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Malawi

Scribes of freedom: Southern African literature works for a just society
Opinion
/ 3 September 2024

Scribes of freedom: Southern African literature works for a just society

From critiques of apartheid to reflections on post-colonial identity, Southern African literature has chronicled the region’s history and shaped its trajectory to a just society

By Chikumbutso Ndaferankhande
Climate financing crucial for Malawi’s agricultural sector
Opinion
/ 23 August 2024

Climate financing crucial for Malawi’s agricultural sector

Investments must prioritise climate-resilient infrastructure and climate-smart practices in predominantly subsistence-farming countries

By Leleti Maluleke
Malawi High Commission – Request for expression of interest
Partner Content
/ 23 August 2024

Malawi High Commission – Request for expression of interest

For consultancy  services, to provide contract documentation and  supervision of rehabilitation works of staff houses in Pretoria and Johannesburg 

By Partner Content
Who will police the police in Malawi?
Africa
/ 21 August 2024

Who will police the police in Malawi?

A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency

By Josephine Chinele and The Continent
The Malawi we hoped for wasn’t delivered in 2020
Opinion
/ 4 July 2024

The Malawi we hoped for wasn’t delivered in 2020

The next elections are due in September 2025, but will the next government enable the country to overcome its economic hardships?

By Tsogololathu Itaye
Malawi vice-president, nine others, killed in plane crash
Africa
/ 11 June 2024

Malawi vice-president, nine others, killed in plane crash

The military plane carrying Saulos Chilima and nine others disappeared on Monday

By Jack Mcbrams
Climate change disasters have a psychological toll that is ignored
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

Climate change disasters have a psychological toll that is ignored

As climate change disasters start to pile up across Southern Africa, the role of social workers in disaster management becomes more critical

By Tsogololathu Itaye
Malawi is on the wrong side of history again
Opinion
/ 23 April 2024

Malawi is on the wrong side of history again

The country opened its embassy in Tel Aviv while Israel continues to bomb Gaza

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Climate crisis pushes Malawi food farmers into starvation
Africa
/ 15 April 2024

Climate crisis pushes Malawi food farmers into starvation

The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño

By Jack Mcbrams and The Continent
Israel is recruiting Malawian workers
Africa
/ 10 December 2023

Israel is recruiting Malawian workers

The Middle Eastern country needs its workers to stay in the army, but
it also needs to keep its economy going

By Jack Mcbrams
62 Joburg fire corpses still unidentified
National
/ 7 September 2023

62 Joburg fire corpses still unidentified

City officials this week started raiding buildings that have been hijacked in an effort to curb illegal occupation

By Umamah Bakharia
How to unlock the untapped potential of SA’s women entrepreneurs
Thought Leader
/ 2 September 2023

How to unlock the untapped potential of SA’s women entrepreneurs

The journey to empowering women’s entrepreneurship will not be achieved by any one isolated approach

By Thobile Radebe and Mark Smith
War memorials, a cautionary memory bank for peace
Thought Leader
/ 21 July 2023

War memorials, a cautionary memory bank for peace

South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service

By Claire Horton
Four SADC countries scrap cell phone roaming charges
Africa
/ 21 June 2023

Four SADC countries scrap cell phone roaming charges

The Southern African Development Community states have joined other regions on the continent as countries begin to merge their digital economies

By bird story agency
Families trucked off to prison in Malawi crackdown on expatriates
Africa
/ 24 May 2023

Families trucked off to prison in Malawi crackdown on expatriates

Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society

By Jack Mcbrams
Malawi cholera outbreak: consequences of under-investment in water in Africa
Opinion
/ 15 May 2023

Malawi cholera outbreak: consequences of under-investment in water in Africa

Financing water is generally a low priority in most African countries, amounting to about $10-$19 billion/year

By Deborah Muheka and Teresa Temweka Chirwa-Ndanga
Cyclone Freddy leaves trail of destruction in Malawi
Africa
/ 21 March 2023

Cyclone Freddy leaves trail of destruction in Malawi

The people of that country paid the price of climate changed fuelled by, among others, the petro-chemical industry that has declared record profits

By Josephine Chinele and Golden Matonga, The Continent
Russia’s fertiliser gift for Malawi comes with a catch
Africa
/ 18 March 2023

Russia’s fertiliser gift for Malawi comes with a catch

Moscow is giving fertiliser to Malawi in exchange for support for ending the global sanctions imposed on it

By Golden Matonga
The whistleblower’s burden: How a life is dragged into chaos
Opinion
/ 2 March 2023

The whistleblower’s burden: How a life is dragged into chaos

A Malawian accountant has paid a heavy price for blowing the whistle on corrupt oil deals and trade-based money laundering in South Sudan

By John G Clarke
From blindness to sight – celebrating Malawi’s progress on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
Opinion
/ 30 January 2023

From blindness to sight – celebrating Malawi’s progress on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Eliminating diseases has a knock-on effect, boosting health, education and employment and transforming lives and communities

By Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera
The missionary accused of sexual abuse
Africa
/ 25 January 2023

The missionary accused of sexual abuse

A Dutch citizen is facing multiple criminal charges in Malawi. Now, he is pursuing an unlikely legal defence — as a protector of gay rights

By Olivier van Beemen
Africa’s energy crisis leaves continent in the dark
Africa
/ 20 January 2023

Africa’s energy crisis leaves continent in the dark

Over-reliance on ageing and ailing colonial infrastructure leaves over 40% of the continent’s population without electricity

By Marko Phiri
Malawi vice-president charged in corruption investigation
Africa
/ 28 November 2022

Malawi vice-president charged in corruption investigation

The long-running inquiry is finally netting some big fish, including a former head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau

By Golden Matonga
Dearth of foreign currency drives Malawi’s fuel shortage
Africa
/ 26 November 2022

Dearth of foreign currency drives Malawi’s fuel shortage

With its tobacco dollars going up in smoke, the country is struggling to keep its petrol-starved cars on the road

By Golden Matonga
Malawi refugees in bitter fight against relocation
Africa
/ 10 October 2022

Malawi refugees in bitter fight against relocation

The Malawi government has said asylum-seekers will no longer be allowed to live outside the country’s only and heavily congested camp

By Golden Matonga
The Zulu kingdom should develop customary law to keep the peace
Opinion
/ 5 September 2022

The Zulu kingdom should develop customary law to keep the peace

Developing the common law of amaZulu will help bring about a peaceful resolution to succession and land conflicts

By Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
Inform people about climate change to reduce conflict, violence with migrants in South Africa
Opinion
/ 6 August 2022

Inform people about climate change to reduce conflict, violence with migrants in South Africa

The country is ill-equipped to respond to the devastation caused by the climate crisis and must develop mitigation strategies

By Sabina Taderera
The second coming of Shepherd Bushiri
Africa
/ 20 June 2022

The second coming of Shepherd Bushiri

The so-called prophet is now building an expansive hotel complex on the shores of Lake Malawi

By Jack Mcbrams
The kwacha has once again been devalued
Africa
/ 6 June 2022

The kwacha has once again been devalued

Faced with a shortage of forex and an economic slump for which it needs an International Monetary Fund loan, Malawi has deliberately weakened its own currency

By Josephine Chinele
Former Malawi president’s graft trial gets the green light
Africa
/ 30 May 2022

Former Malawi president’s graft trial gets the green light

Bakili Muluzi will face corruption charges for pocketing funding that was meant to build a new hospital

By Jack Mcbrams
Afrophobia: The violence of the letter R
Africa
/ 7 April 2022

Afrophobia: The violence of the letter R

When the infrastructure breaks, the social fabric frays, rape escalates and taps run dry, we curse the foreigner, who is always from another African country

By Hugo ka Canham
Eradicating wild polio would eradicate so much tragedy
Opinion
/ 23 March 2022

Eradicating wild polio would eradicate so much tragedy

Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted efforts to combat vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio

By Matshidiso Moeti
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