Lawmakers in Malawi annul mandatory testing in HIV Bill
Lawmakers in Malawi have scrapped off coercive and criminalising provisions that threatened human rights in HIV Prevention and Management Bill. The Bill, which dates back […]
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New insights into HIV provide hope of finding vaccine
Progress is being made to understand the immune mechanisms that contribute to manufacturing new antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV, writes THUMBI NDUNG’U in The Conversation […]
Malawi: One volunteer defies odds by teaching 7 classes alone
Education crisis. A school with seven classes in the rural part of Blantyre in southern Malawi has only one teacher. How does he teach the […]
Daunting task to fix economy awaits Zimbabwe’s new leaders
Political change is now inevitable; the first task for any new leaders will be solving Zimbabwe’s economic crisis, writes BY DEREK MATYSZAK of Institute for Security […]
‘Zimbabwe military acts in defence of founding values’
A lot is being said by the action taken by the military in Zimbabwe. While many are describing the action as a coup in action […]
Malawi: Opposition leader asked to offer solutions instead of ranting
A local governance group, Malawi Watch has slammed Malawi opposition leader for concentrating on ranting instead of offering alternative policies and solutions. The group has […]
Africa: Research shows HIV remission is possible
The cure for HIV and AIDS may not be found this year or next year but there is hope as research shows HIV remission is […]
Churches in Malawi back proposed abortion bill
Good tidings! The mainstream religious communities in Malawi have endorsed the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill. Oh yes, genuine signatures of religious leaders who okayed […]
#MeToo! Men should fight gender-based violence
The pain and anger of more than a million people who tweeted #MeToo in the last week have crowded social media with personal stories of […]
Vampire rumours force United Nations staff out of southern Malawi
Rumours of blood-sucking vampires in southern Malawi have unexpected consequences. Six people killed. 35 arrested. UN staff withdrawn from affected districts. Tourism hit. Rumours of […]