Lameck Masina

Malawi

Reporter at Voice of America (VOA)

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Articles

Dzimwe Radio empowers rural women to lead and thrive

4 days ago | redtech.pro | Lameck Masina

MANGOCHI, Malawi — Malawi’s first community radio station, Dzimwe, amplifies women’s voices and economically empowers them through radio listening clubs. Over the years, these groups have brought women together, mainly once a week, gathering around the radio to share ideas about how they would develop their communities and their families. Dzimwe Community Radio was established in 1998 with funding from UNESCO to serve the local population with programs that educate, inform and entertain.
Cyclone Jude batters Malawi, Mozambique, dozens homeless.

2 months ago | voaafrica.com | Lameck Masina
Cyclone Jude batters Malawi, Mozambique; no deaths reported

2 months ago | voanews.com | Lameck Masina

Tropical Cyclone Jude slammed into parts of southern Africa this week, causing no deaths but leaving widespread damage, especially in Malawi and Mozambique. Officials in the two countries said thousands of people were homeless and some areas were without power. Aid agencies distributed relief where they could, but washed-away roads made the task difficult.
Malawi lions get birth control in bid to save their prey

2 months ago | voaafrica.com | Lameck Masina
Malawi lions get birth control in effort to save their prey

2 months ago | voanews.com | Lameck Masina

The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. In Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve, conservation experts are testing birth control methods on lions. The goal of the wildlife management effort is to control the lion population to ensure antelopes and other prey species continue thriving. Lameck Masina reports from the reserve in the Chikwawa district.
Malawi vendors protest rising cost of goods

Feb 25, 2025 | voaafrica.com | Lameck Masina

By Lameck Masina Hundreds of vendors in Malawi marched to the national legislature in the capital, Lilongwe, on Tuesday to protest skyrocketing prices of goods. Upon arrival at parliament, some protesters began pelting stones at cabinet ministers who were addressing them, forcing the officials to flee for safety. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.
Malawi University Students Feel Impact of U.S. Aid Freeze

Feb 13, 2025 | allafrica.com | Lameck Masina

Blantyre, Malawi — Public universities in Malawi have ordered all students sponsored by USAID to drop out or seek other sources of funding if they want to remain in school. This follows the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance recently announced by President Donald Trump. However, Malawi's government says it is working to ensure that students can continue their education.
Malawi university students feel impact of US aid freeze

Feb 12, 2025 | voanews.com | Lameck Masina

Public universities in Malawi have ordered all students sponsored by USAID to drop out or seek other sources of funding if they want to remain in school. This follows the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance recently announced by President Donald Trump. However, Malawi’s government says it is working to ensure that students can continue their education.
Mozambique Urges Refugees in Malawi to Return Home

Feb 3, 2025 | allafrica.com | Lameck Masina

Blantyre, Malawi — Mozambican authorities have assured thousands of refugees who fled to Malawi following the recent post-election unrest that peace has been restored in their country and that they are welcome to return home. Officials from Mozambique's Institute of Disaster Management Affairs made the comment Friday during a visit to the Nyamithuthu refugee camp in Nsanje district, which hosts asylum seekers from Mozambique.
Mozambique urges refugees in Malawi to return home

Jan 31, 2025 | voanews.com | Lameck Masina

Mozambican authorities have assured thousands of refugees who fled to Malawi following the recent post-election unrest that peace has been restored in their country and that they are welcome to return home. Officials from Mozambique's Institute of Disaster Management Affairs made the comment Friday during a visit to the Nyamithuthu refugee camp in Nsanje district, which hosts asylum seekers from Mozambique.