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DEVALUED DREAMS; LIFE AFTER DEVALUATION IN MALAWI

 Fourty four percent gone, prices soaring, jobs in the line, hope fading, and Malawian’s currency collapse didn’t just move markets – its crushed lives. Now millions face a brutal question: survive or starve? On November 19, 2023. The 44% devaluation of the Malawian kwacha has sent shockwaves through the nation's economy, leaving millions of people grappling with the harsh realities of a rapidly changing financial landscape. According to the statement released by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), the development occurred after assessment of the kwacha which exposed that despite adjustments of the rate through the auction system, still supply-demand imbalances remained in the markets. This 44% downturn pushed Malawi’s currency selling rate of the dollar towards K1, 700 after K1, 180.29 in a net importing country like Malawi where forex drives economic developments. As prices soar and jobs hang in the balance, the very fabric of Malawian society is being tested. The devaluation, aime...
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FOOD STRUGGLING ISSUES STRAIN STUDENTS AT BUNDA COLLEGE

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  Following crisis of hunger Malawi is facing this year, students at Bunda college as one of the campus of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) are struggling too with he nger in their living basis. Normally, education to be successful health status of students must have considered as first priority. Reports collected from many students seems that 8 out of 10 students stressed almost every day but no access of more than 3 days per week of having delicious food to be consumed. Chikondi Chagoma first year student said that he was disappointed after experiencing life in college especially on the protocol towards food consumption issues yet he worked hard in secondary to enjoy life in college. He continued that his guardian’s earnings are much less comparing to what he demands here in campus. According to him increases in maize prices due to devaluation of Kwacha and scarcity of maize in this country puts him in serious bad conditions and he tells that his ...
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