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29.08.26 - 16:31
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$700 Cash Grants Transform Lives in Malawi (Bloomberg)
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The nonprofit GiveDirectly, with a large backing from Canva, is providing eligible adults in two Malawi districts with about $700 each, roughly equivalent to the country's annual income per person, with virtually no restrictions on how the money is spent. Bloomberg News Senior Africa Reporter Antony Sguazzin joins Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz on Bloomberg This Weekend and reports recipients are investing in businesses, livestock and home improvements, offering a test of whether large-scale direct cash transfers can provide a more efficient model for development aid. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.02.26 - 13:12
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Thousands of Malawi businesses close in protest over tax changes (The Guardian)
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Peaceful demonstrations force a delay in measures aimed at improving revenue collection but which many fear will be fatal for small traders Demonstrations across Malawi's four main cities during the past week have achieved a delay in the introduction of a new tax regime that business owners claim will cripple their livelihoods.Tens of thousands had signed petitions which this week were presented to tax officials and on Monday thousands of small traders shut up shops and businesses to hold protest marches in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Zomba and Mzuzu. Continue reading......
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09.11.25 - 09:42
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Malawi: Frauenrechte versus Religion (DW)
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Frauenrechtsgruppen begrüßen die Entscheidung eines malawischen Gerichts, den Opfern sexueller Gewalt eine sichere Abtreibung zu ermöglichen. Einige religiöse Gruppen lehnen einen solchen Eingriff jedoch ab....
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