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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
A three-day Lake of Stars International Music Festival kicks off in the lake resort district of Salima, 70 km southeast of the Malawi capital of Lilongwe, on Friday. According to festival organiser Harry Gibbs, the event seeks to promote Malawian music and tourism on the international market. "The event provides travellers and Malawians alike with the opportunity to enjoy incredible live music in an...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
My tummy bug slowly cleared and i took a lift in the back of a truck that a german family had hired to get to chipoka to meet the ferry on friday. The truck was 2 hours late arriving leaving barely enough time to get to the port. It then ran out of petrol in the middle of lilongwe and we had to push it to a petrol station. Arrived at chipoka just before 4 when the boat was supposed to be leavin
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Unicef (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
LILONGWE, Malawi, 8 October 2008 – The nondescript building could pass for any other, except on Saturday mornings, when it is transformed into a beehive of activity by children. They sing 'Let Us Be Glad and Dance', their voices reaching a delightful crescendo, their joy a world away from the sorrow that defines many of their lives.
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Unicef (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
LILONGWE, Malawi, 6 October 2008 – From a distance, Miteme Junior Primary School looks like a marketplace with vendors in school uniform. On close inspection, one realizes this is a school without a single classroom. Classes one to five are all held under trees; only class five has desks.
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
LILONGWE, 1 October 2008 (PlusNews) - A chronic lack of healthcare workers in Malawi has crippled the health system, but a different way of doing things has alleviated the shortages, bringing new players to the field. Many Malawian doctors and nurses head to wealthier countries in search of greener pastures, so the government has been forced to come up with a plan driven by an idea known as "task shifting",...
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Unicef (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
LILONGWE, Malawi, 25 September 2008– For the first time in Malawi's history, 25,000 communities will soon receive personalized letters from the Minister of Health and other national leaders. The letters contain messages promoting child survival and development.
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Hon. Patricia Kaliati symbolically posts a letter to mark the official launch of the ‘Letter to the Community’ campaign promoting child survival in Malawi. LILONGWE, Malawi, 25 September 2008 – For the first time in Malawi’s history, 25,000 communities will soon receive personalized letters from the Minister of Health and other national leaders. The letters contain messages promoting child survival...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Our journey to Zomba was not without adventure. We filled a small pickup truck with the three of us a driver Zenaida our representative from Zomba Mental Hospital Thomas the HR manager and a policeman who had spent a few days in Lilongwe following up a case. All our oversized western baggage filled up the back and we had small bags on our laps. We made our way to the VSO Lilongwe guesthouse in
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Consul-At-Arms (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
From my archive of press clippings: Reuters UK Madonna expected in Malawi Tue Apr 1, 2008 9:26pm BST LILONGWE (Reuters) - American pop star Madonna is due back in Malawi next week for what is expected to be a final court ruling on whether she can adopt a child from the southern African country, airport officials said on Tuesday. A senior official at Lilongwe International Airport told
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
The Malawi Post Corporation (MPC)’s Postmaster General, Joseph Chiusiwa, on Tuesday said that the country\’s traditional mail volume has declined by two percent annually due to, among other things, the use of advanced communication technology. He told APA in Lilongwe that this was due to uses of electronic modes of communication like the internet, fax and mobile phones where short messages are used...
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
THIS IS THE LORD’S DOING AND IT’S MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES. GLOBAL YOUTH MISSION TEAMS. Sitting in the balcony of the Lilongwe Pentecostal church, suddenly I saw the first bus full of young people. These were not Malawians but Canadians! Looking up to the sky I said thank you Lord! A few minutes later the church was filled with these energetic young people with the passion to share about Christ. This...
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and other donor partners have contributed US$21 million in support of the 2009 Malawi presidential and parliamentary elections process, APA learnt here Tuesday. Speaking to journalists in Lilongwe on Tuesday, UNDP Resident Representative Joseph Mugore said the funding will enable the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to run future elections more effectively. "We...
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Tomorrow and Thursday IOM will host consultations in Lilongwe, Malawi on HIV dynamics and responses in the commercial agriculture, transport and informal cross border trade sectors - all of which are characterized by mobility and migration. The consultations, which are co-hosted by the Government of Malawi, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the UN World...
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Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Madalitso Kateta, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi Photo: Roel Burglar Malawian children appealed to the government to review policies that would make more anti-retroviral drugs available to HIV/AIDS positive children. They said adults have been given preference at the expense of them. The call was made at the close of the 7th Malawi Children's Parliament in Lilongwe. A resolution passed by...