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Irrigation boost for Malawi farms (Afrigator)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11:00 GMT

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Malawi: AMPROC to Audit 60 Malawian Institutions (Afrigator)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:27:00 GMT

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One womans fight to ensure justice for child victims of abuse in Malawi (Afrigator)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:24:00 GMT

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Bridging the Internet Divide Between Rural and Urban Malawi (Afrigator)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:50:00 GMT

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Malawi: AMPROC to Audit 60 Malawian Institutions (Stories on Malawi)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:27:00 GMT

American Procurement Company Inc (Amproc), an American firm, which provides procurement audits in governments and private corporations, has won a deal to audit 60 institutions in Malawi. This will bring to six, the number of African countries the firm with its overall headquarters in Washington D.C, will be providing audit, monitoring and evaluation services. The others are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania,...

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One woman’s fight to ensure justice for child victims of abuse in Malawi (Stories on Malawi)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:24:00 GMT

BLANTYRE, Malawi, 27 August 2008 - Malawi’s justice system, like those in many other African nations, was designed to punish offenders, not to protect the victims. When the victims are children, a lack of protection can have distressing, if not catastrophic, results. The Chief Magistrate at the Blantyre Child Justice Court, Esmie Tembenu, hopes to improve this system. She has made it...

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MALAWI: Cheer and concern over ban on private sale of maize (Alertnet)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:59 GMT

Source: IRIN Ordinary Malawians, cheered by the prospect of cheaper food, have welcomed government's ban on the private trading of maize, but food security experts and businesses have expressed concern.

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Amajimbos gear up for Malawi clash (Stories on Malawi)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:42:00 GMT

The South African Under-17 team has advanced its preparations ahead of the Algeria 2009 African Championships first round, first leg qualifier against Malawi at Eldorado Park on Saturday afternoon. The Tebogo Moloi-coached Amajimbos are starting off their campaign in the first round after having been handed a bye in the preliminary round where Malawi overcame Mozambique. The South African...

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Malawi journalists drilled on water issues (Afrigator)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:52:00 GMT

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Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Tendai Mawunga from Pump Aid, Zimbabwe and Malawi (NextBillion.net)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:07:40 GMT

... GSBI . In the midst of the difficult and unstable situation in Zimbabwe, it recently re-located to Malawi where the elephant pump has been very successful since its introduction as a pilot project a few years ago. It has also experienced growing demand from households and is moving towards creating a fee-based social enterprise called WISH (Water, Irrigation, Sanitation and Hygiene) that...

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Irrigation boost for Malawi farms (Stories on Malawi)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has announced plans for a massive irrigation project to increase the country's food production. He said a green belt would be established along Lake Malawi, which straddles a third of the country. Although Malawi has huge supplies of fresh water, only 2% of the land is irrigated, experts say. Most farming is done on a small scale mainly by...

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Malawi journalists drilled on water issues (Stories on Malawi)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:52:00 GMT

Malawi National Commission for UNESCO’s Executive Secretary, Francis Mkandawire, said on Wednesday that there was need to strengthen the capacity of the media to support water education for sustainable development through effective, efficient and knowledgeable reporting on water issues. Speaking during a day-long meeting for mass media professionals on water issues in Lilongwe, he said citizens...

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Irrigation boost for Malawi farms (BBC News)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:53:17 GMT

President Mutharika announces plans for a massive irrigation project to boost Malawi's food production.

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Malawi hails progress after introduction of free ARVs (A Blog Apart...)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:39 GMT

Greater access to free medicine has helped slash Aids-related deaths in Malawi by 75 percent in the last four years, according to the government.

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Lake Malawi - Kande Beach, Malawi (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:51:04 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kande Beach, Malawi After a short drive from Chitimba we arrived at Kande Beach on Lake Malawi which was to be our home for the next 3 nights. Alex and I decided to upgrade to a bungalow for $20 a night and have a few decent nights sleep in a bed. After dinner we had a talk about the local area from Sammy who explained in full detail about...

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MALAWI: Boom Time for Tobacco Sales? (Stories on Malawi)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:27:00 GMT

Despite the anti-smoking lobby, championed by the World Health Organisation, that has threatened the future of the tobacco industry in many African countries, for the past two-years Malawi has experienced a boom in tobacco sales. Lameck Masina reports Last year's tobacco selling season, for the first time in seven years, saw the commodity fetch good prices on Malawi's auction floors....

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Malawi to begin irrigation farming to boost food: president (Stories on Malawi)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:29:00 GMT

Malawi, until recently a net importer of food, is to start irrigation farming to help boost food production and end hunger, President Bingu wa Mutharika said on Tuesday. The government will establish a green belt along its giant lake Malawi, which straddles one third of the country, Mutharika told reporters before departing for Norway to attend a conference on a green African revolution....

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Drugs 'slash' Malawi Aids deaths (Stories on Malawi)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Distributing anti-retroviral drugs in Malawi has led to a huge fall in Aids-related deaths, an official says. Mary Shawa told the Reuters news agency that 67% of those taking the ARV drugs are still alive. Malawi is among the countries worst affected by Aids, with about 7% of the 13m population affected. The World Health Organization estimates that 35% of those infected with HIV in Malawi...

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Amajimbos Gear Up for Malawi Clash (All Africa)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:38:07 GMT

The South African Under-17 team has advanced its preparations ahead of the Algeria 2009 African Championships first round, first leg qualifier against Malawi at Eldorado Park on Saturday afternoon.

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Uganda: Amproc Wins World Bank Contract (All Africa)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:42:11 GMT

The American Procurement Company (AMPROC) has won a World Bank-funded project to audit 60 government agencies in Malawi.

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