http://heyafrica.com en-us News Search Results heyafrica.com Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:15:41 GMT http://getlara.com /africa/malawi/lilongwe/article/cholera-outbreak-kills-11-in-malawi A cholera outbreak in Malawi's main commercial city has killed at least 11 people, a senior health official said on Wednesday.Health officials have been on alert fearing that a cholera epidemic in neighbouring Zimbabwe could spread the disease to the southern African country and compound the problem.Malawi's secretary for health Chris Kang'ombe said 248 cases have been reported since the outbreak last week in Lilongwe. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:20:49 GMT /africa/malawi/lilongwe/article/cholera-outbreak-kills-11-in-malawi /africa/malawi/article/malawi-malawi-adamson-muula-are-educational-standards-going-down BLANTYRE, Wednesday, November 26, 2008 (IRIN) - Malawi's education system (primary, secondary and tertiary) has experienced a number of changes and faced challenges prompting those concerned to ask whether standards are going down or not. The system has been overwhelmed since the United Democratic Front (UDF) government introduced free primary education, which meant recruiting additional teachers (at times untrained), building more secondary schools and hiring more lecturers.   Adamson... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:21:54 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-malawi-adamson-muula-are-educational-standards-going-down /africa/malawi/article/malawi-solving-health-worker-shortages LILONGWE Wednesday, October 01, 2008 (IRIN) - 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", in which some tasks performed by doctors are shifted to nurses, some duties... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:59 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-solving-health-worker-shortages /africa/malawi/article/malawi-jackson-edward-i-may-live-longer-than-the-people-who-talk-ill-about-me BALAKA Wednesday, October 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Jackson Edward, 37, is an HIV-positive father of three who lives in Balaka, a small town in southern Malawi. He dedicates his time to educating communities about living positively with HIV and distributing condoms in local bars. He talked to IRIN/PlusNews about how discovering his status changed his life. "I came to Malawi in 1982 from Zimbabwe where my father was working. It was not easy for us to cope here because my parents didn't have enough... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:59 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-jackson-edward-i-may-live-longer-than-the-people-who-talk-ill-about-me /africa/malawi/article/malawi-green-belts-to-boost-food-production LILONGWE Monday, October 06, 2008 (IRIN) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable the country, in the long run, to say goodbye to hunger and international food aid. "Malawi appeals to the G-8 countries to support us to create a green belt around our lakes and along our rivers to irrigate land up to 20 kilometres from the shores. The Malawi government plans to grow a lot of rice, wheat, maize, millet, cassava, potatoes and beans for... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:58 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-green-belts-to-boost-food-production /africa/malawi/article/malawi-aids-organisations-face-funding-interruptions JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, October 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Grassroots AIDS organisations in Malawi are facing uncertainty as the National AIDS Commission (NAC) ends its dependence on international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for dispersing grants. The responsibility for channelling funds to more than 3,000 AIDS organisations working to alleviate the impacts of HIV and AIDS in Malawi has now shifted to local government authorities known as district assemblies. Dr Bizwick Mwale, the NAC's... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:57 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-aids-organisations-face-funding-interruptions /africa/malawi/article/malawi-charcoal-is-a-burning-issue BLANTYRE Wednesday, October 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Faisoni Kandoje, 38, has sold charcoal for nearly two decades. Each day he sets up his stall along one of the major highways in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial hub, to provide for himself and his four children. Charcoal production has been illegal since independence from Britain in 1966, and although the authorities turned a blind eye to the industry after Malawi's autocratic leader, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, was voted out of office in the 1994... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:57 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-charcoal-is-a-burning-issue /africa/malawi/article/malawi-will-the-financial-storm-hit-us LILONGWE Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (IRIN) - Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is watching the global financial storm with a great deal of unease, uncertain what effect the credit crunch will have on a national budget that is more than 40 percent donor-funded. The small southern African country of 13 million people - whose profile has been raised in recent years by Madonna's celebrity patronage and current messy divorce proceedings - fears its major donors will batten down their... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:56 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-will-the-financial-storm-hit-us /africa/malawi/article/malawi-better-roads-lead-to-more-money LILONGWE Thursday, November 06, 2008 (IRIN) - What lies under a Malawi farmer's feet that could boost food security? Try better roads. Each year Wanangwa Munthali harvests at least 100 50kg bags of maize, plus sweet potatoes and beans. But he lives in the north of the country, 45km from the nearest town, Chitipa, and getting his produce to market is a real headache. "Vehicles hardly use the [bad] road that runs through our village. We have to use oxcarts to ferry our produce to markets, and... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:55 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-better-roads-lead-to-more-money /africa/malawi/article/malawi-trying-to-alleviate-the-burden-of-the-old BLANTYRE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the burden they carry. "In the past, the elderly in Malawi used to depend on the economic and social support of their children and the community. With increased socio-economic difficulties and changing family ties, children fail to look after... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:47:54 GMT /africa/malawi/article/malawi-trying-to-alleviate-the-burden-of-the-old