Martina mchenga: winner of overseas development institute fellowship
Twenty-nine-year old economics and statistics PhD student Martina Mchenga is the winner of this year’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) international...
Women’s manifesto takes duty bearers to task
The Women’s Manifesto was launched on Thursday by women and gender players with pertinent issues that have been neglected by...
Stella Gama: bridging the gender gap in climate
Women commonly face higher risks and greater burdens from impacts of climate change in situations of poverty, and the majority...
Preserving girls through traditions
Girls have always been guarded by most groups of society, especially mothers. However, today, some say there is only so...
Estelle Nuka: Life coach, consultant, author
“My life purpose is to help others live a happy, fulfilling life and grow in their spiritual, personal and economic...
Joyce Evercie Banda: Entrepreneurship for survival and empowerment
While most people depend on their jobs to sustain themselves, Joyce Evercie Banda decided she would follow her heart in...
Women candidates in NGO bootcamp
Churches Action in Relief and Development (Card) yesterday began a three-day bootcamp in Mulanje for 42 female aspirants. Card executive...
Oxfam supports sitting female MPs
Oxfam on Friday drummed up support for female legislator and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka Chilenje. Speaking at...
Tiwonge Nyirenda: An electrical engineer, instructor
Thiry-one-year-old Tiwonge Nyirenda never thought of doing electrical engineering. She never even had career choices and little did she know...
Swimming team off to Namibia for Zone IV
The Malawi national swimming team will take part in the African Swimming Confederation (Cana) Zone IV Championship in Namibia from...
‘Parents should take up sex education’
While a booming 17.4 million population figure already scares the few resources Malawi has, sex education remains inadequate. Meanwhile, adolescent...
An interview with Ras Chikomeni’s mother
The pairing of Ras Chikomeni and his mother Nyness Kayange as president and running mate is a wonder to some...
Justice Anastasia Msosa: The woman who has been it all in the Judiciary
Even if our lives are abundant with wisdom and accomplishments, character and the will to accomplish the tasks at hand...
Temwa Chirembo: Co-Founder of Ukani Malawi
Most people don’t realise, but they mourn their lack of achievement because they cannot tell the difference between a dream...
Thokozile Nkhoma: Beyond the gutters, pain and loss
“I was one of the children who were born with a silver spoon. However, that pride and glory did not...
A chance with cervical cancer vaccine
Last year, Malawi registered 4 163 new cases of cervical cancer among women and 2 879 died from the same,...
India’s way of fighting gender imbalance
On new years’ day, women in India made a 620 km human wall to protest gender inequality. Five million women...
Chifuniro Kamwendo: Global teacher prize nominee
“I believe education has a place in opening one’s mind and eyes to see the many opportunities available and have...
When women unleash violence towards each other
The gender fight has for long been directed at men. But women are a part of violence, including bullying fellow...
Never too young to take on the world
While most young people feel entrepreneurial ideas are hard to find, 23-year-old Rejoice Namale and 21-year-old Tapiwa Chigumula indicate otherwise....
