dmatekenya/chichewa-machine-translation huggingface dataset:
English: Chilima has served as State Vice-President for two consecutive terms. First, under the Peter Mutharika’s administration, from 2014 to 2019, extended to June 2020 by the Constitutional Court ruling
Chichewa: Chilima wagwira ntchito ngati wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko kwa maulendo awiri otsatizana.  Poyamba, pansi pa ulamuliro wa a Peter Mutharika, kuchokera mu chaka cha 2014 kufika chaka cha 2019, ndikupitiriza mpaka chaka cha 2020 potsatira chigamulo cha bwalo la milandu lowona za malamulo.
English: The clause stipulates that the President shall hold office for five years from the date that his or her oath of office is administered
Chichewa: Lamulo limanena kuti mtsogoleri wa dziko adzagwira ntchito yake yake kwa zaka zisanu kuchokera tsiku lomwe walumbiritsidwa
English: The same clause states that the President, First Vice-President and Second Vice-President may serve in their respective capacities for a maximum of two consecutive terms
Chichewa: Lamulo lomweronso limanena kuti mtsogoleri wa dziko, wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko komanso wachiwiri kwa wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko akhonza kutumikira mu maudindo awo kulekezera ma maulendo awiri.
English: Both, politicians and their supporters are divided on the matter. So far, it looks like the majority of those who have taken the stand that Chilima will not stand as a presidential candidate in 2025 do not actually want the man to ascend to the high office
Chichewa: Onse, andale ndi anthu owatsatira awo agawanika pa mfundoyi.  padakali pano, zikuwoneka ngati ambiri a iwo amene akubvomereza kuti Chilima sadzaima nawo pa chisankho cha mtsogoleri wa dziko m'chaka cha 2025, sakufuna kuti munthuyi akwere pa mpando wa pamwambowu.
English: They are merely politicking and advancing their political wishes. If Chilima wants to present himself as a presidential candidate in 2025, nothing will bar him from doing so
Chichewa: izi ndi za ndale chabe  ndkuonetsera zofuna zawo pa ndale. Ngati Chilima akufuna kudzipereka yekha  ngati candidate wa president mu 2025, palibe chilichose chimgamutchinge kupanga choncho.
English: While he will be barred from standing as a vice-president—because of the Third Term issue—as a presidential candidate, Chilima will not be seeking a Third Term in office. He will be seeking a first term in office as State President of this country
Chichewa: Pamene adzaletsedwe kuyima ngati wachiwiri kwa presidemt- chifukwa cha nkhani ya third term-ngati candidate wa president, Chilima sangafune kukhalaso ka chitatu mu office. Afuna kuyima koyamba ngati President wa dziko lino
English: Former president Bakili Muluzi was barred from seeking a third term in office because he had already served two maximum consecutive terms
Chichewa: M'tsogoleri wa dziko wakale Bakili Mulizi analetsedwa kufunaso kulowa mu office kachitatu chifukwa anali atagwira kale kwa zaka ziwiri zotsogozana
English: Chilima has not served as State President of this country. It was on the same basis that former vice-president Justin Chimera Malewezi (may his soul continue resting in eternal peace) contested for the presidency in 2004 after he had served as State Vice-President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004 in the United Democratic front-led administration
Chichewa: Chilima sanagwirepo ntchito ngati mtsogoleri wa dziko mu dziko lino.Zinali kutengera zofanana zomwezi kuti wachiwiri wa mtsogoleri  wakale wa dziko Justin Malewezi( Mzimu wake uwuse mu ntendere) anapikisano nawo pa utsogoleri wa dziko mu 2004 atagwira ngati wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wadziko kuchoker 1994 mpaka 2004 mu  United Democratic front-led administration
English: If they don’t want to see his face on the ballot paper, they better come with another prank. Or better still they should start strategizing now about how they can floor him on the ballot
Chichewa: Ngati sakufuna kudzawona nkhope yake ballot paper, abwerre ndi  bodza lina. Kapena mwinatu ayambe kupanga njira yina panopa zokhudza momwe angamuchotsere pa ballot
English: Legal practitioners are aware of this and are not coming in the open to give their legal opinion because they don’t like providing pro bono services knowing very well they can make a killing out of this
Chichewa: Ogwira nthito zamalamulo akudziwa za izi ndipo sakutuluka poyera kupeleka maganizo awo chifukwa sakonda kupeleka upangiri wamalamulo mwaulele podziwa kuti akhoza kupha makwacha munkhanizi
English: But since there is no shortage of time wasters all around us, some people will still try to stop Chilima from contesting as a presidential candidate in 2025
Chichewa: Koma chifukwa sipasowa anthu otayitsa nthawi  palipose, anthu ena ayesetsabe kumuyimitsa Chilima kupikisana nawo ngati  candidate wa president mu 2025
English: Four years after Escom blocked ACB from probing a K1.4 billion procurement scam at the power utility, the bureau has now concluded its investigations and wants the suspects prosecuted
Chichewa: Patatha zaka zinayi ESCOM italetsetsa ACB kufufuza kuchokera pazautambwali ogula wa k1.4 billion  kuzogula za mphavu zothandiza, bureay-yi yamalizitsa zofufuza ndipo likufuna oganiziridwa amangidwe
English: And on March 26 2020, Matemba approved a request from the investigator to proceed with prosecution of the suspects
Chichewa: Ndipo pa 26 March, 2020, Matemba inavomereza pempho kuchokera kwa ofufuza kuti apitilize kumuyimba mulandu oganiziridwa
English: But, in an interview on Thursday, Matemba could neither confirm nor deny the contents of the memo, arguing that such correspondences are internal processes at the bureau, and not for public consumption
Chichewa: Koma atafunsidwa mafunso lachinayi, Matemba sanatsimike kapena kukana zomwe zalembedwa mukalatamo, ponena kuti anali makatala olemberana kuntchito kwawo ndipo sakuyenera kufika kunja kwa malo awo ogwilira ntchito
English: The public is interested in actions and not in what is happening or what we are doing internally in the ACB,” he said
Chichewa: Gulu likusangalatsidwa ndi zochitika osati zomwe zikuchitika kapena kapena zomwe tikuchita nkatikati mu ACB
English: Matemba also said ACB is yet to write the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), to seek authorization to prosecute the suspects as required by law. He could not also say why ACB has not yet written the DPP
Chichewa: Matemba ananena kuti ACB ilembera posachedwapa Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),kufuna chilolezo choyimba mulandu oganiziridwawo momwe zikuyenerera mu malamulo. Komaso sananene kuti ndichifukwa chani sanalemberebe DDP.
English: According to the memo, ACB’s legal opinion to prosecute the suspects is, among others, based on witness statements as well as documents from witnesses secured when taking the statements
Chichewa: Kutengela memo-yo, maganizo a malamulo a ku ACB oyimba mulandu oganiziridwa ndi, mwaena mwa ziana,kutengera pa umboni wolemba komasoma document ochokera kwa mboni omwe anatengedwa pomwe amatenga statement
English: My legal opinion … shows that the procurement procedures were not followed when purchasing the goods. Analyze documents and witness statements included in the docket which show that there was indeed misprocurement,” reads part of the memo which was attached to a 20-page, legal opinion
Chichewa: Maganizo aga amalamulo.. Akuonetsa kuti ndondomeko yogulira  sinatsatidwe pogula katundu. Document yozukutidwa  ndi statement ya mboni inaphatikizidwa mu chikalata chofotokozera zoperekedwa kwa katundu yomwe ikuwonetsa kuti panalidi kusagula bwino, ikutero gawo la memo lomwe linaphatikizidwa ku  masamba makumi awiri a legal opinion
English: The probe followed a complaint ACB received on September 21 2016 from an informant that there was political interference in the manner the contracts as well as payment to suppliers of over K4 billion was made
Chichewa: kufufuzako kunatsatidwa kulandira  dando lomwe ACB linalandira pa 21 September,2016 kuchoka kwawo kwawodziwitsa kuti kuli kulowererapo pa ndale nira imene ma contract ndimalipiro zinapangidwira
English: The complaint added that goods were supplied without proper documentation and that procedures were not followed, a development that led to the resignation of Escom director of finance Betty Mahuka
Chichewa: Dandaulo linaonjezera kuti katundu anaperekedwa opanda mapepala ndi dongosolo silinatsatidwe,zochitika zomwe zinachititsa kuti  Escom director of finance Betty Mahuka
English: But she said the bureau could not discuss the scope of the investigation to avoid prejudicing the process as investigations were ongoing
Chichewa: koma anati bureau sinakambirane zonse za zofufuza  kuti apewe kukondera pamene zofufuzazo zinali zili nkati
English: With about a year to the 2025 deadline for eliminating child labour and all its worst forms, stakeholders in the labour sector have acknowledged the need for more efforts to reach the target
Chichewa: Pano ndipafupifupi chaka kuti tifike 2025 malire akuthetsa ntchito za ana ndi zonse zoyipitstsa  zamachitidwe ena,anthu okhudzidwa mu gawo la zantchito avomereza kuti pakufunika mphavu zambiri kuti tifikire target
English: The goal calls for the immediate and effective measures to end child labour in all forms by 2025 as well as eradicating forced labour; ending modern slavery and human trafficking; and eliminating the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers
Chichewa: Cholinga ndichomemeza  ndikukhala ndijira zogwira bwino kuti tithetse ntchito za ana  ya mitundu yonse chikamafika 2025 komaso kuthetsa nthcito yokakamiza ; kuthetsa ukapolo wamakono ndiku zembetsa anthu ndikuthetsa ntundu wankhanza oyipitsitsa kuphatikiza kulemba ndikugwiritsa ntchito asilikali achichepere
English: Among other things, Secretary for Labour Wezi Kayira noted that the implementation of ending child labour in agriculture; and strengthening the prevention and elimination of child labour, including its worst forms, forced labour, modern slavery
Chichewa: Mwazina, mlembi wa Labour  Wezi Kayira anazindikira kuti kukhazikitsa ntchito za ana ku ulimi; ndikulimbikitsa kupewa ndikuthetsa ntchito za ana, ntchito zokakamiza, ukapolo wamakono
English: Our goal is to see zero percent of child labour in the country by 2025. And we are already late in our efforts, with only about one and a half years remaining. So, the government has to put much effort to ensure that they reach the target,” he said
Chichewa: Cholinga chathu ndikuti tione opanda percent iliyose pa ntchito ya ana mu dziko lino ikamati 2025. Ndipo tatha  ntunda kale pa ntchito yathu,pamene pangotsala chaka ndi theka, choncho, boma likuyenera kuyika khama kuti lionetsetse kuti  yafikira target, iye adatero
English: Nonetheless, he said, looking at the roadmap that has been developed, Malawi is going in the right direction where child labour will be eliminated from the agriculture sector which include the tea sector, the coffee sector and the tobacco sector
Chichewa: Komabe, iye anati, kuyanga'na chilondolelo  chomwe chapangidwa, Malawi ikupita ku njira yoyenera  komwe ntchito za ana zidzathetsedwe ku gawo la zamalimidwe kuphatikizapo ku tea, gawo ya coffee ndi gawo ya fodya
English: Asked where he is getting the confidence for meeting these targets, Makondetsa said: “more efforts are being put in place and as ILO, we are convinced that government is going to achieve this and make Malawi child labour free
Chichewa: Kufunsidwa kuti kudzikhulupilra kumeneko akutenga kuti pofikira ma target menewo, Makondetsa adati; Chidwi chambiri chikuikidwa mmalo ndipo ngati ILO,ndife okhutitsidwa kuti boma likwaniritsa zimenezi ndikupanga Malawi opanda ntchito za ana
English: We really have to work very hard, but looking at the commitment of the government, we are assured that this will be achieved
Chichewa:  Tikuyenera kulimbikira kwambiri ndithu, koma kuyanga'na kudzipereka kwa boma, tili otsimikizika kuti izi zitheka.
English: She further pledged Ecam’s commitment to leading employers in the country to intensify the efforts to eliminate child labour and its worst forms
Chichewa: anapitiliza kulonjeza chithandizo cha Ecam pakudzipereka ktsogorera ogwira ntchito mu dziko lino kulimbikira kwmbiri ntchito yothetsa kugwira ntchito kwa na ndi maonekedwe ake oyipitsitsa
English: In cities and towns, talk is that street-connected children are little monsters with no regard for human dignity and life
Chichewa: m'mizinda ikuluikulu ndi yaying'ono, zokamba ndizoti ana oyendayenda mmisewo nditizigawenga tingo'noting'no omwe alibe ulemu wa umunthu ndi moyo
English: But this conception is a thorn in the flesh of the children, who claim to be suffering abuse themselves at the hands of law enforcers and have taken the bold action of reporting the ‘atrocities’ to the authorities
Chichewa: koma malingaliro awa ndi minga mu nnofu mwa ana, omwe akunena kuti amasautsika ndi nkhanza mmanja mwa okhwimitsa lamaulo ndipo atenga ganizo lilimba pokawaneneza pazankhanza kwa adindo
English: George [not real name], 14, became a street child after losing his parents to HIV and has been struggling to get food and shelter
Chichewa: George,osati dzina lake , khumi ndi zinayi,anakhala mwana woyendayenda m'misewu atataya makolo ake ku HIV ndipo wakhala akuvutika kupeza chakudya ndipokhala
English: To make matters worse, some of his parents’ relations grabbed the little property his parents left for him, leaving him and siblings destitute
Chichewa: Kupanga ziinthu kuvutiravutira, abale ena a makolo ake anaanda katundu ochepa yemwe makolo ake anamusiye iye, kumusiya iye ndi azibale ake opanda kanthu
English: I had nowhere to go and, eventually, ended up in the streets, where I do piecework. For instance, I carry people’s luggage,” George says
Chichewa: Ndinalibe kulikonse kopita ndipo zotsatira zake  ndinathera mu nsewu, momwe ndimapanga Maganyu. Mwachitsanzo, ndimanyamula katundu wa anthu;George anatero
English: Things have been working well until recently when, according to him, law enforcers started manhandling them
Chichewa: Zinthu zakhala zikuyenda bwino kufikila posachedwapa pomwe , kutengera kwa iyeyo, anthu amalamuloanayamba kuwagwila mwankhanza.
English: There are several challenges we are facing at the hands of police such that we cannot even walk freely in town. It is as if we are irregular immigrants in our own country
Chichewa: Pali zovuta zambiri  zomwe tikukumana nazo mmanja mwa a police monga kuti sitingayande momasuka m'town . Zili ngati kuti ndi obwera mu dziko lathu lomwe
English: Police are telling us not to be coming to town even when we want to come here [town] to buy commodities. They brand us as criminals,” he says
Chichewa: A police akutiuza ife kuti tisamabwere m'tawuni ngakhale tikafuna kugula zinthu.amatitenga ngati opalamula, iye akutero
English: The sentiments are corroborated by others. For instance, 15-year-old James [not real name] says he has, more than once, been chased from town by police
Chichewa: Zoyankhulazi zikutsimikizidwa ndi ena. Mwachitsanzo, James wa zaka 15 (dzina sititchula) akunena kuti kwa nthawi zoposa kamodzi wakhala akuthamangitsidwa kuchoka mumzinda ndi a chitetezo cha mdziko a boma
English: I am surprised that police have concluded that all street-connected children are criminals. This is hasty generalization,” he points out. He says they are now living in fear and cannot trust even the police
Chichewa: Ndili odabwa kuti a police amalizitsa malingaliro awo kuti ana onse oyendayenda m'misewu  ndi opalamula.Izi ndikutengera chizolowezi, iye kutero. Iye akuti iwo panopa akukhala amantha ndipo sangakhulupirire ngakhale a police
English: Recently, over 40 street-connected children were arrested around Limbe and Blantyre for allegedly taking part in robberies that have been reported in Blantyre and Lilongwe
Chichewa: Posachedwapa, ana  oyendayenda m'misewu opitirira makumi anayi anamgidwa mu Limbe ndi Blantyre poganiziridwa kutengapo mbali pakuba komwe kunachitika mu Blantyre ndi Lilongwe
English: Following the development, a group of street-connected children have written a petition to the office of the Independent Complaints Commission (ICC), expressing concern over police brutality and other issues
Chichewa: Potsatira zochitikazi, gulu la ana oyendayendayenda m'misewu, yalemba kalata ya pempho  kunthambi ya Independent Complaints Commission  zokhudza nkhaza za apolice ndi nkhani zina
English: In the petition, they bemoan mass arrests irrespective of whether one was involved in a criminal activity or not, which they feel is a violation of their rights
Chichewa: Mu kalata yapempho,akudandaula kumangidwa kwa gulu posatengera kutiwina anatengapo mbali pa zochitika zopalamula kapena ayi,omwe akuva kuti ndikuphwanya ufulu wawo
English: It is unfair to paint all street-connected children as criminals and treat everyone as such. Use of excessive force during arrests, investigations and interrogations is another concern that we, as street-connected children, face
Chichewa: Ndizosakhala bwino kuwapaka ana ose oyemdayenda mmisewu ngati opalamula ndikuwapanga treat aliyese motelo.Kugwiritsa ntchito mphavu zowonjeza nthawi yowamanga,yofufuza ndikufusa izi ndi zina zomwe zikutikhudza, ngati ana oyendayenda mmisewu timakumana nalo
English: Many of us on the streets have stories of unwarranted aggression, verbal abuse and physical mistreatment at the hands of police,” the statement reads
Chichewa: ambiri mwa ife mu misewu tili ndi nkhani zopanda umboni, nkhazazamaganizo  ndizakuthupi zosapangidwa treat bwino mmanja mwa apolice, statement-yo ikutero.
English: They are demanding a thorough and unbiased investigation into the reported cases of police brutality, mass arrests and torture
Chichewa: Iwo akulamula kafukufuku otheratu ndi osakondera wama report ankhani za nkhanza za a police, kumanga kgulu ndi kuzunza.
English: The street-connected children are also demanding that they be provided with safe reporting mechanisms, for them to be reporting incidents of abuse without fear, in addition to safe housing so that they can have a roof on top of their heads and a sense of security
Chichewa: Ana oyendayenda mmisewi akulamulaos kuti apatsidwe chitetezo panjira yoneneza, kuti iwo azinena nkhani zochitidwa nkhanza mosaopa, kuphatikizapo nyumba  zotetezeka kuti angakhale ndi malo abwino okhala komanso ndikuva  kutetezeka
English: “Yes we have received it and we have opened a file to inquire into various allegations of police brutality and abuse,” Tukula explains
Chichewa: Inde tayilandira ndipo tatsegula file kufufuza zonenedwa zosiyanasiyana pankhani yokhudza nkhanza za apolice'', Tukula akufotokoza
English: I am not shocked that the children have taken that action based on the fact that there is a judgement where the court said street-connected children ought to be in foster homes and it made this very clear to the Ministry of Gender and asked it [the ministry] to take action,” she says
Chichewa: Ndine odabwa kuti ana atenga action kutengera  kuti pali chiweruzo  chimene bwalo la milandu lidanena kuti ana oyendayenda m'misewu kuti azikhala kumanyumba olera ndipo linayika  poyera ku unduna waza gender ndipo linafusa undunawu kuti utenge mbali
English: The police need to collaborate with other stakeholders so that they must ensure that the children are put in safe homes, where, as per law, they can be monitored,” she explains
Chichewa: Police ikuyenera kugwira ndi anthu ena okhudzidwa kuti awonetsetse kuti ana ayikidwa malo otetezeka,kumene,kutengera malamulo, aziyanga'nilidwa
English: She adds that police need to tread carefully on the issue of street-connected children
Chichewa: Iye anawonjezera kuti a police ayenera kuchita mosamala nkhani ya ana oyendayenda m'misewu
English: For example, they [police] should not be arresting and detaining children in cells because it is against the law. What the police are doing [by arresting and detaining street-connected children in cells] is being in contempt of court
Chichewa: Mwachitsanzo, apolice asamamange ndikusounga mokakamiza ana mu ma cell chifukwa ndizosephana ndi lamulo.Zomwe apolice akupanga ndikunyazitsa bwao la milandu
English: If there are some people who were tortured by police in the course of their [law enforcers’] duties, they are free to report that to the office of the officer-in-charge,” Sauka points out
Chichewa: Ngati pali anthu ena omwe anazunzidwa ndi a police munthawi yomwe amagwira ntchito yawo, ndiomasuka kuwaneneza kwa mkulu woyang'anira apolisi. Sauka watero
English: The International Labour Organisation estimates that child labour affects 2.1 million children in Malawi aged five to 15
Chichewa: International Labor Organistion imaganizira kuti ntchito za ana zimakhudza 2.1 million ya ana m'Malawi azaka zisanu mpaka khumi ndi zisanu
English: In Blantyre City, a 13-year-old boy disguised as Mark is frequently seen selling fritters, freezes and thobwa (sweet beer) at Chirimba Market while his peers go to school. Mark was employed as a mobile vendor, last year
Chichewa: Ku mzinda waukulu Blanytre, mnyamata wazaka khumi ndi zitatu wa zibisa ngati Mark, amaonedwa nthawi zambiri akugulitsa mandasi, freezes ndi thobwa pa Chirimba pamene nthanga zake zili ku school. Mark analembedwa ntchito ngati vendor oyendayenda chaka chatha.
English: Every day, I wake up at 5.30 am to do household chores, then carry a cooler box full of sweet beer and a bucket of fritters to the market,” he explains. Mark only returns home when the commodities are sold out, he states
Chichewa: Tsikunditsiku, ndimadzuka 5.30 am kugwira ntchito zapakhomo, kenaa ndimanyamula cooler box yodzadza ndi thobwa ndibucket ya yamandasi. Mark anati amapita kunyumba zinthu znse zikatha
English: Similarly, Margret (not her real name) was brought to the city by her aunt who secured a job at a friend’s home for her
Chichewa: Mofanana, Margret (Osati dzina lake lenileni) anabweretsedwa ku mzinda wa ukulu ndi azakhali ake omwe anamupezera ntchito pakhomo lanzawo. Iye anafotokoza
English: She now sells baobab fruit juice and water at Chirimba Bus Stop while classes are in session at the country’s most populous primary school nearby
Chichewa: Panopa amagulitsa juice wa malambe ndi madzi poyimira ma bus ku Chirimba pamene ma class ali nkati  poyandikana ndi primarry yodzadza kwambiri mudziko
English: My mother and three siblings aged six to eight in Zomba depend on my meagre pay of K13 000 a month. I send them money to buy food,” says Margaret
Chichewa: Mayi ndi azibale anga atatu azaka zisanu ndi chimodzi mpaka zisanu ndi zitatu  ku Zomba amadalira pamalipiro anga ochepa a k13000.00 pa mwezi.Ndimawatumizira ndalama kuti agule chakudya, anatero Margret
English: Both Mark and Margaret cannot leave their jobs because their poor families depend on it. I don’t mind being out of school as long as I help my mother and siblings in the village,” Margaret states
Chichewa: Onse Mark ndi Margret sangasiye ntchito zawo chifukwa ma banja awo osauka madalira iwowo.Sindizitengera/sindidandaula kusapita ku school kuti ndi thandize mayi ndi azibale anga kumudzi, akutero Margret.
English: Both of them refused to disclose the identity of their employers and the area where they live for fear of reprisals
Chichewa: Onsewa anakana kuwaulura owalemba ntchito  ndi dera lomwe amakhala kuopa kulangidwa
English: Lucy Stephano, a mobile vendor in Blantyre and surrounding markets, says the sight of young girls and boys vending goods is common
Chichewa: Lucy Stephano, vendor oyendayenda mu Blantyre ndi misika yozungulira, kuwona ana akazi ndi amuna kugulitsa katundu ndizotchuka.
English: Every day, I meet children as young as 10 who are employed to sell various foodstuffs and drinks while their age mates are in class
Chichewa: Tsiku lililose, ndimakumana ndi ana ochepa mpaka zaka makumi awiri omwe analembedwa ntchito yogulitsa zokudya zosiyasiyana ndi zakumwa pomwe nthanga zawo zili mu class
English: This constitutes any work that affects the child physically, morally, mentally, spiritually and deprives the child’s right to education,” he says
Chichewa: Izi zikuphatikizapo ntchito iriyonse yomwe imakhudza thupi la mwana, makhalidwe, maganizo,uzimu ndi kumulepheretsa mwna ufulu wamaphunziro,iye anatero
English: Child labour violates children’s right to education, health, leisure and development,” laments Kwenda
Chichewa: Ntchitoza ana zimawaphwanyira ufulu wamaphunziro, umoyo,kupuma ndi chitukuko, Kwenda anadandaula
English: Youth Net and Counselling (Yoneco) executive director says child laborers are often subjected to horrifying human rights violations, including sexual abuse for girls and initiation into criminal activities for boys
Chichewa: Youth  Net and Counseling(Yoneco) excutive director akuti ana antchito nthawi zambiri amayikidwa pa chiopsezo chowaphwanyila ufulu, kuphatikizapo, nkhanza zogonedwa kwa atsikana ndikulowetsedwa mukupalamula kwa anyamata
English: He explains: “The children interact with people of different characters, including bad apples, who turn them into sexual objects and criminals
Chichewa: Iye akufotokoza, '' ana amcheza ndi anthu amakhalidwe osiyasiyana,kuphatikizapo anthu oyipa, omwe amawasandutsa zida zachiwerewere ndi milandu
English: Quite often, the children are threatened by their employers to go back home only when they have sold everything
Chichewa: Nthawi zambiri, anawa amawopsezedwa ndi owalemba ntchito kuti abwerere kunyumba pokhapokha  atamaliza kugulitsa chirichonse
English: This takes a toll on their nutrition, health and peace of mind as they only eat and rest after the day’s work
Chichewa: Izi zimachita kuipa pa thanzi,umowo ndi ntendere wamuntima mwawo chifukwa amadya ndi kupuma pakutha kwatsiku la ntchito basi
English: We have been talking about child labor in tobacco and tea estates, but there are many children who grow up working as domestic workers,” he explains
Chichewa: Tikhala tikukamba za ntchito za ana kuma estate a fodya ndi tea, koma pali ana ambiri  omwe anakula akugwira ntchito ngati wantchito wapakhomo,iye akufotokoza.
English: The activist observes that Malawi has put more emphasis on ending cross-border child trafficking than the suffering of children taken from rural areas to work from homes in towns and cities
Chichewa: Womenyera ufuluyu akuona kuti dziko la Malawi layika chidwi pothetsa kuzembetsa ana kudutsa malire a dziko kusiyana ndi kuvutika kw ana omwe atengedwa kumidzi kukagwira ntchito mmakomo a mmizinda
English: However, child labour persists despite the deployment of district labour officers to rescue children trafficked for economic exploitation and ensure culprits face the law
Chichewa: Komabe, ntchito za na zikupitilirabe kupatula kuyika ma officer a labour mu ma boma kuti apulumutse ana ozembetesedwa kuti akagwire thangata ndikuonetsetsa kuti opalamula ayimbidwe mulandu
English: Thyolo district labour officer says child labour is rampant in the district despite that tea estates no longer employ children
Chichewa: Officer wa za ntchito mu boma la Thyolo akuti ntchito za ana ndizochulukira mu bomali kupatula kuti kuma estate a tea samalembanso ana ntchito.
English: Said Kaduya: “The child labour situation in Thyolo is not different from other districts. It is high and prevalent in most workplaces
Chichewa: Kaduya anati ; zochitika za ntchito za ana ku Thyolo sizosiyana ndizama boma ena. Ndizokwera komaso zochitikachitika/zotchuka
English: Households mostly like to employ young children to do domestic work and sell things for them such as fritters [mandasi], freezes and other snacks
Chichewa: Nthawi zambiri makomo amakonda kulemba ana kuti azipanga ntchito zapakhomo ndikuwagulitsira zinthu ngati mandasi, freezes ndi zosuwizira zina
English: He said the tea sector does not employ children, but their parents working or involved in tea production mostly instruct their children to sell snacks or drinks where tea pluckers are working
Chichewa: Iye anati gawo la tea silimalemba ana ntchito, koma makolo awo  ndiwomwe amagwira ntchito kapena kupanga tea, nthawi zambiri amatuma ana awo kukagulitsa zosuwizila kapena tea komwe athyola tea akugwira ntchito
English: He said: “Our role as TUM is to champion the education component where we are providing education support to children withdrawn from child labour and brought back to school
Chichewa: Iye anati;'' ntchito yathu ngati TUM ndikutsogolera mu gawo lama phunziro pomwe tikupereka support yamaphunziro kwa ana omwe achotsedwa kuchoka ku ntchito za ana kupitaso ku school
English: They include children combining work and education, children from child-headed families, teen mothers and those poor households
Chichewa: Amaphatikiza ntchito ndi maphunziro, ana ochokera ku mabanja otsogoleredwa ndi mwana,amayi achichepere ndi makomo osauka
English: During the open day, 170 vulnerable children received uniforms, best performing schools got awards while outstanding pupils were given learning materials
Chichewa: Tsiku  chionetsero, ana ovutika zana limodzi makumi asanu ndiziwiri analandira ma uniform, mwana wa sukulu ochita bwino anlandira mphoto pemene anzeru analandila zipangizo zophunzirira
English: He said: “As you know, Misuku area has coffee plantations, so parents used to send their under-aged children to work in those plantations as a source of income
Chichewa: Iye anati "monga mukudziwa, dera la Misuku liri ndi minda ya coffee, ndiye makolo ankakonda kutumiza ana awo achichepere kukagwira ntchito mminda imeneyo nagti njira yopezera ndalama"
English: However, the project is advocating the rights of children to education such that many households in Misuku know their children’s right to education and the bad side of child labour
Chichewa: Komabe, chitukukochi chikulimbikitsa kupititsa patsogolo ma ufulu a ana a maphunziro kuti makomo ambiri ku Misuku adziwe ufulu wa ana pa maphunziro ndikuipa kwa kugwiritsa ntchito zopyola msinkhu ana achichepele
English: Mogha said they provide learning materials to some of the rescued children and give parents business capital so that they can support their children
Chichewa: Mogha anati amapereka zipangizo za ku sukulu kwa ana opulumutsidwa ndiku peleka kwa makolo mpamba uyambila malonda kuti azithandizira ana awo
English: Senior Chief Mwenemisuku said sensitisation campaigns under the project are helping to raise awareness among parents on various forms of child abuse, including child labour
Chichewa: Mfumu yayikulu Misuku inati misonkhano yophunzitsa anthu pansi pa chitukukochi kukuthandiza kukweza kuzindikira pakati pamakolo pa mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya kuzunza ana kuphatikizirapo kugwiritsa ntchito ana zopyola msinkhu
English: People in my area now understand that child labour is bad and there is an improvement as people know that when children engage in child labour, they will not become reliable citizens,” he said
Chichewa: Anthu tsopano mu dera langa akuvetsetsa kuti kugwuritsa ntchito ana ndi koipa ndipo pali kusintha anthu akudziwa kuti ngati ana alembedwa ntchito, sadzakhala nzika zodalirika
English: South Africa’s third biggest political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, has held a protest outside the Israeli embassy in the capital, Pretoria
Chichewa: Chipani chachikulu chaku SouthAfrica, cha Economic Freedom Fighters,Chapanga zionetsero kunja kwa ofesi ya kazembe yadziko a Israel
English: Party leader Julius Malema once again called for the closure of the embassy after saying Israel’s government had “no respect for humanity”
Chichewa: Mtsogoleri  wa chipani ananenaso mobwereza kunenan kuti ofesi ya kazembe itsekedwe atayankhula kuti boma la Israel ilibe ulemu pa anthu
English: Malema also urged retailers in the country to remove Israeli-produced goods from their shelves by the end of October
Chichewa: Malema adalamulaso anthu ogulitsa malonda kuti achotse malonda opangidwa ku Israel muma Shelf awo ukamatha mwezi wa Okotobala
English: If they don’t remove products from Israel, we’ll remove them ourselves. We don’t want Israeli products sold in South Africa, we don’t want food from people who have the blood of innocent people on their hands,” said Malema
Chichewa: Ngati sachotsa katundu waku Israel, tidwamuchotsa tokha.Sitikufuna katundu waku Israel kugulitsidwa mu SouthAfrica, sitikufuna zakudya za anthu amene ali ndi magazi a anthu osalakwa.
English: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) former director general Reyneck Matemba Monday frowned at procedures the graft-bursting body used to bring two witnesses from the United Kingdom (UK)’s National Crime Agency in his alleged corruption case
Chichewa: Mkulu wakale wa bungwe lothana ndi katangale a Rayneck Matemba lolemba anakwiya ndi ndondomeko zomwe bungweli likugwiritsa ntchito zobweretsa mboni ziwiri kuchiokera ku National Crime Agency yaku United Kingdom pa mlandu wake woganiziridwa zakatangale
English: But the graft-busting body amended the charges and now accuses Matemba of failing to declare his interest in a board meeting which reviewed and granted a no-objection for the Malawi Police Service’s food ration contract
Chichewa: Koma bungwe lothana ndi katangaleli linasintha mlandu ndipo pano akumuyimba Matemba mlandu wolephera kuulula chidwi chake pamsonkhano wa akuluakulu womwe unaunika ndi kupeleka chilolezo chosakanidwa cha ntchito yogula zakudya ku Malawi Police Service
English: However, Matemba said ACB did not follow the right procedure when bringing the witnesses, saying procedure demands that the Attorney General writes the Home Office, which is the central authority of Mutual Legal Assistance in the UK, to facilitate the sharing of evidence among nations
Chichewa: Komabe, ACB siyinatsatire ndondomeko yoyenera pobweretsa mboni,ananena;ndondomeko imalamula kuti attorney general kulembera ku Home Office,yomwe ndipakatikati  pa lamulo a Mutual Legal Assistance ku UK
English: Matemba told reporters outside the court Monday that his request for guidance from the court was based on sections 6 and 9 of the same Act, which address the issue of how evidence is transmitted and witnesses are used
Chichewa: Matemba anauza a tolankhani kunja kwa bwalo loweruzira milandu lolemba kuti pempho lake za momwe angapangire kuchokera ku bwalo la milandu linali lochokera pa gawo la chisanu n'chimodzi ndi chisanu n'zinayi la lamulo lomwero, lomwe limafotokozera pankhani ya momwe umboni uziperekeredwa  ndi mboni zizigwiritsiridwa ntchito
English: According to Matemba, he is the one who signed the agreement between the ACB and NCA and that what they agreed was sharing of intelligence and not evidence
Chichewa: Kutengera kwa Matemba, iye ndi amene ana sayinira m'gwirizano pakati pa ACB ndi NCA ndipo zomwe anagwirizana ndi zogawana nzeru osati umboni
English: She said the ACB went through the AG’s office to request for formal use of evidence but that the AG is taking long to give responses
Chichewa: Iye anati  ACB inadutsira ku Ofesi ya AG kupempha kugwiritsa ntchito umboni mu ndondomeko yoyenera koma a AG akutenga nthawi kuyankha
English: So, knowing that the formal channels are taking a while, we also realized that it is possible to use informal channels so we pivoted to use informal channels and the informal channels worked,” Rapozo said
Chichewa: Ndiye pozindikira kuti njira zoyenerera zikutenga nthawi, tinazindikiraso kuti kugwiritsa ntchitio njira zina ndikotheka ndiye tinasitha ku gwiritsa ntchito njira zina zosayikika, ndipo njira zosaikikazi zinagwira,Rapozo adatero
English: The National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) Tuesday launched construction cost indices which will guide industry stakeholders in budgeting, pricing and cost-management in construction projects
Chichewa: National Construction Industry Council lachiwiri inatsekulira m'ndandanda wa mitengo omwe uziunikira anthu antchito zomanga popanga ndondomeko yakagwiritsidwe ntchito ka ndalama, kupanga mitengo komaso kolongosola za mitengo mu zomangamanga
English: NCIC Board Director said the cost indices will also address the issue of unrealistic bids, which often result in exorbitant contract sums which drain resources
Chichewa: NCIC Board Director anati nm,ndanda wa mitengowu uthandizira kunkhani ya mpikisano wamitengo yosalongosoka,zomwe nthawi zambiri zimabweretsa kukwera kwambiri kwa makontilakiti zomwe zimachepetsa zipangizo
English: The indices are coming at a time there has been an outcry from various stakeholders of unrealistically low bids, rendering contracts unattainable as well as unrealistically high bids resulting in exorbitant contract sums which drain resources
Chichewa: Miloziyi ukubwera pa nthawi yomwe pali kudandaula kuchokera kwa magulu ambiri otengapo mbali pa zikalata zopikisana zotsika mtengo, kupangitsa mgwirizano wa ntchito kukhala wosafikirika komanso wokwera mtengo mwachilendo zomwe zapangitsa kuti ntchito zidzigwiridwa pamitengo yokwera kwambiri zimene zikuwononga ndalama
English: She said in the absence of the cost indices, there have been unrealistic claims and price escalations that have lacked a basis for objective assessment and comparison
Chichewa: Iye anati chufukwa chakusowa kwa mlozo wa mitengo, pakhala pali kufuna kulipidwa kosamveka komanso mitengo yokwera kwambiri yomwe ilibe umboni kuti pakhale kufufuza koyenera komanso kufafaniza
English: Kandodo added that the indices will help moderate budgeting and pricing of projects and managing costs on construction projects in order to ensure value for money in the infrastructure sector while ensuring quality and efficiency
Chichewa: kandodo waonjezeranso kuti mlozowu uthandiza kuyendetsa ndondomeko zachuma ndi kukhadzikitsa mitengo ya ntchito zachitukuko ndi kusamala ndalama pa ntchito zomanga zitukuko ndi cholinga chofuna kuti ndalama iliyonse yogwira ntchito zomangamanga idzibweretsa phindu, ubwino komanso changu
English: Many projects are implemented under CDF [Constituency Development Fund] and you find different cost prices for similar projects. There is a need to bring sanity to the industry. So, please orient the councils
Chichewa: Zitukuko zambiri zimachitika pansi pa CDF ndipo umapeza mitengo yosiyanasiyana pa zitukuko zofanana. Pakufunika kubwezeretsa chilungamo pakagwiridwe kantchitozi. Ndiye chonde, azindikiritseni ogwira ntchito kukhonsolo
English: Efforts to resuscitate the Malawi cotton industry have remained futile for over a decade witnessed by a downward trajectory in both production volumes and earnings from the crop
Chichewa: Ntchito yodzutsanso ulimi wa thonje mu Malawi wakhala osaphula kanthu kwa zaka kwaonedwa ndiku tsika konse kwakulima ndikupeza kuchokera ku mbewuyi
English: Authorities and stakeholders alike have miserably failed to replicate models implemented in 2012, which saw the country producing a record high 100,000 metric tonnes (mt) of cotton
Chichewa: Akuluakulu ndi anthiu okhudzidwa onsewa alephera kuoopsa kuchulukisa nira yomwe inayambidwa mu 2012, yomwe inaonetsa dziko mbiri yopanga thonje ochuluka 100,00 mt
English: For instance, volume of earnings from cotton took a sharp fall in 2023 as output dropped by 48 percent, with the value facing a 41 percent slump
Chichewa: Mwachitsanzo, mulingo wazopeza zochuluka kuchoka ku thonje unagwa kwambiri mu 2023pomwe zotuluka zinztsika ndi 48 pa chikwi chilichose, ndi ndalama itagwa ndi 41%
English: However, prices of the commodity rose by 24 percent and closed at K720 per kilogramme (kg), higher than the K580 per kg farm gate price announced by the government at the start of the marketing season
Chichewa: Komabe, mitengo ya katundu unakwera ndi 24 pa 100 iliyose ndiku tseka pa K720/ Kg, kudutsa ntengo waku munda wa K580/kg wolengezedwa ndi boma kumayambiliro kwa nyengo yaulimi ya chaka
English: This ensured that farmers got inputs on time and the investment was easily recouped. In those days the country used to produce at least 50,000mt of cotton, according to Cotton Council of Malawi
Chichewa: Izipangitsa kuonetsetsa kuti alimi ali ndizolowetsa munthawi yabwino ndipo katundu amabwezeretsedwa mosavuta. Mu masiku amenewo alimi amakwnitsa kupanga thonje osachepera 50,00ml,izi ndikutengera khanso ya thonje la Malawi
English: It further indicates that around 250,000 farmers enjoyed the fruits of producing the crop but today around 30,000 farmers are still growing cotton
Chichewa: Zikupitiliza kusonyeza kuti alimi 250,000 anasangalala ndizipatso za ulimi wa mbewuyi koma lero alimi 30000 akulimabe thonje
English: In the 2000s, a liberalized market for cotton was introduced and volumes slightly increased to around 60,000mt
Chichewa: Muma 2000, Ufulu pa msika wa thonje unayambitsidwa ndipo mulingo unakwererapo kuchama 60, 000mt
English: The liberalization of the market saw private investors coming in to support the sector. However, there were no sustainable means of recouping the investments in the sector
Chichewa: Kupereka ufulu pazmalonda kunapangitsa private investors kubwera ndikuthandizira gawoli.Komabe  Panalibe njira yokhazikika yobwezeretsanso katundu mugawoli
English: This led to loss of investments through side buying and side selling activities leading to closure of business by those who failed to recover their investments. The trend continued from 12 ginners to four active ginners at present
Chichewa: Izi zinapangitsa kuluza katundu kudzera ku zochitika zugulira  ndikugulitsira kumbali zomwe zidadzuetsa kutseka malonda ndi anthu omwe analephera kubwezeretsa katundu wawo. Mchitidwewu unapitilira kuchoka kwa opanga thonje makumi awri ndiziwiri ku anayi
English: She said fluctuating global cotton prices have affected the profitability of cotton farming such that farmers in Malawi have shifted their focus to other crops, such as sesame and soya, which have proven to be more profitable
Chichewa: Iye anati kutsika kwa mitengo ya thonje dziko lonse kwakhudza phindu la ulimi wa thonje kotero kuti alimi mu Malawi asitha chidwi chawo ku mbewu zina, monga ngati Sesama ndi Soya
English: When prices are low, farmers receive less income for their cotton, making it less attractive to grow
Chichewa: Pomwe mitengo ili yotsika, alimi amalandila ndalama zochepa pa thonje wawo, kuchepetsa chikoka chomulima
English: This, coupled with unreliable and high inputs costs, limited access to finance among farmers makes it more unattractive for smallholder farmers to continue producing cotton
Chichewa: Izi, kuphatikizana ndikukwera kwa ntengo wazolowetsa,kusakhala ndikuthera kopeza za chuma pakati pa a limi zimapangitsa kumachotseratu chikoko kwa alimi ango'noango'no kupitiriza kulima thonje.
English: Changes in weather patterns, including increased cyclones and unpredictable rainfall, have negatively impacted cotton production in Malawi. Unfavorable weather conditions have led to crop failure and reduced yields
Chichewa: Kusintha kwa nyengo, kuwonjezerapo namondwe ndikusapanganika kwa mvul, zakhudza moyipa ulimi wa thonje m'Malawi. Nyengo yosakhala bwino yapangitsa kukanika kwa mbewu ndikuchepa kwa zokolora
English: Similarly, the lack of well-established marketing channels and limited access to international markets have hindered the growth of the cotton sector in Malawi
Chichewa: Chimodzimodzi, kusowa kwa nira ya misika yokhazikika  ndikuchepekedwa kofikira misika yakunja zaphinja kukula kwa gawo la  thonje m'Malawi
English: This has resulted in limited opportunities for farmers to sell their cotton at competitive prices as ginners continue to withdraw from Malawi,” Luwanda said
Chichewa: Izi zapangitsa kuchepetsa mwayi wa alimi kugulitsa thonje wawo pa mitengo yopikisana pemene opanga thonje akupitiliza kutenga ku Malawi. Luwanda adatero
English: She added that addressing the challenges requires a multi-faceted approach, including investment in research and development, improved access to inputs and credit, strengthening of market linkages, and implementation of climate-smart farming practices
Chichewa: Iye anawonjezera kuti kuthana ndi vutoli kukufunika kulifikira mwambiri, kuphatikizapo kulowetsa mu kafufuku ndikupita patsogolo/chitukuko, kupititsa patsogolo kufikira zolowetsa ndi ngongole, kulimbikitsa kulumikizana kwa misika ndikuyamba ulimi woteteza chilengedwe
English: The council is also engaging medium to large scale farmers for increased seed cotton volumes in the country
Chichewa: Konsolo ikukambiranaso ndi alimi a pakatikati ndi alimi akulu paza kukuza mulingo wa mbewu ya thonje mudziko lino
English: In addition to this, growing of cotton under irrigation is now allowed and has been demonstrated and is supported by subsidiary regulations governing the sector
Chichewa: Kuwonjezera apo, kulima thonje kudzera mu nthirira ndikololedwa ndiposo kwaonetseredwa ndipo kukuthandiziridwa ndi malamulo oyendetsera gawoli
English: When all said and done there is hope of restoring the lost glory of the crop to make a meaningful contribution to Malawi’s economy if the necessary stakeholders take the right action
Chichewa: pamene zonse za nenedwa nkutha pali chiyembekezo chobwezeretsanso ulemerero wotayika wambeyuyikuyipanga kukhala ya phinndu ku zachuma zaku Malawi ngati anthu okkudzidwawo atenga njira zoyenerera
English: Chakwera said it has become a tendency in some quarters of the society for some government officials to deliberately delay a project so that the cost can be increased
Chichewa: Chakwera wanena kuti chasanduka chizolowezi kumbali ina ya anthu kwa ogwira ntchito mboma kuchedwetsa dala zitukuko kuti awonjezere mitengo
English: The President’s remarks follow the completion of the Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) project which the board says has been completed before the deadline, saving them money
Chichewa: Ndemanga ya a mtsogoleri wa dziko ikubwera kutsatira kumalizitsa kwa chitukuko cha  Northen Region Water Board pomwe oyendetsa ntchito kunthambiyi akunena kuti yamalizidwa mwachangu kulingana ndi nthawi yomwe inaikidwira, kuwapulumutsira iwo ndalama
English: There are other officials somewhere and other workers somewhere who connive with some contractors to slow down a project, consequently raising the cost so that they should share [the money], but this has not been the story of Nkhata Bay,” he said
Chichewa: Pali ogwira ntchito ena kwinakwake komanso ogwira ntchito ena kwina omwe amapangana ndi ogwira ntchito kuti achedwetsae zitukuko, zotsatira zake kukweza mitengo kuti agawane ndalama, koma iyi si mmene inalili nkhani yaku Nkhatabay, iye adatero
English: Chakwera then said Malawi has been off-track in the provision of water and adherence to sanitation standards despite getting warnings from the United Nations. He then said the coming in of the project is not a favor but a responsibility of the government
Chichewa: Chakwera kenako adati Malawi yakhala isakutsatira moyenera njira pakaperekedwe kamadzi ndikutsatira mlingo wa waukhondo ngakhale yalandira chenjezo kuchokera ku United Nations. Iye kenako anati kubwera kwa ntchitoyi sikukondera koma udindo wa boma
English: For a long time, the United Nations has warned that Malawi is seriously off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 6, which calls for water and sanitation for all by 2030, yet very little was being done to get Malawi on track
Chichewa: Kwa nthawi yayitali, United Nations lachenjeza Malawi kuti yasepheratu njira yokumana ndi Sustainable Development Goal ya chisanu n'chimodzi, lomwe likumema  madzi ndi ukhondo wa onse ikamafika 2023, koma zochepa chabe ndizomwe zachitika
English: And, in this regard, the great people of Nkhata Bay have been among the most underserved in our country,” he said
Chichewa: Ndipo, kutengera izi,anthu abwino aku Nkahatabay akhala nawo gulu  lotumikiridwa mochepa mu dziko lathu, iye adatero
English: It was sad that Nkhata Bay, a tourist attraction district, was one of the areas affected by cholera because of lack of potable water. We believe that this project will change the narrative,” he said
Chichewa: Zinanenedwa kuti Nkhatabay, boma lazokopa a lendo, Linali boma limodzi mwa madera omwe anakhudzidwa ndi cholera chifikwa chosowa madzi opezekeratu/amapaipi. Tikukhulupirira kuti izi zisitha nkhaniyi, iye adatero
English: Water and Sanitation Minister said her ministry will continue to invest in water development infrastructure to achieve SDG number six, which mandates countries to ease access to clean water and sanitation services
Chichewa: Nduna ya za za madzi ndi ukhondo inati ipitirizabe kulowetsa mu chituko cah madzi kuti ikwanitse  SDG ya Chisanu n'chimodzi, yomwe imalamula mayiko kuphweketsa kapezedwe ka madzi a ukhondo ndizachisamaliro
English: The National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) has emphasized the need for mindset change among stakeholders in the construction sector in ensuring quality of infrastructure
Chichewa: National Construction Industry Council yatsindika pakufunika kosintha kaganizidwe pakati pa anthu okhudzidwa mugawo la zomangamanga pakuonetsetsa zomanga zapa mwamba
English: This came out during the rolling out of Infrastructure Delivery Management Standards (IDMS) in Blantyre on Friday
Chichewa: Izi zinatuluka potsekulira Infrastructure Delivery Managent standards  ku Blantyre lachisanu