Tag: Malawi

‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon,…

Ashley Lime Ashley Lime

Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers

A small-scale farmer in northern Malawi, Emily Nkhana used to discard over-ripe…

Anne Okumu & Ashley Lime Anne Okumu & Ashley Lime

The ‘magnetic’ Malawi vice-president who inspired hope

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima died at the age of 51 after a…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

The Malawi music icon who became a ‘soldier for the poor’

As a child, Lucius Chiccio Banda had little interest in music -…

Peter Jegwa Peter Jegwa

DJing for Madonna – how Malawi’s Chmba made it big

Chmba is a DJ and music producer from Malawi who has achieved…

DJ Edu DJ Edu

Searching for my daughter-in-law in the mud

Violet Frank's two grandchildren serve as reminders of her missing daughter-in-law. It…

Showcasing culture through music – Malawi’s Tay Grin

Thirty-seven-year-old Malawian hip-hop artist, Limbani Kalilani, better known by his stage name, Tay…

Naa Atswei Deisa Okang Naa Atswei Deisa Okang

Meet Lazarus, the Malawian musician destroying myths about albinism

Malawi is home to an estimated 10,000 albinos - a condition that…

Mark Savage Mark Savage