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National News
Malawi, Ifad sign K42b financial access deal
Malawi on Wednesday sealed a K42.1 billion agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) to offer at…
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Business News
Luanar boosts milk production
New evidence in Dedza District suggests that empowering rural farmers with proper management of dairy cows could double milk output…
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Political Index Feature
War for daddy’s contracts?
President Peter Mutharika, has launched an early campaign to hang on to the presidency, but his outbursts exposes a state…
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Democracy doesn’t kill creativity
Good people, some people perceive the restoration of democracy in the country as the deathbed of Malawian literature. This damning…
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Feature
Menthol chills, tobacco kills
Today is World No Tobacco Day. Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA smokes out heart-rending myths about menthol cigarettes. …
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Weekend Investigate
Fistula treatment: A healing too far
Women left behind because of aftermaths of fistula cry for greater investment to bring treatment closer to those who need…
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Imitators, where is your pride?
G ood people, that some Blantyre-based imitators have hijacked, recycled and owned Collins Bandawe’s song, Tchekera Maluzi, is not surprising.…
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National News
Chikwawa chief appeals for ambulance
Traditional Authority (T/A) Makhwira in Chikwawa has appealed to government to provide an ambulance to Makhwira Health Centre, one…
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Weekend Investigate
Silent sobs of women with fistula
Fistula repair surgeries are liberating women dehumanised by the treatable birth-related condition which leaves them disgraced and discriminated. It is…
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Nkasa gets it wrong
Good people, a good dancer knows when to bow out. They leave the stage while the applause lasts. This seems…
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For once, thank your barber
Good people, barbing is a thankless job. Barbers do more than just slashing your thatch. The hair stylists handle heads…
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Business News
Energy activist warns against coal, diesel power
Massive siltation and dwindling water levels in Shire River that have reduced hydro-electric power generation have compelled authorities to…
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Musings on press freedom
Good people, yesterday was World Press Freedom Day, the day we celebrate the sacrifices media practitioners make to keep human…
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Rough guide to Kuimba 11
Good people, Black Missionaries have released four singles from their forthcoming album, Kuimba 11. This is good news for their…
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Remember Tosh’s Peace Treaty?
Good people, a cultural clash happened during the enthronement of Inkosi Mzukuzuku which evoked a treaty signed by his ancestors…
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Weekend Investigate
Fishy, fishy relay race
The scramble for fish in Lake Malawi has reached a fever pitch with traders taking into the water to buy…
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Sadc under cholera attack
Southern Africa looks sick and not tired of perennial cholera outbreaks, our Features Editor JAMES CHAVULA writes. When cholera killed…
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A tourism dream up in smoke
Good people, CNN Travel has rated Malawi among top five places to go for Americans escaping warm weather in the…
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National News
HIV discoverer visits Malawi next week
Dr Jay Levy, the American scientist who co-discovered HIV, will visit Malawi next week. The medical researcher based at the…
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Weekend Investigate
Beating TB resistance 9 pills a day
Navenya’s fightback mirrors the hardships and hopes of Malawians with multi-drug resistant TB, our Features Editor JAMES CHAVULA writes. In…
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