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757:, England, in 2001. Parishioners from the two churches have travelled to Kasungu several times and have built a new church and a fish farm. In February 2008, the church group built a maize mill in Kasungu.
713:. The opening of Kasungu National Park in 1970 has increased tourism in the area. Due to their poverty, most residents of Kasungu live in houses made of hand-made mud bricks, covered by roofs of straw or
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1423:"Malawi: MP Quizzes Govt Over Stadium Funds"
1373:"Malawi: Story Workshop Fights Child Labour"
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