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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
News
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.
News
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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