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Tag Archives: Malawi

20Oct/17

Malawi ‘vampirism’ mania spreads

October 20, 2017ReligionArticles, Blantyre, Chikumbu, Christy Namate, Commonwealth republics, Corporeal undead, Country: Malawi, Country: Mozambique, Culture, Damiano Mtaka, Esnat Kondani, Geography of Africa, John Paul, Least developed countries, Malawi, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Mischek Nganga, Mozambique, Mulanje, Mulanje District, Peter Mutharika, Phalombe, Province/State: Mulanje District, Reighard Chavula, Religion, Shapeshifting, Undead, Vampire, Witchcraftsmbale

Since September, a vampire scare has triggered mob violence in Malawi that has killed at least eight people accused of being blood suckers including two killings reported in the second city, Blantyre on Thursday (October 19). The vampire rumours appear to have originated in neighbouring Mozambique, although it was not clear what had sparked them. Belief in witchcraft is widespread in rural Malawi and authorities say they are struggling to convince the population that the vampire rumours are anything but true.
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21Mar/17

After tasting success at home, Malawi winery looks to foreign markets

March 21, 2017Food and DrinkAging of wine, Alcoholic drinks, Australia, Australian wine, Canada, Canadian wine, Company: LINGA, Country: Malawi, Country: United Kingdom, Economy of Malawi, Fermented drinks, Food and drink, Fruit wine, Hospitality/Recreation, LILONGWE, Linga, Malawi, Personal life, Purchase for Progress, Rose, Thereza Kamphulusa, Timothy Ngwira, United Kingdom, United States, White wine, Wine, Wine from the United Kingdomsmbale

Linga fruit wines are produced from eight types of fruits locally grown by smallholder farmers in Malawi. The fruit wine brand started in 2006, has grown popular at home over the years and has now found its market in the United Kingdom with prospects the demand could grow to other countries in the future.

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07Feb/17

Madonna allowed to adopt two Malawian children

February 7, 2017CelebrityAfrica, American women in business, Annie Chikhwaza, Country: Malawi, David Banda, Francis Maguire, Geography of Africa, Human Interest, James, Madonna, Maguire, Malawi, Music, Musicians, Social Issuessmbale

Madonna has been granted permission to adopt two more children from Malawi after the country’s High Court gave its approval. Francis Maguire reports. Continue reading →

26Dec/16

Some Africans to remember from 2016

December 26, 2016WorldAfrica, Cape Town, Carlos Augusto de Rosario, Commonwealth republics, Countries, DEDZA, Electronic dance music, Faakhir Bestman, Geography of Africa, Hassan al-Turabi, Least developed countries, Machel, Malawi, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Mozambique, Omar al-Bashir, Portugal, Pretoria, Prodigy, Samora Machel, South Africa, Sudan, Theresa Kachindamotosmbale

A chief that ends marriages, a 12-year-old boy who is a ballet dance prodigy and an opposition leader’s death that was expected to change the landscape of politics in Sudan – just some of the people that made headlines in Africa in 2016.

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07Aug/16

Sun-dried – simple technology helps Malawian traders improve fish market

August 7, 2016Food and DrinkAquatic ecology, Fish, Food and drink, Food preservation, Ichthyology, International Development Research Centre, Jennifer Mussa, Lake Malawi, Lakes, Malawi, Mangani Katundu, Meke Maulana, Seafood, Smoking, Water, Zambia, ZOMBAsmbale

Traders in southern Malawi are being encouraged to effectively process their fish and increase incomes by using solar tents to dry fish. Researchers say the innovation provides a more conducive environment for drying fish rather than putting them out in the open which exposes fish to contamination and predators.

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29Mar/16

Malawi struggles to host thousands of Mozambicans escaping violence.

March 29, 2016WarCommonwealth republics, Company: Reuters, Continents, Countries, Country: Malawi, FRELIMO, Geography of Africa, Least developed countries, LILONGWE, Malawi, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Mia Seppo, Mozambique, MWANZA, Politics, RENAMO, Republics, United Nations, War/Conflictsmbale

Hundreds of Mozambicans continue to cross over the border into neighbouring Malawi as they escape fighting between rebels and government forces in the country’s west. The UN is increasing support to cater for a growing number of affected civilians.

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11Feb/16

Malawi grapples with hunger years after grain surplus

February 11, 2016EnvironmentAgriculture, Articles, Cecilia Kaziputa, City: Lilongwe, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: Malawi, Desmond Phiri, Efrida Daka, Energy crops, Environment, Food and drink, Food security, Geography of Africa, Humanitarian aid, LILONGWE, Limbic system, Maize, Malawi, Malawian food crisis, Malnutrition, Mikison Mbewe, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Nutrition, Poverty, Public health, Region: Southern Africa, RTT, United Nations World Food Programmesmbale

Hunger is again stalking Malawi, with 2.8 million people at risk in a country recently lauded for slashing malnutrition rates. Floods and drought have hit the staple maize crop, exposing the fragility of Malawi’s progress, which was partly rooted in a fertilizer grant for small-scale farmers that the cash-strapped government, now starved of donor funds, can ill afford.
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19Jan/16

U.N. food agency says 14 million face hunger in southern Africa

January 19, 2016EnvironmentArticles, Civil defense, Climatology, Disaster/Accident, Drought, East Africa, El Niño, Energy crops, Farhan Haq, Food and drink, Food security, GOKWE, Hunger, Hydrology, Limbic system, Madagascar, Maize, Malawi, Malnutrition, Motivation, Mozambique, Neuropsychology, New York, South Africa, southern Africa, World Food Programme, Zambia, Zimbabwesmbale

The World Food Programme (WFP) has raised concern about food security in southern Africa where an estimated 14 million people are facing hunger following prolonged dry spells that led to a poor harvest last year. The weather condition is said to have been worsened by El Nino, a pattern which typically brings drier conditions to Southern Africa and wetter ones to East Africa.

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04Dec/15

Malawians face hunger after erratic weather affects farm harvests

December 4, 2015EnvironmentAgriculture in Malawi, Articles, CHIKWAWA, Drought, Effects of global warming, Emilda, Energy crops, Famine, Fanny Kaputt, Food and drink, Food security, Grace Chisomo, Limbic system, Liza Fatchi, Maize, Malawi, Malawian food crisis, Malnutrition, Motivation, Neuropsychology, Population, Poverty, Sevi Kumwenda, the food and agriculture organization, Zimbabwesmbale

Malawi faces its most severe food crisis in a decade, blamed on extreme flooding and late, erratic rains, putting millions at risk of malnutrition and hunger.

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01Dec/15

Television personality Ricki Lake joins forces with the U.N. and Facebook to help fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS

December 1, 2015CelebrityArticles, Bill Clinton, Charlie Sheen, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS in Africa, HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, HIV/AIDS in Mozambique, HIV/AIDS in South Africa, HIV/AIDS in Uganda, Malawi, Marie Da Silva, Presidency of George W. Bush, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Ricki Lake, United States, Virologysmbale

Ricki Lake teams up with social media stars to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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