Escape to the country- the Nyika Plateau
(Travel Africa)- Whenever she can, Malawi-based writer Nina Lex drives up to the Nyika Plateau- a beautiful region she recommends all visitors include in their itinerary.
The fine balance between handouts and profiteering
(Orange Magazine- Deutsche Welle Media Forum)- The micro-finance revolution in the 1980 and 1990’s was hailed by some as a savior for the world’s poor; now surrounded by scandal and controversy it seems micro-finance may be the one that needs saving. The current crisis in the micro-finance industry raises the question what can or should be expected from the $70 billion global micro-finance industry?
Cool factor
(Gary Walters Magazine)- Copenhagen lives up to its reputation as the coolest and most exciting Scandinavian city. And it seems like the Danish capital is just taking off, with new thrilling architecture projects, design, fashion, festivals and a culinary revolution.
Verantwortungsvolle Mikrofinanzierung
(Good Impact- German) – Die Kommerzialisierung von Mikrokrediten schreitet immer weiter voran – und wird zum Balanceakt zwischen Almosen und Profitgier.
The road to abolishing Malawi’s death row
(Africa Without Maps) – Malawi’s Legal Aid volunteers sift through a pile of files of those on death row. They are doing everything they can to abolish the death penalty in the country and lessen existing prisoners’ sentences.
Suicide and shame in Malawi
(Africa Without Maps) – As I walked to work, the headlines of Malawi’s daily papers caught my eye: “Poly Student Commits Suicide.”
Malawi’s vaccines controversy
(Africa Without Maps) – The topic of immunization is often controversial – but in Malawi, it can be deadly as parents refuse their children access to vaccines.
EU seal ban seen as threat to Newfoundland villages
(Reuters) – Hundreds of villages in Atlantic Canada that depend on seal hunting for much of their livelihood are already feeling a sharp economic pinch from a European ban on seal products that went into effect last month.
Canadian scientists breeding cows that burp less
(Reuters) – Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less, a breakthrough that could reduce a big source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.
Calgary papers reject ad opposing Stampede event, group says
(Reuters) – Two daily newspapers in Calgary, Alberta, are under fire from an animal rights group after they refused to publish an advertisement calling for a ban on the calf-roping event at the city’s world famous Stampede rodeo.
More Canadians seek work teaching English overseas
(Reuters) – A growing number of recent graduates from Canadian universities are becoming English teachers overseas, discouraged by a tight job market during Canada’s deepest recession in decades.
Nova Scotia distiller wins whisky war
(Reuters) – A nine-year legal battle over a wee word has finally come to an end. Nova Scotia’s Glen Breton Whisky will keep its name after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear a final appeal by the Scotch Whisky Association, which has fought long and hard to keep the prefix "Glen" off labels of the single malt.
Nina Lex 