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Malawi Airtel calls for collaboration in urgent action on fiber cuts
The Maravi Post
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June 27, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The country’s leading mobile telecommunications network Airtel Malawi Plc today addressed the growing challenge of fiber infrastructure vandalism, which continues to disrupt essential communication services across the...
The West Must Scale Up or Lose the Clean Tech Race
Capital FM Kenya
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June 30, 2025
A new global industrial race is underway—not for oil, gas, or gold—but for dominance in clean technology. From solar manufacturing and battery storage to green hydrogen and electric vehicles, the backbone of tomorrow’s economy is being assembled...
APS Members Hit Capitol Hill to Advocate for Science
Association for Psychological Science
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June 30, 2025
A small group of psychological scientists and graduate students visited Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2025, to take a stand against the U.S. government’s unprecedented cuts in research funding. The visits to congressional offices were...
Malawi secures full membership in African Telecommunications Union
Maravi Express
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June 26, 2025
Daud Suleman (2nd right) and his delegation in Nairobi, Kenya * The move elevates Malawi’s participation in continental information and communication technology (ICT) policymaking and governance * This ratification reflects Malawi’s recognition of...
Advancing Agrifood Systems Transformation Through Effective Digital Technologies In Zimbabwe
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) MASVINGO, Zimbabwe, June 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is advancing agrifood systems through integration of effective digital technologies in Zimbabwe....
Malawi Liverpool Trains Journalists in Health Research Reporting
Face of Malawi
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June 26, 2025
Published on June 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM by Lisa Bandawe 165 words • approx. 1 min read The Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) Research Programme has stated that one of the biggest challenges in health reporting is the lack of trust between journalists...
From darkness to light: Malawi’s journey up the energy ladder
The Times Group Malawi
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June 30, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Ana roared across the country with unprecedented violence, but its most devastating blow struck at the heart of Malawi’s power grid. In a single, catastrophic moment, the massive Kapichira Hydropower Station, supplier of nearly a...
FACT Malawi to bridge youth skills gap in NGO sector
Malawi 24
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June 30, 2025
Malawi’s NGO sector is poised for change as the Forum for AIDS Counselling and Training (FACT Malawi) intensifies efforts to bridge the widening skills gap keeping many young people on the margins of development work. On 28 June, the organisation...
Introducing “Sharp Focus” with Burnett Munthali: A weekly lens on Malawi’s pressing realities
The Maravi Post
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June 29, 2025
In a time when truth often drowns in a sea of noise, misinformation, and political spin, there is an urgent need for clear-eyed, honest, and grounded analysis. It is with this need in mind that we proudly introduce “Sharp Focus,” a weekly column...
Chess lover introduces game to Malawi’s prisons, schools, and street kids
The New Zealand Herald
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June 30, 2025
“Chess is for everyone,” she said, in a recent interview in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. Her first encounter with the game occurred when she was 9. One school holiday, an older sister, Gladys, returned home with a chessboard, a gift she had...
A continent in the making: How lava bursts from Earth’s mantle are creating a new ocean in Africa
The Maravi Post
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July 5, 2025
In the Afar Depression of East Africa, a remarkable geological transformation is unfolding, with scientists revealing that fresh lava bursts from deep within the Earth’s mantle are actively contributing to the continent’s gradual split. This...
Malawi’s Higher Education Minister Dr Kabwila reaffirms Govt commitment on ethical, inclusive AI development
The Maravi Post
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June 25, 2025
Minister of Higher Education Dr Jessie Kabwila has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to developing ethical and inclusive artificial intelligence (AI) Speaking during a Ministrial Dialogue on Wednesday, at the United Nations Educational,...
Malawi’s boosts digital economy with connectivity, plans 2M digital ID enrollments
Biometric Update
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June 24, 2025
Malawi has set a target of enrolling 2 million people in its digital ID program in the current phase of a digital transformation project backed by the World Bank and the UNDP. The country’s digital economy has already witnessed a major boost in...
Malawians struggle to access healthcare—poll
The Nation Malawi
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June 24, 2025
Findings of a recent Afrobarometer survey show that Malawians are struggling to access public health services with 81 percent of respondents who visited public health facilities stating that they found no medicines. The survey results were...
Dr Kabwila pushes for Malawi’s AI regional hub establishment
The Maravi Post
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June 27, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Higher Education Minister Dr Jessie Kabwila is pushing for Malawi to be Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub for Southern African countries. The Minister observes that the move will create a number of opportunities for Malawi...
Kabwila: Malawi Must Lead, Not Lag, in Global AI Revolution
Nyasa Times
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June 27, 2025
Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Dr. Jessie Kabwila, has hailed the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence as a landmark opportunity for Malawi to rise as a regional thought leader in ethical AI governance. Held in...
Clean cooking excites Lilongwe community
The Nation Malawi
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June 27, 2025
Community members in Traditional Authority Kabudula in Lilongwe have expressed excitement with the installation of solar-powered cooking stoves at Permaculture Community Training Centre. The centre, established in 2020 to enhance communities’...
Utilise Malawi, Ukraine relations—expert
The Nation Malawi
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June 27, 2025
A political scientist Peter Zalmayev has said much remains to be done between Malawi and Ukraine to realise the full potential of the two countries’ political and economic relations. Zalmayev, who is also director of the Eurasia Democracy...
“Malawi making progress in early education”-Dr Kabwila
The Maravi Post
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June 20, 2025
Malawi’s Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Jessie Kabwila, has highlighted the country’s progress in improving early education, particularly in mathematics. Speaking at a meeting of education ministers from Southern Africa (SADC), Dr. Kabwila...
Study finds multimorbidity in nearly half of hospital patients in Malawi and Tanzania
Medical News
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June 26, 2025
The Multilink Consortium, a NIHR-funded partnership between the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University...