To help students in rural Malawi learn how to use the latest digital technology, the Malawian government has partnered with a mobile service provider and the United Nations children’s organization UNICEF. In order to promote digital learning among students, public schools get equipped with free internet access, tablets, and high-definition smart TVs through the Connect-a-School initiative. But some schools say that a lack of some gadgets presents a challenge.
Through a local startup company, drivers in Malawi now have an opportunity to buy electric vehicles. A handful of buyers said that they no longer struggle daily to get fuel at pump stations.
A 110% spike in maize prices from the previous year has made the chronic food insecurity that has plagued Malawi for years worse.
One of the biggest cholera outbreaks in recent memory is being tackled in Malaqi. More than 8,000 people have been infected and more than 250 people have died as a result of its nationwide spread.
Civic groups in Lilongwe, Malawi, marched in protest over the actions of Chinese national Lu Ke, who was arrested by Zambian authorities after filming a racist video involving local children, calling for him to be tried in the country rather than sent back to China, the Nyasa Times reported on Wednesday
Only 7% of Malawi’s population has been vaccinated against the coronavirus over two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, one of Africa’s lowest rates. Village chiefs are attempting to change this by encouraging villagers to get vaccinated at mobile vaccination clinics
Disabled fashion designers have long faced discrimination, particularly in underdeveloped nations like Malawi. To address the issue, Malawian fashion label House of Xandria held the country’s first fashion show featuring pieces by disabled designers on Saturday
The world’s first 3D-printed school, built by joint venture firm 14Trees, has opened its doors to students in Malawi. According to the Swiss-British organisation, building computer-built schools quickly can assist nations like Malawi address a shortage of classrooms
Abortion is illegal in Malawi, unless the mother’s life is at risk, but that doesn’t stop an estimated 140,000 women per year having unsafe terminations that leave 12,000 women dead and countless others permanently scarred
Malawi is struggling to quarantine migrant workers returning from South Africa who were being tested for COVID-19. At a facility this week, returnees upset over living conditions clashed with police, and authorities say about 20 returnees at the facility escaped. Lameck Masina reports