Two Malawian organisations have joined forces to lobby for increased investment in adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights, warning that teenage pregnancy rates in the country continue to rise despite years of intervention. The Centre for Social Research (CSR) and Women for Sustainable Agile Development in Malawi (WOSAD) set out their case at a one-day […]
Life in Malawi continue to remain unbearable following revelation that for a family to live a comfortable they need K131,207.00 as their monthly income, the Centre For Social Concern(CFSC) a social-research arm of Catholic church says. CFSC data show that the average basic needs basket for the three cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu has […]
University of Malawi (Unima) is facing criticism for being “inconsiderate and unfair” to Zomba taxi operators following a contract the institution has granted to G.G Car Rentals to provide car hire services to the ‘varsity’s Centre for Social Research (CSR). CSR in partnership with the Ministry of Health and ICAP at Columbia University will be […]
The Centre for Social Research (CSR) of the University of Malawi (Unima), will conduct a national survey, Malawi Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (MPHIA), aimed at characterizing HIV prevalence, incidences, viral load, CD4+ cell distribution and HIV risk behaviours in the country. MPHIA will also examine the distribution of HIV disease, assess the uptake of HIV […]
A local outfit with a fancy name — Research Tech Consultants — suggested recently that President Joyce Banda would win the May 20elections. Respected news organizations The Nation and Zodiak radio [and Nyasa Times] reported the findings, giving RTC bragging rights and the ruling party which is facing some tough competition a little bit of swagger. The opposition […]
An opinion poll that was sanctioned by a US based programme, Afrobarometer, and which was being carried out by the Centre for Social Research (CSR) at the University of Malawi has created a huge rift between the two after the latter raised concerns of serious interference by Afrobarometer in the way the research was to be conducted. […]