Manja Primary School News Today

Volunteers help serve food at the Manja displacement site. Story and photos by Jane Kiiru “The houses were being ripped apart, and after a few minutes I started seeing people running. Fear was on their faces,” says Keziah Makunganya, a resident of Blantyre City in southern Malawi, recalling when Cyclone Freddy tore through the city on 13 March. Keziah is just one of several

Cyclone Freddy: When a Community Stood Up for its People

Download logo “The houses were being ripped apart, and after a few minutes I started seeing people running. Fear was on their faces,” says Keziah Makunganya, a resident of Blantyre City in southern Malawi, recalling when Cyclone Freddy tore through the city on 13 March. Keziah is just one of several community members who stepped […]

Police in Blantyre have arrested 26-year-old Edward Walasi for stealing assorted items meant to benefit victims of cyclone Freddy at Manja Primary School

The storm, likely the longest lasting in southern hemisphere, has killed hundreds and displaced hundreds of thousands.

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