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Malawi President Mutharika Honored for Food Security Polices.Malawi's president has been honored for his achievements in food security. The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network has given President Bingu wa Mutharika the first Food Policy ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 21:32
Women's Voice / Liu La Amayi - Malawi
Women's Voice is an indiginous non-profit and non-partisan human rights organisation which is devoted to promotion and protection of justice and welfare of women.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 13:26
TANZANIA: The downside of an economic boom
For two months of the year, James Lusago can count on a steady income from working in the rice fields of Pawaga, in the southwestern Tanzanian region of Iringa.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 05:06
Southern Africa: Harnessing the Zambezi
If the socio-economic development goals of the eight countries that share the Zambezi River basin are to be met, countries along the river should quickly implement plans towards managing water resources in an ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 21:05
Southern Africa: Harnessing the Zambezi
If the socio-economic development goals of the eight countries that share the Zambezi River basin are to be met, countries along the river should quickly implement plans towards managing water resources in an efficient, effective and sustainable manner.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Dec-2008 20:44
Malawi: Early infant HIV diagnosis helps save lives
With a prick in the heel of her tiny foot, six-week-old Daudi is the having a test to see if she, like her mother, is living with the HIV virus.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 05:46
Christmas cheer for Malawi's Mary and Joseph?
Their names are Mary and Joseph and they have a newborn child. But for this Malawian family this is a time of worry and not of cheer.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 21:44
Police Stop March in Support of Joy Radio
On 26 November 2008, police stopped a march by concerned listeners of Joy Radio who wanted to deliver a petition to the district commissioner calling for the radio station to be allowed to go back on air.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 21:07
Malawi: HIV Laws Put Women in the Line of Fire
A woman in Malawi left her husband after years of abuse. He found her and raped her, an act not criminalised in Malawi when it occurs within marriage.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 09:36
Give a child water for life this Christmas
Your typical blockbuster movie opens with what's called "an establishing shot": a broad prairie, maybe, beneath a wide sky.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 21:27
Malawi's President awarded UN prize for enhancing nation's food security
The President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, has been honoured by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for his efforts in achieving food security and in transforming the economy of his nation, ...
Source : Topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 21:25
Malawi: President Awarded UN Prize for Enhancing Nation's Food Security
The President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, has been honoured by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for his efforts in achieving food security and in transforming the economy of his nation, among the poorest in Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Nov-2008 19:14
Malawi: Country Get Cash to Travel
The Malawi Under-20 national team have solved their financial crisis and begun their journey to Kimberley to participate in the Metropolitan Cosafa Youth Championship at the weekend.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Nov-2008 11:47
Adamson Muula, 'Are Educational Standards Going Down?'
Malawi's education system (primary, secondary and tertiary) has experienced a number of changes and faced challenges prompting those concerned to ask whether standards are going down or not.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Nov-2008 10:30
MALAWI: Malawi: Adamson Muula, 'Are educational standards going down?'
BLANTYRE,, 26 November 2008 - Malawi's education system has experienced a number of changes and faced challenges prompting those concerned to ask whether standards are going down or not.
Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 20:18
MALAWI: Malawi: Adamson Muula, "Are educational standards going down?"
BLANTYRE, Wednesday, November 26, 2008 (IRIN) - Malawi's education system (primary, secondary and tertiary) has experienced a number of changes and faced challenges prompting those concerned to ask whether standards are going down or not.
Source : irinnews.org | 27-Nov-2008 17:09
Team Has No Funds for SA Trip
The Malawi Under-20 national team, to participate in the Metropolitan COSAFA Youth Championship in Kimberley at the weekend, is still in limbo as the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has no funds to send the team to the annual tournament.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-Nov-2008 11:44
Uganda: China to Hang Four Ugandans
FOUR Ugandans have been sentenced to death in south China's Guangdong Province, after being convicted of drug smuggling.
Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 07:15
An encounter with Aids
The sun sets behind Ukerewe Nansio Islands of Lake Victoria; from a distance Judith Atieno Charles stares helplessly as she says goodbye to her departed husband.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 16:22
Elections Get Ugly for Women
Malawi's primary elections are getting ugly for women candidates. Shoving, derogatory songs and being pelted with stones are just some of the intimidating tactics aimed at discouraging women from contesting the primary elections that will select candidates for the parliamentary polls in May 2009.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 17:33
POLITICS-MALAWI: Elections Get Ugly For Women
LILONGWE, Malawi, Nov 24 - Malawi's primary elections are getting ugly for women candidates.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 16:06
Malawi: Radio Station Shut Down for a Second Time
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has shut down Joy Radio for the second time after the High Court in Blantyre lifted an injunction the radio station obtained on 17 October 2008. The injunction restrained MACRA from closing the station on accusations of breaching licence conditions, failing to comply with the provisions of the Communications Act and for effectively transferring its ownership into the hands of politicians.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 12:17
NZ pilot injured in plane crash in Botswana
A New Zealand pilot was injured when his Cessna 206 carrying five passengers crashed in the Okavango Delta in Botswana yesterday.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 02:25
One year on, the battle is still far from victory
When Shitindi Samuel celebrated his 37th birthday this year, unlike the previous years, this time around, his heart was clouded with a nightmare, fearing that he might not survive to see his next birthday.
Source : Topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 21:22
Malawi: Charges Against Journalist Dismissed
Media Institute of Southern Africa PRESS RELEASE 21 November 2008 The Magistrate's Court in Lilongwe acquitted Nation Publications journalist Maxwell Ng'ambi of the charge of providing false information to a ...
Source : Topix.net | 22-Nov-2008 21:09
Charges Against Journalist Dismissed
The Magistrate's Court in Lilongwe acquitted Nation Publications journalist Maxwell Ng'ambi of the charge of providing false information to a public officer. Ng'ambi was arrested on 17 May 2008 at Maula Prison where he was suspected of planning to interview a former speaker and minister of education, Sam Mpasu, who is serving a jail term.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Nov-2008 18:50
Malawi: New Efforts for Citizen Power
Inter Press Service 21 November 2008 Pilirani Semu-Banda Lilongwe Civil society organisations in Malawi are keen on the newly introduced Governance and Transparency Fund which, they hope, will provide people ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 19:31
AFRICA: World crises ?must not detract from poverty eradication?
ADDIS ABABA Friday, November 21, 2008 (IRIN) - Initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty in Africa must continue, despite global financial, food, energy and environmental crises, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, said on 20 November.
Source : irinnews.org | 21-Nov-2008 17:20
Malawi: New Efforts for Citizen Power
Civil society organisations in Malawi are keen on the newly introduced Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) which, they hope, will provide people with more power to ensure that there is proper governance and transparency in the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 21-Nov-2008 17:10
When a dog bites you
Rabies is a life threatening disease caused by a virus found in the saliva of infected animals like dogs, but in Uganda, there is only one centre where one can be treated, writes Lulu Jemimah On Saturday 15, ...
Source : Topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 07:26
Africa: Big Brother Africa 3 - is Malawi Going to Clean Up?
An extract from the article, 'Why Hazel Should Win', by Tashi Tagg on her TVSA blog.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 19:06
Fuel stations run dry
By Chris Kiwawulo and Conan Businge THE fuel shortage has worsened, forcing dealers to raise pump prices and ration the products.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Nov-2008 07:17
MALAWI: Planning for a disaster
The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 03:20
City wetlands face extinction due to heavy encroachment
Kampala As recently as the mid-1990s, considerable parts of Kinawataka near Mbuya in Kampala constituted a bustling wetland that was fed by five streams and commanded a vast catchment area stretching from the ...
Source : Topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 19:13
MALAWI: Planning for a disaster
LILONGWE Monday, November 17, 2008 (IRIN) - The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season.
Source : irinnews.org | 17-Nov-2008 17:50
Suruma faces fresh trouble
Finance Minister Ezra Suruma again finds himself in a position where he has to answer questions as to his judgement in the way he uses public office, this time over why he reportedly asked the ministry to ...
Source : Topix.net | 15-Nov-2008 18:57
NDC `soldiers` go haywire in Cape CoastPounce on Capevars students over vote transfer
Dr. Tony Aidoo, NDC leading member , Ex-President J. J. Rawlings, Founder, NDC The vigilanCE of members of the National Democratic Congress , together with some Cape Coasters yesterday prevented a number of ...
Source : Topix.net | 13-Nov-2008 18:36
GLOBAL: Tight belts, tough choices for charities
NEW YORK Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations face tough choices if the global financial crisis affects their income, as some analysts predict. Although it is too soon to predict the full impact of the crisis on funding, some agencies told IRIN they were reviewing possible cutbacks and some have started tightening their belts.
Source : irinnews.org | 13-Nov-2008 18:00
Malawi: Medic Charged With Unauthorised Drug Trials
Police have arrested a hospital technician on charges of conducting unauthorised and unsupervised chemotherapy drug trials on cancer-suffering HIV/AIDS patients in a hospital in southern Malawi.
Source : AllAfrica | 13-Nov-2008 15:00
GLOBAL: Emergency education gains ground
DAKAR Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian policy-makers have endorsed internationally-agreed standards on rebuilding education sectors shattered by crises, in a move experts say shows that education is increasingly being regarded as life-saving.
Source : irinnews.org | 13-Nov-2008 13:00
Uganda: Only DDT Will Eradicate Malaria in Country
While much of the world managed to eradicate malaria in the mid-20th century, Sub-Saharan Africa did not. Africa bears the greatest burden of malaria both in human and economic costs.
Source : AllAfrica | 13-Nov-2008 11:17
MALAWI: Trying to alleviate the burden of the old
The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the ...
Source : Topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 18:27
Trying to Alleviate the Burden of the Old
The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the burden they carry.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Nov-2008 17:00
MALAWI: Trying to alleviate the burden of the old
BLANTYRE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the burden they carry.
Source : irinnews.org | 11-Nov-2008 16:11
GLOBAL: G20 "must stand by aid pledges"
NEW YORK Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Leaders of the top 20 industrial and big emerging-market countries will be asked to reaffirm their commitments to development assistance at the emergency summit on 15 November convened by President George W Bush to address the global financial crisis.
Source : IRIN | 11-Nov-2008 12:50
DRC: What will stop the fighting?
JOHANNESBURG Monday, November 10, 2008 (IRIN) - A pledge by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to compliment UN peacekeeping forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with SADC soldiers does not take account of the regional body's limited military capacity, a military analyst told IRIN.
Source : irinnews.org | 10-Nov-2008 19:20