Chancy Namadzunda
Citizen based in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Joined on May 31, 2010
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They may differ in ideologies and some beliefs, but when it comes to fighting the deadly HIV /AIDS pandemic, the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) and Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi (QMAM) have united to counter attack the pandemic.
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On Tuesday afternoon, some Malawians flocked to Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) to welcome the Nigerian actor, Desmond Elliot, who is in the country for an almost week-long performance.
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A local company, Solar Charge Malawi has joined the government in the budge of electrifying the rural areas using solar energy.
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Zain Malawi, one of the country’s leading telecommunications company, has set 2013 as a year which the rural areas will have quality telecommunications services.
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Lilongwe is the largest city in Malawi with 670,000 people growing by a rate of 4.3 percent per year, one of the makes fastest growing regions in the country. But with that growth comes major challenges dealing with waste management.
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According to Water Aid, an international non-governmental group, the biggest killer of children under five in Africa is diarrhea and it's in danger of being overlooked at this week’s African Union summit in Uganda.
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Climate change is one of the most serious threats to poor rural people, putting them at risk of hunger which in turn makes it very difficult to progress out of extreme poverty.
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The amendment of the Employment Act by the Malawi Parliament has not gone well with the Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) which has said it does not offer employees better benefits.
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The Malawi Parliament has passed the Child Care, Protection and Justice Bill number 7 of 2010 which was tabled by Gender, Women and Child welfare Minister, Patricia Kaliati.
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Bhrti Airtel, one of the largest mobile companies in the world, which has recently acquired African operations of Zain, will inject $100 million in network expansion in Malawi.
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Lilongwe -
Mwalimba is an 80 year-old farmer in Gomani Village, T/A Simphasi in Mchinji district, 100km away from Malawi’s capital City, Lilongwe. She talks about being affected by the climate.
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Malawi may soon start using DDT, an organochlorine pesticide, as a precaution in its fight against malaria in the country.
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Lilongwe -
Malawi president and Africa Union Chair Bingu wa Mutharika said donors should advocate, support and promote rights of children who are critical to the country’s future that fight for gay rights.
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Lilongwe -
The British High Commissioner to Malawi Fergus Cochrane-Dyet has said his country cannot manage just to give monetary assistance to Malawi and take no interest on it because, “money does not grow in trees in UK”
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A report on labour standards has shown that there are 1.4 million child workers in Malawi, especially in tea plantations and domestic servitude.
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Lilongwe -
Zain’s award-winning One Network mobile telecommunications services has been expanded to South Africa to enable customers travelling to the country to be treated as local customer in terms of pricing while retaining home country service functionalities
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Lilongwe -
Just a few days after the pardon, Malawi’s first openly gay couple, Steven Monjeza and Tionge Chimbalanga, has split up. Monjeza intends to marry a woman.
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Lilongwe -
Malawi registered an increase in tourists from 742,000 tourists in 2008 to 752, 000 tourists in 2009 representing 1.5 percent increase, according to Malawi government's Annual Economic Report for 2010.
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A preliminary assessment report on the food situation in Malawi released last week by Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) shows that in May there were 718, 000 people that were food insecure in 8 districts of southern Malawi.
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A clinical trial for a vaccine on HIV-related pneumonia which was conducted in Malawi shows that the vaccine has high chances of offering protection to adults infected with HIV in Africa.
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