Mwaishah kampesi: recognised by forbes africa magazine
Born and raised in Blantyre, 27-year-old Mwaishah Kampesi, an architect and interior designer running her own business recently made the Forbes Africa under 30…
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Catholic Church harvests 14 diocesan priests
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has announced dates for ordinations of 14 deacons to diocesan priesthood in six of the country’s eight dioceses…
Sheikhs condemn corruption, immorality
Malawians of different faiths should refrain from indulging in corrupt practices if the country is to register meaningful development, sheikhs have advised. The sheikhs…
Mavis Kanjadza: Excelling in farming business
Two years ago, Mavis Kanjadza quit her job as a finance manager in one of the leading banks and went into farming. From the…
Raging battle against child labour
One of local organisations championing the rights of children in the country, Eye of the Child, has called on people that procure services from…
Workplace manners
What makes human beings different from animals is simply etiquette. Etiquette makes people cultured individuals who influence their world positively and leave marks on…
Maliam Mdoko: Malawi Institute of Architects president
The first ever female president of the Malawi Institute of Architects (MIA) Maliam Mdoko says she is geared at promoting the visibility and role…
Women gang up for unity in business
Over 40 exhibitors came together at the Glamorous Ladies Ministry’s (GLM) business fair in Blantyre recently to showcase clothes, beauty products, herbal medicine, bedroom…
St. Michaels school alumni motivating girls
For everyone, the phrase that defines success is that education is the key that opens doors of success in life. Repeatedly, we have heard…
Teresa Ndanga: New Misa Malawi chairperson
Born on 29 April, 1982, many would remember Teresa Ndanga as the woman who braved it and asked President Peter Mutharika the questions that…
Rescued from social ills for their betterment
With numbers of teenage pregnancies dropping; forced and child marriages drastically reduced; and 108 women between the ages of 16-35 rescued from gender-based violence…
Girls’ leadership lessons from the US
One morning, 16-year-old Tawina Chaposa and four other girls boarded a plane at Kamuzu International Airport to the United States (US) for three weeks…
Rachel Mhango: Founder of Save the Young Mother Initiative
Rachel Mhango is a 33-year-old communications specialist with passion for health reporting. She is the founder of Save the Young Mother Initiative, a volunteer-based…
Periods should be socially acceptable
Shopping for sanitary towels causes such a stir in our supermarkets. Many women almost hide the ‘stuff’ under other items in a shopping basket…
LL school commemorates Menstrual Hygiene Day
Southern Africa Aids Trust (Saat) has advised school-going girls to take pride in menstruation as a natural gift for women and not a challenge…
Alfonso promotes young designers
Fashion designer Lilly Alfonso recently organised a fashion show aimed at promoting young and gifted designers. Held in Lilongwe and dubbed TRI Fashion Show,…
Dr. Mathilda Chithila-Munthali: Outgoing chief executive officer for Nche
Dr. Mathilda Chithila-Munthali is the outgoing chief executive officer for the National Council for Higher Education (Nche), an organisation that among other things looks…
The case of a step child
Aged 29, Violet is a stepmother to an 11-year-old daughter. She thinks her step daughter is the typical spoilt ‘daddy’s girl’ who always has…
‘More yet to be done about fistula’
Women are losing their marriages. Not because they could not handle their marriages well, but because they had a condition their husbands could not…
Letting go after tragedy
It was her fourth wedding anniversary and Helen from Chirimba Township in Blantyre had just spoken to her husband confirming their dinner plans. But…