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Malawi issues 9 million national IDs in six months
Lilongwe - Malawi has for the first time after 50 years of its independence issued biometric national identity cards (IDs) to 9 million eligible citiz...
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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 Inst...
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'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 but not by name, the mil...
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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 ...
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#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 sexual harassm...
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Human rights activists in Malawi protest against domestic violence
Human rights activists took to the streets in Malawi capital, Lilongwe on Thursday to protest recent upsurge in incidents of domestic violence. In the...
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Human organisations urge Malawi to respect minority rights
As Malawi plans to conduct a public inquiry on Lesbian, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) citizens, two local human rights organisatio...
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Gays in Malawi dying to conform
Sexual minorities are living risky double life to conform to societal expectations, MERCY CHILONGO writes in Nation Newspaper. Call him Watipaso beca...
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Public inquiry on homosexuality in Malawi attracts mixed reactions
The announcement by the Malawi government to initiate a public inquiry on homosexuality laws has been received with mixed reactions. BRIAN LIGOMEKA wr...
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Sex work and the law – it’s complicated
Although sex workers around the world lobby for decriminalisation, sex work law remains controversial. CHERYL OVERS writes The question of whether fem...