Breastfeeding amid Covid-19
Breastfeeding, initiated within the first hour of birth, is one of the most powerful practices for promoting child survival and...
It’s my womb, I’m in charge
I have followed the anti-abortion and pro-abortion debate for a long time. The first time I heard the debate at...
It’s a different festive season
The biggest party season which started last week is ending this week. Of course, invites for this and that party...
A different kind of Christmas
The biggest party season of all is almost here. Invites for this and that party are already flying in. In...
16 Days of Activism ends on good note
The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence came to an end on December 10, which also happens to be...
Rape can’t be justified
It is impossible to justify an act as heinous as rape. All too often, though, that’s exactly what people try...
When will it end?
This is it. I have had it up to here. I am tired. I feel drained. I feel like screaming...
Ban witchdoctors
November 20 is World Children’s Day. In Malawi, President Lazarus Chakwera took time to celebrate the day with the children...
Talking trash
The clean-up initiative has been launched nationwide. From the national launch in Chinsapo by President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice-President Saulos...
Rape can’t be justified
It is impossible to justify an act as heinous as rape. All too often, though, that’s exactly what people try...
Stop revenge pornography
The act—defined as uploading or sharing intimate pictures or videos without the subject's consent—has grown rapidly along with social media...
Wandale is not mad
Let me start by congratulating Vincent Wandale for winning his case in which he said he was unfairly dismissed. The...
End culture of victim blaming
A disturbing trend in many cases of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and rape against women and girls is the tendency...
Don’t kill DPP
The intra-party fights happening in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) were inevitable and many are not surprised things have turned...
Make women subject of abortion debate
So many people and institutions continue to weigh in on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill which is to be brought...
Make women subject of abortion debate
The debate on whether as a country, abortion should be made legal or not rages on. In the past week,...
Blantyre CBD too filthy
Walking or driving in Blantyre City Commercial Business District (CBD), one is greeted by piles upon piles of stuffed dirty...
Stop cyber harassment
T he Internet is a generous source of information, commerce, entertainment and enlightenment. We share stories and pictures online. We...
Is government ready for reopening schools?
As schools open from September 7 2020 for in-person learning in the face of coronavirus pandemic, parents are facing a...
Covid-19 victims being buried with no dignity
Death is such a traumatic experience more especially if the deceased is a loved one—family member of close friends. It...
