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    Who Will Carry on Chief Theresa Kachindamoto’s Fight Against Child Marriage?
    News
    18 August 2025

    Who Will Carry on Chief Theresa Kachindamoto’s Fight Against Child Marriage?

    The senior chief annulled thousands of child marriages in Malawi, sent girls back to school, and forced her country to reckon with harmful traditions.

    Malawi’s Refugee Crisis Deepens as UNHCR Scales Back Support
    News
    17 July 2025

    Malawi’s Refugee Crisis Deepens as UNHCR Scales Back Support

    As resources dry up, thousands of displaced families at Dzaleka, the Southern African country’s largest refugee camp, struggle with shrinking food rations, healthcare, and overcrowding.

    "We Are the Dream Diggers:" Poetry Becomes a Lifeline in Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp
    News
    02 July 2025

    "We Are the Dream Diggers:" Poetry Becomes a Lifeline in Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp

    Young refugees are using spoken word poetry to reclaim hope and inspire resilience.

    A collage of images, showing the band members of Songhoy Blues and other Malian musicians playing several traditional instruments, like the flute and the guitar.
    Latest
    17 January 2025

    Songhoy Blues’ ‘Héritage’ is a Beautiful Tribute to Malian Music of the Past and Present

    Successfully balancing music that makes you dance while raising awareness, the renowned band’s fourth album moves their signature “desert blues” into an acoustic, collaborative sound inspired by ethnic groups around the country.

    A still from Ubuthe Uzobuya.
    Film + TV
    05 December 2024

    What to Watch in Southern Africa This Month

    In this month’s movies and TV guide for Southern Africa, we have a sci-fi thriller, a documentary on the life of South African photographer Ernest Cole, and more.

    Farmer Takesure Chimbu arranges additional stones to the wall of the Kapotesa dam, which has run completely dry because of the El-Nino induced drought, in Mudzi on July 2, 2024.
    News
    25 September 2024

    Southern Africa’s Food Crisis is Still Ongoing

    Seventeen percent of the region’s entire population is affected by the crisis, according to the Southern African Development Community.

     A photo of Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima.
    News
    10 June 2024

    Malawi Vice President Confirmed Dead in Plane Crash

    Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima’s aircraft, missing since Monday, has been found “completely destroyed with no survivors,” President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says.

    A photo of Laura Schuerwegen in a white top, smiling as talks to someone in front of her.
    What It's Like To...
    15 May 2024

    What It's Like To...Run An Arts Festival In Malawi

    Even with minimal cash injections, Laura Schuerwegen and her team has successfully had four editions of the Zomba City Festival in the last four years.

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    News
    19 October 2023

    Malawi Mourns the Loss of Renowned Musician Thomas Chibade

    Malawi mourns the loss of its reggae and Afro-pop icon, Thomas Chibade, who has passed away at 37.

    Mourners stand behind coffins of their relatives during a mass funeral for mudslide victims at Chilobwe townships Naotcha Primary school camp in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 15, 2023
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    20 March 2023

    Malawi’s President Says Half the Country Damaged by Cyclone Freddy

    The death toll in Malawi has reached 447 people, with 282 residents missing and close to 400,000 people still displaced.

    Worst Cyclone In Southern Africa's History Kills 190
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    14 March 2023

    Worst Cyclone In Southern Africa's History Kills 190

    35 days in, and Tropical Storm Freddy has torn through Malawi and Mozambique, making it the region's longest lasting cyclone to date.

    Vinegar Pap Smear Saving Women’s Lives In Malawi
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    15 June 2021

    Vinegar Pap Smear Saving Women’s Lives In Malawi

    This simple diagnostic test is giving hope to thousands of women in Malawi.

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