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They survived floods and witnessed the horrific scenes of their houses, livestock,
household items and gardens being swept away at the end of January. Now, the
people of the Nsanje and Chikhwawa districts on Malawi's southern border with
Mozambique are facing another menace; a cholera outbreak, which has already
killed one child and infected up to 103 people.
Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A
villager in the lowveld area of Mberengwa in Zimbabwe's Midlands province,
Dube's home is one of many that were washed away by flash floods last year.
Nomsa Tsabedze is one of the many people at the Bunye Betfu, Buhle Betfu
Credit and Savings Cooperatives waiting to apply for a loan to pay for her
children's school fees.
When a financial crisis threatened the existence of Africa's oldest community
station, Bush Radio, an outpouring of sympathy and appeals went viral on social
networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. However, despite this outspoken
support that showed that the station is worth saving, its future remains
uncertain.
The black market for foreign exchange and fuel is booming in the midst of an
acute scarcity in Malawi. The shortage is so severe that even the Consumer
Association of Malawi, an influential consumer rights body, has come out in
support of the black market.
Zhang Daliu, 46, a carpenter from China never imagined himself in the dreadful
confines of a stinking and overcrowded Zambian jail where conditions are so
terrible that they lead to gastronomic disorders and skin diseases within days of
confinement.
If there was no HIV/AIDS, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than
today, the size of a major city. This significant slow-down in population growth
is causing a slow down in economic growth and resulting in social ills,
researchers warn.
From downtown shops that stock cheap clothing and shoes that fall apart
after one wear, to mining concessions in platinum, gold and diamonds - the
Chinese finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie.
A campaign to stop people buying merchandise from street vendors is
gaining momentum in Malawi's main cities of Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu
after the small-scale traders went on a rampage undressing women and girls
wearing trousers, leggings, shorts and mini-skirts.
When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the
international donor community to mobilise aid. But a fast-growing, drought-
resistant tree with extremely nutritious leaves could help poor, arid nations to
fight food insecurity and malnutrition on their own.
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