Biogeochemistry of mid-sized tropical river, Linthipe, Malawi: Effects of human activities on biogeochemistry of Linthipe River, Southern Lake Malawi Basin
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Marshal discusses Sex Workers Bill in Malawi: “Recent media reports pointing that the government intends to come up with a Sex Worker’s Bill with an aim of protecting sex workers in the country, shocked quite a few of us.”
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Report Examines HIV/AIDS Grant Funding HIV/AIDS program grants made by U.S.-based foundations totaled $618 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report by Funders Concerned About AIDS, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.
World Food Program (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Food or education? Public spending choices are never easy. But in Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, the choices are particularly stark. The government has made "food security" - which means making sure people have enough to eat - the top priority for government spending.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The second edition of Sadc Artists Aids Festival is scheduled for Lilongwe in Malawi starting on November 30 until December 6, 2009.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
My turn to write hence the delay. Were in Rio Ems asleep in our room and im sat on a bony stool typing this tough life. Since Em last wrote weve got through a fair bit but Zanzibar has to be one of the most amazing places weve been. I got ill on rice loads Uncle Ben had me over a barrel for a couple of nights. Actually we both got ill a fair bit at the start as Em got heatstroke that we
turenchi (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
In the draws conducted on Friday in Luanda, Angola, the tournament's opening game would be between host; Angola and the Eagles of Mali, while Malawi and Algeria are the other teams in the group with matches to be played in Luanda. The Group B pairing has Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso, in what looks like the group of death. Matches in Group B will be played in the city of Cabinda.
PLoS ONE (Free subscription) | yesterday
Background Comparing patterns of divergence among separate lineages or groups has posed an especially difficult challenge for biologists. Recently a new, conceptually simple methodology called the “ordered-axis plot” approach was introduced for the purpose of comparing patterns of diversity in a common morphospace. This technique involves a combination of principal components analysis (PCA)...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Maize is the main staple of Malawi. Made into a dish called nsima that i'm trying to learn how to make at the moment itrsquos rolled into balls by hand and dipped into a meat and vegetable relishes. Itrsquos also made into porridge for breakfast sweetened with sugar and milk and the traditional bread. Maize is also used to make a drink called Thobwa this makes it yoghurty and kind of grit
Italy Down Under (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Bob Clements, Australia * Former Executive Director, Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research * Former Chief of Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures ... President, Italian National Academy of Sciences * Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Paul Munyenyembe, Malawi * Head, Plant...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Should food or education be Malawi's priority?
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
As venues go, it's going to take something rather special to top this. I'm stood on the sandy shores of Lake Malawi, gentle waves lapping the beach, the night sky liberally peppered with twinkling stars reflected in the blue-black water. Even though it's past 10pm, anything more than shorts and a T-shirt is unbearable. Flip-flops are essential.
icWales (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Fran McConville has worked everywhere from Iraq to Malawi and Bangladesh, bringing healthcare to the poorest of the world’s poor. She talks to Rin Simpson about saving lives, surviving cyclones and how she ended up being interviewed by a supermodel
Global Visas News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Mother and daughter plea not to be deported to Malawi. See more Immigration News
Indygal Goes to Holyrood! (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
It's been a flurry of activity today and so much to tell but no time to tell it. You can read more about why the Mhango family should not be returned to Malawi here . Good news is that Michael Russell, the Minister for (lots of things including) External Affairs in the Scottish Government is concerned too and has asked his officials to make formal representations to Phil Woolas at the UKBA regarding...
Slog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BBC reports : Malawi is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world. Four years ago almost half its population depended on food aid from abroad for survival. But this year, Malawi has managed to feed itself and even export some maize to hard-pressed neighbours. This remarkable turnaround has been called the "Malawi Miracle". They call this a "miracle"!...
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