Lilongwe, Malawi — The Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has recommended that the government introduce legislation to regulate the religious space, warning that faith can be manipulated for unlawful interests if left unchecked.
At Kareeville Primary School in Kimberley, South Africa, hundreds of learners are bursting with excitement. Dressed smartly in their school uniforms, they jump and dance in the school hall to the infectious rhythm of Emmie Deebo’s hit song Sheri Banana.
If you go on Facebook and search, Online Maths Expo, you will find hundreds of posts teaching students how to deal with different mathematical problems. In short, this page covers almost everything.
Mathematics is only one example of the many subjects now taught online. In today’s digital age, learners can easily access lessons in science, languages, history, and even vocational skills with just a few clicks.
Once upon a time, goods would get into Malawi from either Mozambique or Tanzania through Lake Malawi at Chipoka inland port in Salima and by road or rail into Blantyre, Lilongwe or Mzuzu cities.
Today that is history. The road network, the rail network and the lake services are no longer as vibrant while the socio-economic status of the people and their nation is also plummeting.
In this special report, Eamon Piringu, follows how policies and administrative decisions have cost Malawi in millions, leaving key infrastructure along the lake Malawi underutilized, and rumbling down while opportunities for trade, transport and economic growth untapped.
Residents in the north-western part of Kasungu District, under Traditional Authorities Chisinga and Chulu, says the collapse of several bridges has disrupted trade activities in the area as transportation has increasingly become difficult.
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