malawi
Meet Wezi Mzumara, Malawi’s first and only female chocolate maker
Wezi Mzumara is the founder of Kwanza Cocoa, Malawi’s sole craft chocolate company. Upon her return from her stint in the fashion and entertainment industries of the UK, her parents informed her that she would have to farm, almost shattering her ambitions. She told FoodforAfrika, “My parents said you can do all the entertainment stuff,…
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Malawi: 19-year-old school dropout invents air-powered generator to give his community electricity
Ernest Andrew, an ingenious entrepreneur from Chinguwo Village in Malawi, has awed many with...
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Msondo: the puberty rite where boiled egg is used to break the virginity of girls in Malawi
The stage of puberty is seen as an important step in the life of adolescents in many parts...
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South Africans Stand in Solidarity with Fellow Africans To Protest #XenophobicSA
On Thursday, both South Africans and immigrants marched together in anti-xenophobic protests...
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South Africa Sends Army To Stamp Out Violence, Africa Reacts to #XenophobicSA
With seven people being killed by South Africans in a rash of xenophobic violence in recent weeks, on Tuesday, the government sent the army to a number of hostels (pictured) in order to deter further violence,...
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Organization Fights Malnutrition & Floods with Food Forests
In Malawi, malnutrition and food insecurity are major challenges citizens contend with. In fact, for children under the age of 5, 13 percent are classified as underweight, while 47 percent...
