Malawi police are accused of sexually assaulting 17 women during election protests
The worms have destroyed crops for a quarter million farming families
Since the start of the rainy season in November, the worms have destroyed crops for a quarter million farming families
Government questions validity of report and police say they are conducting their own inquiry into the alleged rape of eight women, and the sexual assault of others
Authorities hope the devices will protect albinos from attacks by people who believe their body parts have magical powers; critics doubt the alarms will be effective due to their limited range
Malawi is distributing personal security alarms to people with albinism, a condition that causes whitening of the skin from lack of pigmentation. Malawi authorities hope the alarms will prevent deadly attacks on albinos by people who believe their body parts have magical powers. But the alarms have only a limited range, raising doubts about their effectiveness. Lameck Masina reports from Lilongwe.
Malawian migrant workers in South Africa are estimated at 100,000 or more, driven there by low incomes at home and the prospect of better jobs abroad
Malawian migrant workers in South Africa are estimated at 100,000 or more
The founder of a Malawian maternity clinic for poor women says it has set a record - delivering more than 8,800 babies with not a single death of mother or child. For her efforts improving access to safe childbirth, Charity Salima has become known as "Malawi's Florence Nightingale," the English founder of modern nursing. Lameck Masina reports from Lilongwe.
The founder of a Malawian maternity clinic for poor women says it has set a record - delivering more than 8,800 babies with not a single death of mother or child. For her efforts to improve access to safe childbirth, Charity Salima has become known as "Malawi's Florence Nightingale," the English founder of modern nursing. Lameck Masina reports from Lilongwe.
Charity Salima, dubbed 'Malawi’s Florence Nightingale,' says her clinic delivered more than 8,800 babies with not a single death of mother or child
President Peter Mutharika has offered to negotiate with opposition, but opposition parties say president is illegitimate and should step aside
Rights campaigners say they have evidence of sexual harassment, rape and torture of women during recent post-election demonstrations
Teachers say they were not prepared for the massive rise in student enrollment, leaving schools without adequate infrastructure, teachers, and supplies
Malawi is struggling to provide free primary education it introduced 25 years ago to give all children a basic education. Teachers say they were not prepared for the massive rise in student enrollment, leaving schools without adequate infrastructure, teachers, and supplies. Charities have stepped-in to address the problem, as Lameck Masina reports from Nkhatabay district, in northern Malawi.
Poverty forces Malawi women to exchange sex for fish
Along the shores of Lake Malawi, poverty and food shortages are chronic problems, due to a declining fish catches in the lake. Women facing hunger, or trying to feed their families, sometimes resort to having sex with fishermen in order to get something to eat. Lameck Masina has the story from the town of Mangochi.
Environmental NGO in Malawi works to reduce the flood of plastic waste
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