insert_link South Africa S.A Deputy International Minister calls for funds to repatriate George building collapse victim South Africa's Deputy minister of International Relations, Alvin Botes, is calling on the private sector to assist families who lost their loved ones in the George building collapse with funds to repatriate the deceased. Of the 81 workers who were on site when the collapse happened last week Monday, 32 have died and 20 are still unaccounted for. Botes says some of the deceased workers are fromzi Zimbabwe, Malawi and […] todayMay 14, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Malawi’s school kids are using tablets to improve their reading and maths skills By Nicola Pitchford, University of Nottingham Malawi introduced free primary education in 1994. This has significantly improved access to schooling. However, the country – which is one of the poorest in the world – still faces a high learning poverty rate of 87%. Learning poverty is a measure of a child’s inability to meet minimum proficiency in reading, numeracy and other skills at the primary school level. […] todayMay 13, 2024 4
insert_link Oshiwambo Aa Malawi ya tidhwa ko Israel sho ya thigipo iilonga yawo yomoofalama Epangelo lya Malawi olyati Israel okwa tumuko aanilonga aa Malawi 12 mboka ya thigipo iilonga yawo yomoofalama . Momushangwa,ominista yuuyelele Moses Kunkuyu okwati aanilonga okwali yena oo visa dhokulonga moofalama dhontumba, ashike oya pogola ookondalaka dhawo,oku ka longa kombeka. Aa Malawi 12 oyeli mokati kaakwiilongo ya konda 40 mboka ya mangwapo omanga taya longo mombeka mo Tel Aviv oshiwike sha piti. Shiikwatelela ko BBC,Kunkuyu okwati kashili paveta kohi yoveta ya […] todayMay 8, 2024 4
insert_link Oshiwambo Aa Malawi ya mangwapo sho ya thigipo iilonga yawo yomoofalama mo Israel Aa Malawi oyendji oya mangwapo mo Israel sho ya thigipo iilonga yawo yomoofalama okuka konga iilonga yilwe mondoolopa. O BBC oya lopota kutya mboka ya mangwapo oyali oshitopolwa shongundu yaanilonga aakwiilongo 40 mboka ya thigipo iilonga yawo yomoofalama muumbangalantu wa Israel, yaka konge iilonga kobeka moshilando Bnei Brak,muuzilo wa Tel Aviv,shiikwatelela kominista yuuyelele ya Malawi Moses Kunkuyu. Kunkuyu ina holola ngele Malawi okuli mekwatathano nomalelo ga Israel moshinima shika,ashike okwiindiile […] todayMay 3, 2024 2
insert_link Environment Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power By Ehiaze Ehimen, Atlantic Technological University and Thomas Robin, Atlantic Technological University In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world’s lowest electricity access rates – just 14.1% of the total population have access to the main grid. In rural areas, the electrification access rate is even lower, estimated at 5.6% […] todayMay 2, 2024 9
insert_link Africa Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa: how they work and what they promise By Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021. Africa suffers more than any other region from malaria, with 94% of cases and 95% of deaths worldwide. This year two revolutionary malaria vaccines are being rolled out across the continent. Nadine Dreyer asks Jaishree Raman […] todayApril 23, 2024 14
insert_link Africa Insurance payouts expected for some Southern African drought hit countries A drought driven by the El Nino weather pattern is likely to trigger insurance payouts to four southern African countries that took out cover with an agency of the African Union. Bloomberg reports that Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique will receive payments at the end of the harvesting season, according to current projections, African Risk Capacity said in a statement but the payments are unlikely to meet regional needs. todayApril 22, 2024 9
insert_link Africa How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change By Helen Onyeaka, University of Birmingham A greater part of Africa’s population can’t afford a healthy diet than any other regional population. Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is caused by climate change, high levels of poverty, rapid population growth, low economic growth, inadequate infrastructure and conflicts. Women are the backbone of agricultural labour in the region. The problems of limited access to land, water and technology faced […] todayApril 18, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Have you ever suffered intimate partner abuse? We asked girls in Malawi and 40% said yes By Anthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center and Elita Chamdimba, University of Malawi Intimate partner violence starts early. Around one in four girls aged between 15 and 19 worldwide have already been subjected to physical or sexual violence. Girls who experience abuse in their childhood face increased and disproportionate levels of intimate partner violence later in life. Pregnant and parenting girls are even more exposed […] todayApril 8, 2024 2
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
