dmatekenya/chichewa-machine-translation huggingface dataset:
English: Did Hamas use Iranian aid? Definitely, yes. Did Iran have an interest in this action? Yes. Does Hamas need Iranian permission to operate? No."
Chichewa: Kodi Hamas adagwiritsa ntchito thandizo la Iran? Ndithudi, inde. Kodi Iran inali ndi chidwi ndi izi? Inde. Kodi Hamas ikufunika chilolezo cha Iran kuti igwire ntchito? Ayi.'
English: Hamas has been developing its elite units for several years, says Haim Tomer, the former Mossad official. "But still they performed above their former level," he said
Chichewa: Hamas yakhala ikupanga magulu ake osankhika kwa zaka zingapo, akutero a Haim Tomer, yemwe anali mkulu wa Mossad. 'Koma adachitabe kuposa kale,' adatero
English: Israeli officials are now looking north and south as they figure out what happens next and whether Iran's involvement could become more overt
Chichewa: Akuluakulu a Israeli tsopano akuyang'ana kumpoto ndi kum'mwera kuti adziwe zomwe zidzachitike pambuyo pake komanso ngati kukhudzidwa kwa Iran kungawonekere kwambiri
English: "The Hamas operation is a reality-changing event in the Middle East that may oblige Iran to move from the phase of ongoing support and co-ordination to a more direct involvement, especially if the Israeli response poses a significant challenge to Hamas,
Chichewa: Ntchito ya Hamas ndizochitika zosintha zenizeni ku Middle East zomwe zingakakamize Iran kuti ichoke pagawo lothandizira ndi kugwirizana kosalekeza kupita kukutengapo mbali kwachindunji, makamaka ngati kuyankha kwa Israeli kumabweretsa vuto lalikulu kwa Hamas,
English: Since the attack Israel has been carrying out strikes in Gaza. The Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry says the retaliatory strikes have killed more than 7,000 people
Chichewa: Chiyambireni chiwembu Israeli yakhala ikuchita ziwonetsero ku Gaza. Unduna wa zaumoyo ku Palestina woyendetsedwa ndi Hamas wati zigawenga zobwezera zapha anthu oposa zikwi zisanu nid ziwiri
English: On Friday, Israel said it was intensifying its campaign in Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion
Chichewa: Lachisanu, Israel idati ikukulitsa kampeni yake ku Gaza patsogolo pa kuwukira komwe akuyembekezeka
English: Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97
Chichewa: Mtsogoleri wakale wa dziko la Zambia Dr. Kenneth Kaunda wamwalira ali ndi zaka makumi asanu ndianayi kudza mphjambu zisanu ndi ziwiri
English: Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, when the southern African nation won its independence from Britain, until 1991, and afterwards become one of Africa’s most committed activists against HIV/AIDS
Chichewa: Kaunda adalamulira Zambia kuyambira chaka cha 1964, pomwe dziko lakummwera kwa Africa lidalandira ufulu kuchokera ku Britain, mpaka chaka cha 1991, ndipo pambuyo pake adakhala m'modzi mwa anthu odzipereka kwambiri ku Africa polimbana ndi HIV/AIDS
English: The former president had been feeling unwell and had been admitted to the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka earlier this week
Chichewa: mtsogoleri wa dziko wakaleyo anali kumva kuti sakupeza bwino ndipo adagonekedwa kuchipatala cha Maina Soko ku Lusaka kumayambiriro kwa sabata ino
English: A man of great personal charm, he was hailed as a modernizing force in the continent despite his initial rejection of the concept of multiparty democracy
Chichewa: Munthu wachikoka kwambiri, adayamikiridwa ngati mphamvu yopititsa patsogolo dziko lino ngakhale adakana lingaliro la ufulu wodzilamulira ya zipani zambiri
English: But poor economic management caused his popularity to plummet, and he was voted out of office when free elections were held in 1991
Chichewa: Koma kusasamalidwa bwino kwachuma kudapangitsa kuti kutchuka kwake kugwere pansi, ndipo adamuvotera pomwe zisankho zaulere zidachitika mu chaka cha 1991
English: But the young Kaunda’s academic ability won him a place in the first secondary school to be formed in Northern Rhodesia, and he later became a teacher
Chichewa: Koma luso la Kaunda pamaphunziro linamupezera malo ku sekondale yoyamba kukhazikitsidwa ku Northern Rhodesia, ndipo kenaka adakhala mphunzitsi
English: One of his first political acts was to become a vegetarian in protest at a policy that forced Africans to go to a separate window at butchers’ to buy meat
Chichewa: Chimodzi mwazochita zake zandale zoyamba chinali kukhala wosadya masamba potsutsa mfundo yomwe idakakamiza anthu aku Africa kuti apite kukagula nyama pawindo lapadera paogulitsa nyama
English: Two years later he was imprisoned, with hard labour, for distributing leaflets that the authorities deemed subversive
Chichewa: Zaka ziwiri pambuyo pake anaikidwa m’ndende, ndi ntchito yolemetsa, chifukwa chogaŵira timapepala tomwe akuluakulu a boma ankaona kuti ndi ogwetsa zinthu
English: Disillusioned with what he saw as the failure of his party to take a stronger line on the rights of indigenous Africans, Kaunda set up his own party, the Zambian African National Congress
Chichewa: Atakhumudwitsidwa ndi zomwe adawona kuti ndi vuto la chipani chake kuti atengere ufulu wa ku African, Kaundian African National Congress Congress
English: Within a year it was banned and Kaunda was back in prison. His incarceration turned him into a radical
Chichewa: Pasanathe chaka chinaletsedwa ndipo Kaunda analinso kundende. Kutsekeredwa kwake kunamupangitsa kukhala wopambana
English: By 1960 he had become the leader of the new United National Independence Party (Unip) and, fired with enthusiasm following a visit to Martin Luther King in the US, he began his own programme of civil disobedience which involved blocking roads and burning buildings
Chichewa: Pofika m'chaka cha 1960 adakhala mtsogoleri wa chipani chatsopano cha United National Independence Party (Unip) ndipo, atakwiya kwambiri atapita kukacheza ndi a Martin Luther King ku US, adayambitsa pulogalamu yakeyake yosamvera anthu yomwe idakhudza kutseka misewu ndikuwotcha nyumba
English: Kaunda started with the great advantage of leading an African state with a stronger economic base than any of its neighbours but there was a shortage of native Zambians who had the skills and training to run the country
Chichewa: Kaunda adayamba ndi mwayi waukulu wotsogolera dziko la Africa lomwe lili ndi maziko olimba pazachuma kuposa ena onse oyandikana nawo koma kunali kusowa kwa nzika zaku Zambia zomwe zinali ndi luso komanso maphunziro oyendetsa dzikolo
English: In 1969, at huge cost, he nationalised the copper mines, which accounted for 90% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings
Chichewa: Mu 1969, pamtengo wokwera kwambiri, adatulutsa migodi yamkuwa, yomwe idapeza 90% ya ndalama zakunja zadzikolo
English: But the price of copper collapsed, imported oil prices soared, and the economy, already weakened, was soon in serious trouble
Chichewa: koma mtengo wamkuwa unagwa, mitengo yamafuta ochokera kunja idakwera, ndipo chuma, chomwe chidayamba kuchepa, posakhalitsa chidalowa m'mavuto akulu
English: In contrast, he remained a staunch defender of the Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s policy of land reform, under which white farmers were driven from the country, resulting in economic meltdown
Chichewa: Mosiyana ndi zimenezi, iye anayikirabe kumbuyo ndondomeko ya mtsogoleri wa dziko la Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe pa nkhani yokonzanso ndondomeko za malo, pomwe alimi achizungu anathamangitsidwa m’dzikolo, zomwe zinachititsa kuti chuma chisokonekere
English: “I’ve been saying it all along, please do not demonize Robert Mugabe. I’m not saying the methods he’s using are correct, but he was put under great pressure
Chichewa: Ndakhala ndikunena izi, chonde musamachite ziwanda Robert Mugabe. Sindikunena kuti njira zomwe akugwiritsa ntchito ndi zolondola, koma adakakamizidwa kwambiri
English: The cracks began to appear in Kaunda’s rule in late 1980. There were reports of an attempt to overthrow his government, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed over much of the country
Chichewa: Ming’aluyi idayamba kuonekera muulamuliro wa Kaunda chakumapeto kwa 1980. Panali malipoti ofuna kugwetsa boma lake, ndipo lamulo loti achoke madzulo mpaka m’bandakucha anaikidwa m’madera ambiri m’dzikolo
English: More than 20 people died in three days of rioting, and the security forces stormed the campus of Zambia University and closed it down to stifle unrest
Chichewa: Anthu opitilira makumi awiri amwalira zipolowe mkati mwa masiku atatu, ndipo achitetezo adalanda pasukulu ya Zambia University ndikutseka kuti aletse zipolowe
English: Kaunda was coming under increasing pressure both from inside Zambia and from the wider world to introduce real democracy. Eventually he agreed and called elections on 31 October 1991
Chichewa: Kaunda anali kukumana ndi zovuta zambiri kuchokera mkati mwa Zambia ndi padziko lonse lapansi kuti akhazikitse ufulu wodzilamulira yeniyeni. Pambuyo pake adavomera ndikuyitanitsa chisankho pa 31 October chaka cha 1991
English: From the moment that campaigning began, it was clear that he was in trouble, and there was little surprise when the voters rejected him in favour of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, led by Frederick Chiluba
Chichewa: Kuyambira pomwe kampeniyi idayamba, zidawonekeratu kuti ali pamavuto, ndipo sizinadabwe pomwe ovota adamukana ndikutsatira chipani cha Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, motsogozedwa ndi Frederick Chiluba
English: But he still had great influence in Zambia and the new government perceived him as a threat
Chichewa: Koma adali ndi chikoka chachikulu ku Zambia ndipo boma latsopanolo lidamuwona ngati chiwopsezo
English: Kaunda was arrested on charges of treason in 1997, although the new government was forced to back down after international pressure. A later attempt to have him declared stateless was eventually thrown out by the courts
Chichewa: Kaunda adamangidwa pamilandu youkira boma mu 1997, ngakhale boma latsopanolo lidakakamizika kubwelera pambuyo pokakamizidwa ndi mayiko akunja. Pambuyo pake, mabwalo amilandu adakana kuti anene kuti sanalinso mzika ya dzikolo
English: He turned his attention to the fight against HIV and Aids and was the first African leader to publicly admit that one of his sons, Masuzyo, had died of an Aids-related disease
Chichewa: Adatembenukira kunkhondo yolimbana ndi HIV ndi Edzi ndipo anali mtsogoleri woyamba ku Africa kuvomereza kuti mmodzi mwa ana ake aamuna, Masuzyo, adamwalira ndi matenda okhudzana ndi Edzi
English: A prolific writer, he published a number of books advancing his ideology of African Socialism, which was picked up by other African leaders including Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana and Julius Nyerere in Tanzania
Chichewa: Mlembi waluso, adasindikiza mabuku angapo opititsa patsogolo malingaliro ake a African Socialism, omwe adatengedwa ndi atsogoleri ena aku Africa kuphatikiza Kwame Nkrumah ku Ghana ndi Julius Nyerere ku Tanzania
English: He also played an accomplished guitar player and composed liberation songs which he played as he travelled the country to drum up support for the campaign against colonial rule
Chichewa: Ankaimbanso katswiri woyimba gitala ndipo adapekanso nyimbo zachipulumutso zomwe ankayimba pamene ankayendayenda m'dziko lonselo pofuna kulimbikitsa ndawala yolimbana ndi ulamuliro wa atsamunda
English: But his economic policies turned a country that had huge earnings potential into a state in which poverty remained widespread and life expectancy was among the lowest in the world
Chichewa: Koma ndondomeko zake zachuma zidasintha dziko lomwe lidali ndi mwayi wopeza ndalama zambiri kukhala dziko lomwe umphawi udali wofala komanso chiyembekezo chokhala ndi moyo chinali pakati pa otsika kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi
English: Russian and Ukrainian troops have been locked into a fierce battle for the frontline town since mid-October. Russia is thought to have suffered "significant" losses in this time
Chichewa: Asitikali aku Russia ndi Ukraine akhala akumenyera nkhondo yoopsa ya tawuni yakutsogolo kuyambira pakati pa October. Dziko la Russia likuganiziridwa kuti lawonongeka kwambiri panthawi imeneyi
English: A Ukrainian army spokesperson said that Russian troops were refusing to attack Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka because of heavy losses and that there had been mutinies in some units
Chichewa: Mneneri wankhondo waku Ukraine adati asitikali aku Russia akukana kuwukira malo aku Ukraine pafupi ndi Avdiivka chifukwa chakuwonongeka kwakukulu komanso kuti pakhala zigawenga m'magulu ena
English: "Russia's mobilised forces remain under-trained, under-equipped and unprepared for combat, as was the case during their failed winter offensive last year
Chichewa: 'Asitikali ankhondo aku Russia amakhalabe osaphunzitsidwa bwino, alibe zida komanso osakonzekera kumenya nkhondo, monga momwe zinalili panthawi yachisanu yomwe idalephera chaka chatha
English: However, future aid to Ukraine is in doubt following the election of Republican Mike Johnson as speaker of the US House of Representatives earlier this week
Chichewa: Komabe, thandizo lamtsogolo ku Ukraine likukayikitsa kutsatira chisankho cha Republican Mike Johnson kukhala spikala wa Nyumba ya Oyimilira ku US koyambirira kwa sabata ino
English: Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
Chichewa: Mtsogoleri wa dziko la Russia Vladimir Putin adayambitsa kuwukira kwathunthu ku Ukraine mu mwezi wa February chaka cha 2022
English: The Russian defence ministry has been recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, apparently taking over from the Wagner mercenary group which was the first to adopt the practice last year
Chichewa: Unduna wa zachitetezo ku Russia wakhala ukulemba akaidi kuti akamenye nkhondo ku Ukraine, zikuoneka kuti akutenga udindo wa gulu lankhondo la Wagner lomwe linali loyamba kuchita mchitidwewu chaka chatha
English: Such army units are commonly known as Storm-Z, the letter Z being one of the symbols of Vladimir Putin's so-called "special military operation" against Ukraine. It is also the first letter of the Russian word "zek", or "inmate"
Chichewa: Magulu ankhondo oterowo amadziwika kuti Storm-Z, chilembo Z kukhala chimodzi mwazizindikiro za zomwe Vladimir Putin adachita &quot;ntchito yapadera yankhondo&quot; motsutsana ndi Ukraine. Ilinso chilembo choyamba cha liwu la Chirasha loti 'zek', kapena 'wandende'
English: The name Storm-Z is unofficial and can be applied to a range of Russian army units active in different parts of Ukraine
Chichewa: Dzinali Storm-Z silovomerezeka ndipo lingagwiritsidwe ntchito kumagulu angapo ankhondo aku Russia omwe amagwira ntchito m'malo osiyanasiyana a Ukraine
English: There are also indications that members of other army units can be sent to Storm-Z detachments as punishment for violations such as insubordination or drunkenness
Chichewa: Palinso ziwonetsero zosonyeza kuti mamembala a magulu ena ankhondo atha kutumizidwa kumagulu a Storm-Z ngati chilango chophwanya malamulo monga kusamvera kapena kuledzera
English: Last year, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin - known as "Putin's chef" - was allowed to recruit in prisons after tens of thousands of Russian troops were killed in Ukraine
Chichewa: Chaka chatha, mtsogoleri wa Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin - yemwe amadziwika kuti 'Chef wa Putin' - adaloledwa kulowa m'ndende ataphedwa masauzande ankhondo aku Russia ku Ukraine
English: He personally visited numerous jails to promise convicted criminals that they would be able to go home free, and with their convictions removed, after six months of fighting for Wagner in Ukraine - if they survived
Chichewa: Iye mwini adayendera ndende zambiri ndikulonjeza zigawenga kuti atha kupita kwawo mwaufulu, ndipo zigamulo zawo zitachotsedwa, patatha miyezi isanu ndi umodzi akumenyera Wagner ku Ukraine - ngati apulumuka
English: The group, which employed experienced mercenaries as well as convicts, proved itself as a capable fighting force in locations such as the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut
Chichewa: Gululi, lomwe limagwiritsa ntchito asilikali odziwa zambiri komanso omangidwa, linasonyeza kuti ndi gulu lankhondo lamphamvu m'madera monga tawuni yakum'mawa kwa Ukraine ya Bakhmut
English: But then Prigozhin very publicly escalated his criticism of Russia's top brass, accusing them of incompetence and of deliberately starving Wagner of ammunition
Chichewa: Koma kenako Prigozhin adakweza poyera kutsutsa kwake kwapamwamba kwambiri ku Russia, kuwaneneza kuti sangakwanitse komanso kuti Wagner wadala mwadala zida zankhondo
English: Two months after staging a short-lived mutiny, Prigozhin died in a plane crash in August 2023 together with Wagner's other top commanders
Chichewa: Patangotha ​​​​miyezi iwiri atayambitsa zipolowe kwakanthawi kochepa, Prigozhin adamwalira pa ngozi ya ndege mu August 2023 pamodzi ndi akuluakulu ena a Wagner
English: Reports from Russia suggest that the defence ministry has taken over from Wagner as a recruiter of inmates for the war against Ukraine
Chichewa: Malipoti ochokera ku Russia akusonyeza kuti unduna wa zachitetezo walanda udindo wa Wagner ngati wolembera akaidi omwe akugwira ntchito yolimbana ndi dziko la Ukraine
English: "Prisoners sign contracts with the defence ministry, and after completing them they can go home or continue serving
Chichewa: 'Akaidi amasaina ma contract ndi unduna wa chitetezo, ndipo akamaliza amatha kupita kwawo kapena kukapitiriza kutumikira
English: Russia is thought to have suffered heavy casualties in its repeated attempts to capture more Ukrainian land
Chichewa: Dziko la Russia likuganiziridwa kuti lidavulala kwambiri poyesa kulanda malo ambiri aku Ukraine
English: Even though the Russian military has not confirmed or denied recruiting convicts, there are numerous indications of them being sent to units known as Storm-Z
Chichewa: Ngakhale asitikali aku Russia sanatsimikizire kapena kukana kulemba anthu omangidwa, pali zambiri zomwe zikuwonetsa kuti atumizidwa kumagulu omwe amadziwika kuti Storm-Z
English: It doesn't matter if you're a contract soldier, if you've been mobilized or if you are even a convict. No, we're like family," Bandit told the paper. "I just hope the defence ministry does what it promised and secures a pardon for me."
Chichewa: Zilibe kanthu ngati ndinu msilikali wa mgwirizano, ngati mwalimbikitsidwa kapena ndinu womangidwa. Ayi, tili ngati banja,' Bandit adauza nyuzipepalayo. 'Ndikungokhulupilira kuti unduna wa chitetezo uchita zomwe unalonjeza ndipo undikhululukire.'
English: In practice, this appears to mean that they are often readily deployed without much consideration for their chances of survival
Chichewa: M'malo mwake, izi zikuwoneka kuti zikutanthauza kuti nthawi zambiri amatumizidwa mosavuta popanda kuganizira zambiri za mwayi wawo wokhala ndi moyo
English: "People can simply go berserk because they're being treated like dispensable meat which deserves no sympathy. And this attitude is in reality not uncommon
Chichewa: 'Anthu amatha kungochita manyazi chifukwa akutengedwa ngati nyama yotayika yomwe siyenera kumvera chisoni. Ndipo maganizo amenewa si achilendo
English: "We packed quickly. We took our livestock - cows, dogs, ducklings - and our equipment: milking kits and a generator," she says. "We had to leave all our other possessions behind, they were all lost."
Chichewa: 'Tinalongedza mwachangu. Tidatenga ziweto zathu - ng'ombe, agalu, ana abakha - ndi zida zathu: zida zoberekera mkaka ndi jenereta,' akutero. 'Tidayenera kusiya katundu wathu yense, zonse zidatayika.'
English: The 52-year-old farmer and her husband Vasyl had devoted their lives to their herd of two dozen cows, which they had raised from calves, and did everything they could to save them
Chichewa: Mlimi wazaka makumi asanu ndi ziwiri ndi mwamuna wake Vasyl adapereka moyo wawo ku ng'ombe khumi ndi ziwiri, zomwe adaweta ku ng'ombe, ndipo adachita chilichonse chomwe akanatha kuti apulumutse
English: It took just five more hours for the water to engulf their whole farm. Their village, Afanasiivka, is 70km (45 miles) north of the dam and there are signs of damage everywhere
Chichewa: Zinangotengera maola enanso asanu kuti madziwo awononge munda wawo wonse. Mudzi wawo wa Afanasiivka, uli pamtunda wa makilomita makumi asanu ndiawiri kumpoto kwa damulo ndipo pali zizindikiro za kuwonongeka kulikonse
English: Svitlana shows us water marks inside a barn, close to the ceiling, and explains that most of the hay she and her husband had prepared to feed their cows over the winter was destroyed. So was their other animal feed
Chichewa: Svitlana amatisonyeza zizindikiro za madzi m’khola, pafupi ndi denga, ndipo akufotokoza kuti udzu wambiri umene iye ndi mwamuna wake anakonzekera kudyetsa ng’ombe zawo m’nyengo yozizira unawonongeka. Chimodzimodzinso ziweto zawo zina
English: "The water rose by six metres, but at least the farm building survived," she says. "Only the floor got washed away but the walls are still standing."
Chichewa: 'Madzi anakwera ndi mamita sikisi, koma nyumba ya famuyo inapulumuka,' akutero. 'Pansi pokha ndi madzi koma makoma adakalipo.'
English: Somehow, she's not disheartened. "Maybe we will take out another loan, we will mow some hay for the cows or buy some more. We will make it, rest assured."
Chichewa: Mwanjira ina, iye sanakhumudwe. 'Mwina titenga ngongole ina, tizicheka udzu wa ng'ombe kapena tigule wina. Tidzakwanitsa, khalani otsimikiza.'
English: Her optimism is shared by another farmer we meet who shows us round the ruins of his home in the village, 10km (six miles) away
Chichewa: Chiyembekezo chake chikufanana ndi mlimi wina yemwe tidakumana naye yemwe akutiwonetsa mabwinja a nyumba yake kumudzi, makilomita khumi (ma milosi asanu)
English: The water reached the roof of his house and destroyed his crops. Before the flood he grew wheat, barley and sunflowers. And this isn't the first time he has had to start again
Chichewa: Madziwo anafika padenga la nyumba yake n’kuwononga mbewu zake. Chigumula chisanachitike, iye analima tirigu, balere ndi mpendadzuwa. Ndipo aka sikanali koyamba kuti ayambirenso
English: Parents have been told they must move their families to safety from 31 settlements in the southern Kherson and eastern Donetsk regions. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
Chichewa: Makolo auzidwa kuti akuyenera kusamutsa mabanja awo kupita kumalo otetezeka kuchokera kumidzi makumi atatu ndichimodzi kum'mwera kwa Kherson ndi kum'mawa kwa Donetsk. Aliyense wosakwanitsa zaka khumi ndi zisanu lkudzanso zitatu ayenera kutsagana ndi kholo kapena womulera
English: Ukraine has ordered such evacuations before when fighting has intensified. Officials say many children are living under near constant shelling and insist it's now far too dangerous for them to remain at home
Chichewa: Ukraine idalamula kuti anthu asamuke m'mbuyomu pomwe ndewu zakula. Akuluakulu ati ana ambiri amakhala movutitsidwa ndi zipolopolo mosalekeza ndipo ati tsopano ndizowopsa kwa iwo kukhala kunyumba
English: Accompanied by police officers - with the power to force families to flee - they're now going door to door to persuade parents to leave with their children
Chichewa: Motsagana ndi apolisi - ali ndi mphamvu zokakamiza mabanja kuthawa - tsopano akuyenda khomo ndi khomo kukanyengerera makolo kuti achoke ndi ana awo
English: Kyiv has promised families safe passage to safer parts of the country where they'll be given free accommodation and places at schools and nurseries
Chichewa: Kyiv yalonjeza mabanja kuti adutsa motetezeka kupita kumadera otetezeka mdziko muno komwe akapatsidwa malo ogona aulere komanso malo amasukulu
English: Getting the families out is a difficult and dangerous task carried out by emergency workers and volunteers
Chichewa: Kutulutsa mabanja kunja ndi ntchito yovuta komanso yowopsa yochitidwa ndi ogwira ntchito zadzidzidzi ndi odzipereka
English: The female lion, named Aysa, was pregnant when she was abandoned at a private zoo in the Donetsk region at the start of Russia's invasion
Chichewa: Mkango waukazi, wotchedwa Aysa, unali ndi pakati pamene unasiyidwa kumalo ena osungira nyama m’chigawo cha Donetsk kumayambiriro kwa kuwukira kwa Russia
English: She was moved to another facility in Ukraine, where she gave birth to cubs Teddi, Emi and Santa
Chichewa: Anasamutsidwira ku malo ena ku Ukraine, kumene anabala ana Teddi, Emi ndi Santa
English: Yorkshire Wildlife Park said it was working to get permission to move the lions to the UK before Christmas. All four are currently at Poznan Zoo in Poland, where they have been temporarily rehomed. The park said it wanted to be able to make a difference to the lions' lives
Chichewa: Yorkshire Wildlife Park idati ikuyesetsa kuti ipeze chilolezo chosunthira mikango ku UK Khrisimasi isanakwane. Onse anayi pakali pano ali ku Poznan Zoo ku Poland, komwe abwezeretsedwako kwakanthawi. Pakiyi idati ikufuna kusintha moyo wa mikango
English: Earlier this month, the park announced the death of the 14-year-old lion Simba due to ongoing age-related health issues
Chichewa: Kumayambiriro kwa mwezi uno, pakiyi idalengeza za imfa ya mkango wazaka khumi ndi zinayi Simba chifukwa cha matenda okhudzana ndi ukalamba
English: It said: "Lion Country here at Yorkshire Wildlife Park was built as a welfare facility and now we're in a position where we can offer a home to these poor lions and hope that we can make a difference to their lives
Chichewa: Linati: 'Lion Country kuno ku Yorkshire Wildlife Park inamangidwa ngati malo othandizira anthu ndipo tsopano tili pamalo oti titha kupereka nyumba kwa mikango yosaukayi ndikuyembekeza kuti titha kusintha miyoyo yawo
English: The entertainment blogger had been queuing in the biting cold with hundreds of others for six hours, long after the polls should have closed
Chichewa: Wolemba zachisangalaloyo adakhala pamizere kuzizira koopsa ndi ena mazana ambiri kwa maola asanu ndi limodzi, patatha nthawi yayitali zisankho zikadatsekedwa
English: People gave us blankets, hot tea, cookies. The hospitality of residents in that area was incredible!" said the 26-year-old of his long wait to vote
Chichewa: Anthu anatipatsa zofunda, tiyi wotentha, makeke. Kuchereza kwa anthu okhala m'derali kunali kodabwitsa!' wazaka makumi awiri ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi zakubadwa akudikirira kuti avote
English: At one point, a group of women broke into song. At another, a local company delivered heaps of free food. The firm was so inundated with donations the next day from grateful Poles, it began redirecting the cash to charity
Chichewa: Panthawi ina, gulu la akazi linathyola nyimbo. Pa nthawi ina, kampani ina ya m’deralo inabweretsa milu ya chakudya chaulere. Kampaniyo idadzazidwa ndi zopereka tsiku lotsatira kuchokera kwa a Poles othokoza, idayamba kutumiza ndalamazo ku zachifundo
English: We're building our future and I think a lot of young people understood that," the blogger told me from Wroclaw
Chichewa: Tikumanga tsogolo lathu ndipo ndikuganiza kuti achinyamata ambiri adamvetsetsa izi,' wolemba mabulogu adandiuza kuchokera ku Wroclaw
English: He didn't want to reveal who he voted for but was "happy with the way things turned out." "The queue was long and painful because it was so cold. But the people made it a cool experience."
Chichewa: Sanafune kuulula yemwe adamuvotera koma 'anakondwera ndi momwe zinthu zidayendera.' 'Mzerewu unali wautali komanso wopweteka chifukwa kunali kozizira kwambiri. Koma anthu anachipanga kukhala chokumana nacho chabwino.'
English: The major parties didn't pay particular attention to the youth vote during an extremely negative election campaign
Chichewa: Zipani zazikuluzikulu sizinalabadire chidwi ndi voti ya achinyamata panthawi yachisankho choyipa
English: The high turnout, including at polling stations overseas, was just one sign of how engaged Poles were with this election
Chichewa: Kuchuluka kwa anthu, kuphatikizapo m’malo oponya mavoti kutsidya lina la nyanja, chinali chizindikiro chimodzi chabe chosonyeza kuti a Poland anali otanganidwa ndi chisankhochi
English: There was also a concerted effort to make sure that every ballot cast for the opposition would count
Chichewa: Panalinso khama lalikulu loonetsetsa kuti voti iliyonse ya otsutsa iwerengedwe
English: So opposition parties are already making their plans. Once a new government is in place, abortion is one of the hot issues they'll have to contend with
Chichewa: Ndiye zipani zotsutsa zikupanga kale mapulani awo. Boma latsopano likakhazikitsidwa, kuchotsa mimba ndi imodzi mwazovuta zomwe ayenera kulimbana nazo
English: They got a mandate from a society that wants this so I don't know what else there is to discuss," said Anna, dismissing the idea that reforming the abortion law would be tough
Chichewa: Apatsidwa udindo ndi gulu lomwe likufuna izi ndiye sindikudziwa zomwe tikambirane,' adatero Anna, akutsutsa lingaliro loti kukonzanso lamulo lochotsa mimba kungakhale kovuta
English: She was arrested again on Wednesday and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, which carries a jail term of up to five years
Chichewa: Anamangidwanso Lachitatu ndikuimbidwa mlandu wolephera kulembetsa ngati agent wakunja, yemwe amakhala kundende mpaka zaka zisanu
English: Authorities charged her with failing to register as a foreign agent and with collecting information on behalf of foreign governments, according to Tatar Inform, a local state news site
Chichewa: Akuluakulu adamuimba mlandu wolephera kulembetsa ngati wothandizila wakunja komanso kusonkhanitsa zidziwitso m'malo mwa maboma akunja, malinga ndi Tatar Inform, tsamba lofalitsa nkhani m'boma
English: While there has been some targeting of power facilities in recent weeks, this has been the longest gap since the attacks began in early October
Chichewa: Ngakhale kuti pakhala pali kulunjika kwa malo opangira magetsi m'masabata aposachedwa, uku kwakhala kusiyana kwakutali kwambiri kuyambira pomwe ziwopsezo zidayamba kumayambiriro kwa October
English: "It takes them that long to get a number of precision weapons together before they can mount a packaged event strike," was how one official put it earlier this week
Chichewa: 'Ziwatengera nthawi yayitali kuti apeze zida zingapo zolondola bwino asananyalanyaze zochitika,' ndi momwe mkulu wina ananenera kumayambiriro kwa sabata ino
English: Military analysts will pore over the latest data, looking for what Russia's choice of weapons indicates about Moscow's tactics and remaining stocks
Chichewa: Ofufuza zankhondo azifufuza zomwe zachitika posachedwa, kufunafuna zomwe zida zankhondo zaku Russia zikuwonetsa pazanzeru za Moscow ndi masheya otsala
English: Before today's attacks, observers had begun to wonder whether Russia would persist with a strategy that doesn't appear to be working
Chichewa: Ziwawa zamasiku ano zisanachitike, owonera anali atayamba kukayikira ngati dziko la Russia lipitilizabe ndi njira yomwe ikuwoneka kuti sikugwira ntchito
English: Despite the enormous damage inflicted on Ukraine's power grid over the past six months, the country has not been brought to its knees and most Ukrainians have long since become accustomed to power cuts, inconvenience and the occasional danger
Chichewa: Ngakhale kuwonongeka kwakukulu komwe kunachitika pa gridi yamagetsi yaku Ukraine m'miyezi isanu ndi umodzi yapitayi, dzikolo silinagwade ndipo anthu ambiri aku Ukraine adazolowerana ndi kudula kwamagetsi, zosokoneza komanso zoopsa zina
English: Ukraine's engineers have successfully kept power flowing across the country, despite losing scores of transformers, switches and other key components of the country's infrastructure
Chichewa: Mainjiniya a ku Ukraine adasunga bwino mphamvu zamagetsi m'dziko lonselo, ngakhale ataya ma transformer ambiri, masiwichi ndi zida zina zofunika kwambiri pakumanga dzikolo
English: In Kyiv and other cities, street lights have recently been switched back on, offering relief to pedestrians used to making their way along darkened pavements with only their mobile phones to light the way
Chichewa: Ku Kyiv ndi mizinda ina, magetsi amsewu adayatsidwa posachedwa, ndikupereka mpumulo kwa oyenda pansi omwe amayenda m'misewu yamdima ndi mafoni awo okha kuti awutse njira
English: I can't leave her," Hanna tells us over the phone. "She said she wanted to sleep in her own bed. She's 71 and has problems with her legs. If she stays alone, she can't get water or wood for heating."
Chichewa: Sindingathe kumusiya,' anatero Hanna pafoni. 'Anati akufuna kugona pabedi lake. Ali ndi zaka makumi asanu ndi ziwiri kudzanso chimodzindipo ali ndi vuto ndi miyendo yake. Akakhala yekha sapeza madzi kapena nkhuni zotenthetsera.
English: Most people have fled. There's been fighting here since 2014, but since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of last February, the population has shrunk from more than 30,000 to just over 1,000
Chichewa: Anthu ambiri athawa. Pakhala kumenyana kuno kuyambira 2014, koma kuyambira chiyambi cha kuwukira kwa Russia mu February watha, chiwerengero cha anthu chatsika kuchoka pa zikwi makumi atatu kubwera ongodutsa pa chikwi chimodzi.
English: "Windows and doors are broken everywhere," says Hanna. "With attacks every day, it's difficult to fix them because they get broken again every day."
Chichewa: 'Mawindo ndi zitseko zathyoka paliponse,' akutero Hanna. 'Ndikuukira tsiku ndi tsiku, zimakhala zovuta kuzikonza chifukwa zimaswekanso tsiku ndi tsiku.'
English: "There are no places where you can hide in case of an attack… if you hear a whistle, you don't have enough time to get to safety."
Chichewa: 'Palibe malo obisalako ngati ataukiridwa ... mukamva mluzu, mulibe nthawi yokwanira yopita kuchitetezo.'
English: Maryna, a nurse in her 40s, volunteers at the facility and moved in after the doors and windows of her home were blown off in an attack. But even in the relative safety of the basement, she says, she doesn't get much sleep
Chichewa: Maryna, namwino wazaka zake za m'mammakumi anayi, odzipereka pamalopo ndipo adalowamo zitseko ndi mazenera a nyumba yake ataphulitsidwa. Koma ngakhale pachitetezo chaching'ono cha chipinda chapansi, akuti, samagona tulo
English: Getting people out of the town is difficult and dangerous. A special police unit known as the White Angels leads the evacuations, though they sometimes find it hard to persuade people to leave
Chichewa: Kutulutsa anthu mutawuniyi ndizovuta komanso zowopsa. Apolisi apadera omwe amadziwika kuti White Angels amatsogolera anthu othawa, ngakhale nthawi zina zimawavuta kunyengerera anthu kuti achoke
English: "There are constant attacks on the town and nearby villages. Launched from either artillery, multiple rocket launchers or aviation - guided aerial bombs, missiles. They attack the town and villages, houses where people live
Chichewa: Pali kuwukira kosalekeza kwa tawuni ndi midzi yoyandikana nayo. Zoyambitsidwa kuchokera ku zida zankhondo, zowombera ma roketi angapo kapena ndege - mabomba apamlengalenga owongolera, zoponya. Amaukira tawuni ndi midzi, nyumba zomwe anthu amakhala
English: "There was a park, a boulevard. There were a lot of shops. We planted trees. It was very beautiful here. We had a cultural centre, a lot of festivals and celebrations."
Chichewa: 'Panali paki, bwalo laling'ono. Panali masitolo ambiri. Tinabzala mitengo. Kunali kokongola kwambiri kuno. Tidali ndi likulu la chikhalidwe, zikondwerero ndi zikondwerero zambiri.
English: She hopes, one day, to return. But, sheltering in the devastation of her hometown, she fears there'll be nothing left to come back to
Chichewa: Iye akuyembekeza, tsiku lina, kubwerera. Koma, pobisalira m'mudzi wakwawo, akuwopa kuti sipadzakhalanso chilichonse choti abwerere ku
English: Russia insisted that its motives were purely humanitarian, claiming it evacuated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children to protect them from danger, with top officials scorning the indictment at the time
Chichewa: Russia idanenetsa kuti zolinga zake zinali zothandiza anthu, ponena kuti idasamutsa ana masauzande ambiri a ku Ukraine kuti awateteze ku ngozi, pomwe akuluakulu aboma adanyoza chigamulocho panthawiyo
English: However, getting the children out of Russia has not been straightforward. In at least one case a child had to travel home via Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
Chichewa: Komabe, kutulutsa ana ku Russia sikunakhale kolunjika. Nthawi zina mwana anayenera kupita kunyumba kudzera ku Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ndi Poland
English: One of the four children to be returned, a seven-year-old, was reunited with his grandmother on Friday and arrived in Ukraine on Monday
Chichewa: Mmodzi mwa ana anayi oti abwezedwe, wazaka zisanu ndi ziŵiri zakubadwa, anakumananso ndi agogo ake Lachisanu ndipo anafika ku Ukraine Lolemba
English: The other three children, also reunited with their families, are expected to arrive in Ukraine later on Monday or Tuesday
Chichewa: Ana ena atatuwo, ogwirizananso ndi mabanja awo, akuyembekezeka kufika ku Ukraine mtsogolomu Lolemba kapena Lachiwiri
English: They are among thousands of Ukrainian children who Kyiv says were forcibly separated from their families, taken across the border into Russia and faced an active effort to strip them of their Ukrainian identity
Chichewa: Ndiwo m'gulu la ana masauzande ambiri aku Ukraine omwe Kyiv akuti adalekanitsidwa ndi mabanja awo mokakamizidwa, ndikuwoloka malire ndi Russia ndipo adayesetsa kuwachotsa ku Ukraine
English: "We are encouraged by the commitment and openness shown by both sides throughout the process, which we sincerely hope will lead to more initiatives aimed at de-escalating tensions and building trust between the two parties," she added
Chichewa: Tili olimbikitsidwa ndi kudzipereka ndi kumasuka komwe kwasonyezedwa ndi mbali zonse ziwiri panthawi yonseyi, zomwe tikukhulupirira moona mtima kuti zidzabweretsa njira zowonjezereka zochepetsera mikangano ndi kulimbitsa chikhulupiriro pakati pa magulu awiriwa; anawonjezera
English: So electoral politics are beginning to bite into Ukraine's support. So too are other issues, whether the global cost-of-living crisis or the climate emergency
Chichewa: Chifukwa chake ndale zachisankho zikuyamba kuluma thandizo la Ukraine. N’chimodzimodzinso ndi nkhani zina, kaya zavuto la kukwera mtengo kwa moyo wapadziko lonse kapena zadzidzidzi zanyengo
English: Western leaders insist they have the stamina to stay the course and show more strategic patience than Russia expects
Chichewa: Atsogoleri aku Western amaumirira kuti ali ndi mphamvu zopitiliza maphunziro awo ndikuwonetsa kuleza mtima kwambiri kuposa momwe Russia imayembekezera
English: So Ukraine is playing a long game. Key figures within the government have long anticipated that Western support might soften over time. They have been ready for the vagaries of transatlantic electoral cycles
Chichewa: Kotero Ukraine ikusewera masewera aatali. Ziwerengero zazikulu m'boma zakhala zikuyembekezera kuti thandizo lakumadzulo litha kufewetsa pakapita nthawi. Iwo akhala okonzeka kusinthika kwa zisankho za transatlantic cycle
English: Such a shelter will allow thousands of children to continue their in-person education safely even during missile threats," he said
Chichewa: Malo ogona otere adzalola ana masauzande ambiri kupitiriza maphunziro awo aumwini mosatekeseka ngakhale pamene akuwopseza ndi mizinga,' adatero
English: Ukraine says more than 360 educational facilities have been destroyed and over 3,000 damaged since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022
Chichewa: Ukraine ikuti malo ophunzirira opitilira mazana atatu ndi mamkumi asanu ndilimodzi kudzanso limodzi awonongedwa ndipo opitilira zikwi zitatu awonongeka kuyambira pomwe dziko la Russia lidayamba kuwukira mu chaka cha 2022
English: Many of those pupils have been forced to attend classes in underground metro stations and other makeshift shelters - often without proper heating
Chichewa: Ambiri mwa ophunzirawa amakakamizika kukaphunzira m'masiteshoni apansi panthaka ndi m'malo ena obisalamo - nthawi zambiri opanda zotenthetsera
English: And he stressed that the city authorities "will not reduce educational expenditure by a single hryvnia [Ukraine's currency] this year or next year, despite the lack of budget funds"
Chichewa: Ndipo adatsindika kuti akuluakulu a mzindawo 'sadzachepetsa ndalama zamaphunziro ndi hryvnia imodzi [ndalama ya Ukraine] chaka chino kapena chaka chamawa, ngakhale kusowa kwa ndalama za ndondomeko ya chuma'
English: The mayor gave no details on when the underground school would open, and how many pupils would be able to study there
Chichewa: Meya sananene kuti sukulu ya mobisa idzatsegulidwe liti, komanso ndi ana angati amene adzaphunzire kumeneko
English: Last month, more than 1,000 Kharkiv pupils started their new school year at five underground stations that were turned into the so-called "metro-schools"
Chichewa: Mwezi watha, ophunzira opitilira chikwi chimodzi ku Kharkiv adayamba chaka chawo chatsopano chasukulu pamasiteshoni asanu apansi panthaka omwe adasinthidwa kukhala masukulu otchedwa 'metro-schools'
English: The students are ferried by buses, and study in two shifts: the early one starts at 09:00 local time, followed by the late one at 13:00. Police and rescuers are on duty at each underground station
Chichewa: Ophunzirawo amanyamulidwa ndi mabasi, ndipo amaphunzira m’masinthidwe aŵiri: yoyambilira imayamba 9 koloko nthaŵi yakumaloko, kenaka wochedwayo 1 koloko masana. Apolisi ndi opulumutsa anthu ali pa ntchito pa siteshoni iliyonse yomw eimayenda pansi
English: Politics sometimes is loosely defined as the struggle for the control, determination and distribution of a country’s resources
Chichewa: Ndale nthawi zina zimatanthauzidwa mwachisawawa ngati kumenyera ulamuliro, kutsimikiza ndi kugawa chuma cha dziko
English: Going by this definition, one can understand why politicians spend a lot of their time and money outdoing each other, trying to convince people to vote for them so that they form the next government
Chichewa: Kutengera tanthauzoli, munthu atha kumvetsetsa chifukwa chomwe andale amawonongera nthawi ndi ndalama zawo zambiri potengera anzawo, kuyesa kukopa anthu kuti awavotere kuti apange boma lotsatira
English: When Malawi attained multiparty politics in the early 1990s, political leaders created an air of mistrust between members of the ruling side and those in opposition
Chichewa: Pamene dziko la Malawi lidapeza ndale za zipani zambiri kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m’ma 1990, atsogoleri a ndale adayambitsa kusakhulupirirana pakati pa aphungu ndi otsutsa
English: This was exacerbated by the government side’s public utterances that those that support its agenda stand to benefit from developmental projects in their constituencies
Chichewa: Izi zidakulirakulira pomwe mbali ya boma idalankhula kwa anthu kuti iwo omwe ali kumbali yawo apindule ndi ntchito zachitukuko m’madera awo
English: Being in control of the country’s resources gave them the illusion of thinking they could sideline others from sharing what belonged to all
Chichewa: Kulamulira chuma cha dziko kunawapangitsa kuganiza kuti akhoza kusiya ena kugawana zomwe zili zonse
English: Some members of Parliament left their parties in opposition and joined the government benches in search for development of the areas they represented. Now the question is, did the sought after development really take place in the areas of those that changed sides? Were such moves warranted for the affected areas to register any changes?
Chichewa: Kulamulira chuma cha dziko kunapatsa aphungu ena a Nyumba ya Malamulo kusiya zipani zawo zotsutsa ndi kulowa m’mabenchi a boma pofuna chitukuko cha madera omwe amaimira. Tsopano funso nlakuti, kodi chitukuko chofunidwa chidachitikadi kumadera omwe adasintha? Kodi kusuntha koteroko kunali koyenera kuti madera okhudzidwawo alembetse kusintha kulikonse?
English: Here, a working coalition was entered into by the two parties and some Aford members were given ministerial posts while others were given lucrative positions in government. A position of second vice-president was quickly created for the Aford leader, too, but the association was short-lived
Chichewa: Apa panachitika mgwirizano wogwilira ntchito pamodzi ndi zipani ziwirizi ndipo ena a ku Aford adapatsidwa maudindo a unduna pomwe ena adapatsidwa maudindo abwino m’boma. Udindo wa wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa dziko wachiwiri udakhadzikitsidwanso mwachangu ndikupelekdwa kwa mtsogoleri wa Aford, koma mgiwirizano wawo unali wosakhalitsa
English: The relationship went sour and the parties parted ways, but some Aford members clung to their ministerial positions claiming national duty call
Chichewa: Ubale udavuta ndipo zipanizo zidasiyana koma mamembala ena aku Aford adakakamira udindo wawo wa unduna ponena kuti dziko lonse liyenera kuyitanidwa
English: A classic example of how opportunistic and crafty people can be for political survival purposes. It needs be said loudly and clearly, that you need not be a government hand clapper for your area to taste development of any kind
Chichewa: Chitsanzo chodziwika bwino cha momwe anthu otengera mwayi komanso achinyengo angakhalire pazifukwa zandale. Zikuyenera kunenedwa mokweza komanso momveka bwino, kuti simuyenera kukhala wowomba m'manja aboma kuti dera lanu lilawe chitukuko chamtundu uliwonse
English: The mere fact that your area has a development need and that you have forwarded that to the attention of the floor, objective decisions should be made to address that need. We all belong and should, therefore, have a share in what our country can offer
Chichewa: Kungoti dera lanu lili ndi zosowa zachitukuko komanso kuti mwatumiza kwa anthu, zisankho zoyenera ziyenera kupangidwa kuti zithetse vutoli. Tonse ndife ndipo tiyenera kukhala ndi gawo pa zomwe dziko lathu lingapereke
English: It is said that a servant cannot be greater than the master and in politics, voters are the masters. Development should not be politicized because by the end of the day, people who vote are the ones that suffer the most while those they entrusted to bring about change in their areas benefit
Chichewa: Akuti kapolo sangakhale wamkulu kuposa mbuye wake ndipo mu ndale, ovota ndi ambuye. Chitukuko chisalowe ndale chifukwa pakutha kwa tsiku anthu ovota ndi amene amavutika kwambiri pomwe omwe adawapatsa udindo wobweretsa kusintha mmadera awo amapindula
English: The forthcoming elections are unique in the sense that, again for the first time in the multiparty dispensation, Malawi shall hold tripartite as opposed to general elections which comprised presidential and parliamentary polls. What makes it tripartite is the inclusion of local government polls
Chichewa: Chisankho chomwe chikubwerachi ndi chapadera chifukwa kwa nthawi yoyamba mu ulamuliro wa zipani zambiri, dziko la Malawi lidzakhala ndi magawo atatu kusiyana ndi zisankho zomwe zinkakhala ndi atsogoleri a dziko ndi aphungu. Chomwe chikupangitsa kuti pakhale patatu ndikuphatikizira zisankho za maboma ang'ono
English: Sometimes I wonder what constitutional crime a president can commit to warrant removal by impeachment
Chichewa: Nthawi zina ndimadabwa kuti ndi mlandu wanji womwe mtsogoleri wa dziko angachite kuti achotsedwe mwachisawawa
English: In Malawi, where development is highly politicized and sold as proof of a successful tenure of office, the last thing a ruling party would want is to have councilors loyal to the “enemy” in opposition managing development at the grass roots
Chichewa: Ku Malawi komwe chitukuko chili ndi ndale ndipo chimagulitsidwa ngati umboni woti chipani cholamula chingafune ndi kukhala ndi makhansala okhulupilika kwa “mdani” poyendetsa chitukuko m’mabwalo
English: There is also the empowered office of the traditional authority which now gets as much as K50 000 honorarium per month
Chichewa: Palinso ofesi yopatsidwa mphamvu ya mafumu yomwe tsopano imalandira ndalama zokwana zikwi makumi asanu a Malawi Kwacha pamwezi
English: The chief, who is forced to support government of the day, is the big eye over various development committees at the grassroots level and, like the MP, also has a big say on development at the district level
Chichewa: Mfumuyi, yomwe ikukakamizika kuthandizira boma lamasiku ano, ndi diso lalikulu pa makomiti osiyanasiyana achitukuko Mmidzi ndipo monga phungu, alinso ndi maganizo akulu pankhani zachitukuko muma khonsolo
English: Both the MP and the traditional authority have jurisdiction over much bigger areas than the ward councillor. Not only that; the two have more resources and are better incentivized than the councilor
Chichewa: Onse phungu ndi mafumu ali ndi ulamuliro pa madera akuluakulu kuposa phungu wa ward. Osati zokhazo; awiriwa ali ndi zinthu zambiri ndipo amalimbikitsidwa kuposa phunguyo