Agriculture

Youth HIV advocates warn that poverty and lack of access leave Malawian girls at high risk of HIV, calling for holistic programmes addressing inequality, services, and education are urgently needed to protect young women.

Malawi has confirmed two cholera cases in Lilongwe and Balaka as the rainy season begins. Health experts warn the situation exposes persistent gaps in water and sanitation, urging early action, vigilance and sustained prevention to avoid a wider outbreak.

Economic Expert has warned that unless pricing policies are aligned with market realities, similar distortions will continue, worsening food insecurity and putting further pressure on the country’s fragile economy.

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) – a leading banking institution in Malawi – has expressed commitment to providing startup capital to artisanal and small-scale miners to facilitate growth of the sector.

Mchinji District Agriculture Extension Coordination Committee (DAECC) has stressed the need for strong relationships and collaboration among stakeholders to sustain agriculture initiatives being implemented in the district.

A little known woman, Letina Kamwamba, has dragged Leader of Opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential aspirant, Kondwani Nankhumwa, to court over child maintenance issues.