Feature
-
Fishers want new cutbacks
Fish in Malawi is an important natural resource supporting livelihoods of over 1.2 million across its value chain. However, the…
Read More » -
Mental illness is no barrier
Blessings Chipeta wants you to know that it is exhausting to fight a war inside your head every day, but…
Read More » -
Mental health matters
In 2015, President Peter Mutharika and other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…
Read More » -
‘Man who burnt a bridge’
On market day, multitudes at Nkando Trading Centre in Mulanje march past Thuchila Bridge, forcing motor vehicles to give way.…
Read More » -
Endless health hitches at Likoma Hospital
Traditional Authority (TIA) Mkumpha of Likoma district has asked various organisations and individuals to come to the rescue of the…
Read More » -
Do common contraceptives increase exposure to HIV?
A new study shows that the use of loop, Jadelle or Norplant and Depo Provera does not put women at…
Read More » -
Skills development for all
Violet Ndalapa, 27, personifies women’s potential to become self-reliant and spur national development if they get relevant technical and vocational…
Read More » -
1.4m biking dangerously
Urban dwellers mostly define transportation in terms of engine power. But the greatest share of personal needs are met by…
Read More » -
Motorbikes overtake bikes
In most trading centres in Malawi, operators of bicycle and motorcycle taxis, widely known as kabaza, scramble for customers. With…
Read More » -
Bikes keep Nkando ticking
It is Saturday at Nkando Trading Centre in Mulanje, the second and final market day of the week. The first…
Read More » -
Learn from Rwandan Genocide
A survivor’s tale offers the reason ethnic attacks, regionalism and nepotism should not be the currency of politics on the…
Read More » -
Savings groups fight child labour
Grace Dzuwa’s home flows with milk. She has eight cows and four of them produce milk. The village savings and…
Read More » -
Clean cooking for schools
Since 2015, Chrissy Kalulu has been enduring massive smoke while ensuring that over 800 learners at Mnkhupa Primary School have…
Read More » -
Mtwara Development Corridor faces hiccups
A cold war has ensued between two government departments over a piece of land which is reserved for the expansion…
Read More » -
Escaping future floods
The day floods hit the Lowe Shire Valley remains the saddest for Luka Nikisi, who lives in Mwalija, Chikwawa. The…
Read More » -
Early warning saves lives
First came the rains and it rained non-stop for three days, giving farmers a false promise of a bumper harvest.…
Read More » -
Call for vernacular in Parliament
It is a requirement for members of Parliament (MPs) to speak and read English for them to follow and participate…
Read More » -
Let Misa Malawi be, Malawi needs media council
There have been muted discussions and calls within media circles, notably by the Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa Malawi)…
Read More » -
Giving birth at camp forces woman to go for tubal ligation
Having a child is the happiest thing any parent dreams of, more especially if the child is born under the…
Read More » -
Justice delayed isn’t just
In January 2015, unknown assailants beheaded a seven-year old boy with albinism in Mpakati Village, Machinga, and vanished with his…
Read More »