Food & Health

Rush hour on commuter rail epitomizes survival of the fittest. Oblivious to color, age, pregnancy, special-needs, etc, it only knows the urgency of commuting, getting to its destination.

The honour due to today’s African youth - for exceptional progress across fields and sectors - has been mostly obscured by the shame brought on by Africa’s leadership.

Chilinda allegedly assaulted Chikondi, a photojournalist from one of the country’s major publishing giants, Nation Publications Limited (NPL), on Thursday, May 30, while covering a presentation of a petition to Parliament by the Consumers Association of Malawi, (CAMA).

While in college, I attempted to act out the American part; I attempted the popular social practices that constituted an all-American look.

To write this piece I searched the internet for definitions of ‘access’ and came up with a range of gobbledygook that really says nothing. So I came up with my own simple definition in relation to healthcare for poor and low income women.

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is famous for its economy of words. True to his contract with the reader, Achebe displays a mastery of language that beautifully blends the old and the new.

It is impossible to talk about health care in Haiti without mentioning the 2010 earthquake and the subsequent cholera epidemic which so far has affected 630,000 people and taken the lives of 7,500.

Once again Malawi finds itself in a tight spot. A food crisis set off by erratic rains, rising food prices and economic hardships is slowly unfolding. For the first time in several years, the country’s ability to feed its citizens is at risk.

OPUWO – At 26 years of age Vemupomanda Tjivinda commands a lot of respect among his fellow Himbas, a community of pastoral nomads that roam Namibia’s hard-to-reach Kunene region with their goats and cattle in search of water and grazing.