Land ownership: A farfetched dream for women
Like most rural girls in the country, the story of 29-year-old Christie Banda is no different. Growing up, she witnessed...
Pregnant women fear Covid vaccine, shun hospitals
Presidential adviser on safe motherhood Dorothy Ngoma says misconceptions about Covid-19 vaccine are making expectant women avoid delivering their babies...
Atupele Mbewe: UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan
Atupele Mbewe comes from southern Malawi and is currently deployed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). She...
TUM divided on strike
Divisions have rocked the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) over the decision by one camp to call off a strike...
Farmers get cassava planting materials
Multi-seed Company has donated cassava planting materials to farmers from Traditional Authority (T/A) Chadza in Lilongwe. In an interview on...
Good harvests anticipated
Agriculture experts say they anticipate good harvest this year, owing largely to the current rainfall patterns and increased access to...
Patients bemoan faulty dialysis machines
With only four dialysis machines catering for Central and Northern regions at Kamuzu Central Hospital’s Renal Unit in Lilongwe, patient’s...
M’manga: Mentoring youths for better future
The Bible in Romans 8: 28 says: “We know that in all things God works for the good of those...
Enabling access to justice
In late September 2020, Vincent, 17, from Chembe Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kambwiri in Salima was arrested alongside an older...
Dowa schools get Covid-19 support
Ten schools in Dowa District have received support to stay protected from the Covid-19 pandemic through the provision of masks,...
Chilima for stiff sentences on rapists
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has challenged lawmakers to come up with legislation that will ensure stiff sentences for perpetrators of sexual...
Chinese firm closed for defying thin plastics ban
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy, and Mines has closed the operations of Chinese-owned company, Qingdao Plastics Limited, for continuing to...
The price of public office
The circus in Malawi surpasses that by wild animals. Let me cut straight to the chase. Last week has been...
Midwife gets award for 8 000 live births
Retired nurse and midwife Charity Salima was yesterday awarded Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Commonwealth Point of Light Award for...
Set to walk again
It has been eight years since Gibson Mangulenje, previously a farmer from Yepa Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitukula in Lilongwe...
Malawi reduces stunting
Malawi has reduced stunting among children from 47 percent to 37 percent in the past decade, which experts say...
Restoring women’s glory
Every day, Monica Mwale, 23, sets off for work to Bwaila Fistula Care Centre in Lilongwe. The woman from...
Childbearing by choice
When founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda opened Salima District Hospital in 1989, five women were giving birth there every...
Extended family on trial
Call him John Phiri to conceal his identity. The troubled childhood of the young man, who spent 18 years in...
Giving girls a second chance
For 17-year-old Jessie Nkhoma from Buza Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lukwa in Kasungu, each farming season comes with a...
