It’s about how we fight that we win
October is here again and it is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual campaign to increase awareness...
Let us be our brother’s keeper
I watched with dismay a video in the course of the week that prompted this note. An elderly woman was...
Whose money is the woman’s?
Listening to a male-dominated conversation last week, I was prompted to write this piece as their concerns inspired me. I...
Our problems are not circumstantial
Of late, word on the street has been the impregnation of many school girls across the country. Of course, all...
Whose money is the woman’s?
Listening to a male-dominated conversation last week, I was prompted to write this piece as their concerns inspired me. I...
That girl is being abused. Stop
Lately, there has been the sprouting of videos in the social media meant to achieve various purposes. Many are usually...
Don’t trust those know-it-alls
Have you ever been in distress and ran out of ideas on what to do? Have you ever had a...
Your silence is a knee on my neck
“Because right now……. there’s only one thing that’s on my mind. Right now, if we’re being really real? As a...
Tame those tongues, please
Parenthood can be stressful and frustrating. Several factors trigger certain reactions towards the needs and demands of raising children as...
Chimwemwe kamkwamba: miss deaf Africa
Born partially deaf, Chimwemwe Kamkwamba only realised at an older age that she was different. Life for her wasn’t easy...
Ulemu Kanyongolo: Founder and president of the Young Feminists Network
Malawi has been facing a lot of cases of women abuse as evidenced by videos and photographs that make rounds...
Assault victim facing ridicule
Vanessa Chilango has become the ridicule of her neighbourhood in Chirimba Township, Blantyre, where she lives with her three children....
BBC’s sex for grades article
This week, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) carried an article titled ‘Sex for grades’ focusing on West Africa. In it,...
Trusting strangers is risky
Each morning, I observe a group of students from a certain school hitching a ride. These pupils leave their...
When to raise issues in a relationship
Relationship issues are vast, complicated and difficult to comprehend. How a couple or individual deals with love relationship matters differ....
Time should always be timely
Time, I believe, was created for easy transaction of affairs. We rely on time to set up meetings, synchronise events...
Be that authoritative, loving parent
Disciplining children in general can be tricky, especially a non-biological one. I have heard cases of orphans misinterpreting scolding from...
Who is to blame?
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son, but he that loveth him chasteneth him often” (Proverbs 13:24). Proverbs 22:15...
The nonsense of defending culprits must stop
The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court recently convicted Father Numeri Mweta, 39, for abducting, defiling and procuring a 15-year-old girl....
Fighting deep-rooted traditions to save babies
Living in a remote area, miles away from civilisation, a community is easily brain-washed or confined to certain cultural beliefs....
