits Malawi’s refugees

Prohibited from working, refugees at the overcrowded Dzaleka camp have been surviving on minimal food rations due to donor cutbacks.

By Enelless Nyale
Malawi’s Banda, arms firm rock the boat
Africa
/ 29 January 2016

Malawi’s Banda, arms firm rock the boat

Malawi has renegotiated a $145-million deal with SA’s Paramount group for patrol boats.

By Enelless Nyale
Editorial: Deal muddies the water
Article
/ 28 January 2016

Editorial: Deal muddies the water

Murky dealings around Lake Malawi interceptor boats order

By Editorial
Malawi’s Banda, arms firm rock the boat
Article
/ 28 January 2016

Malawi’s Banda, arms firm rock the boat

Malawi has renegotiated a $145-million deal with SA’s Paramount group for patrol boats.

By Enelless Nyale
Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets
Article
/ 4 December 2015

Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets

Health workers steal drugs that are bought by smugglers and sold to fearful "illegal" foreigners.

By Josephine Chinele and Bhekisisa Team
Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets
Article
/ 3 December 2015

Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets

Health workers steal drugs that are bought by smugglers and sold to fearful "illegal" foreigners.

By Josephine Chinele
Zambia: Up close with Africa’s finest
Article
/ 27 November 2015

Zambia: Up close with Africa’s finest

Two national parks – one in Zambia and one in Malawi – offer ­splendid game viewing at a ­variety of locations.

By Clyde Macfarlane
Malawi tobacco going up in smoke
Africa
/ 20 November 2015

Malawi tobacco going up in smoke

The Sadc country’s farmers feel trapped in a contract system they blame for low prices and growing debt in its tobacco industry.

By Josephine Chinele
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