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Soul
Setting women on the road to independence
Feennet is an organisation that forms a network of women willing to step out of their comfort zone to accomplish…
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Family
Disclosing HIV status to a partner
Months into her relationship, Gladys Nthaka, 30, decided to disclose her HIV status. She was HIV positive and on anti-retroviral…
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The Big Interview
Pilirani Khoza: Bunda Female Students Association (Bufeso) founder
Pilirani Khoza, 26, was jointly raised by a single mother after her father walked out on them. She adopted Khoza…
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Gears For Careers
Going beyond first chances
Teaching at Zaone Primary School in Chiradzulu, Elizabeth Kenala, 41, could not help, but notice her colleague’s progress in her…
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Celebrations at hideous costs
A wedding is one of the most anticipated events in everyone’s life – a significant occasion where two people unite…
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The Big Interview
Tumeliwa Mphepo: Founder of Front Seat
People describe her as somebody who has tapped into a reservoir of emotional capacity. She found strength to rebuild herself…
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Gears For Careers
Female engineers want more girls in their field
In a drive to coax more girls into engineering, Women in Engineering (WomEng) plans to date girls in various secondary…
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Soul
From hopelessness towards a brighter future
Living with a total stranger who was kind enough to take her in, Fatsireni Wyson feels lucky to be in…
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The Big Interview
Mary Kachale: The second female DPP
Coming from a family where she was the only girl with three brothers, Mary Kachale says her brothers always treated…
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Soul
Sporting for Cerebral Palsy children
Various companies, organisations and individuals came together at Malawi College of Medicine recently for a special sports day organised by…
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The Big Interview
Elizabeth Chatuwa: Girl Guide district youth commissioner
When she joined the Malawi Girl Guide Association (Magga) at age 10, Elizabeth Chatuwa did it just for the sake…
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Soul
‘MCs should be more sensitive’
In order to raise a lot of money at events such as bridal showers, engagement ceremonies, weddings and send-offs, some…
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Family
Hara’s channel to safe motherhood
Working as a nurse and midwife, Wilned Hara felt there was a big knowledge gap on safe motherhood in the…
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The Big Interview
Bertha Munthali: Inventor of an African doll based on a folk tale
Growing up in a typical village, Bertha Mkandawire-Munthali knew from an early age that her only chance of escaping the…
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The Big Interview
Ria Duke: Testifies to surviving breast cancer
On June 21 2015, after seven biopsies, Ria Duke received the phone call that would change her life. She had…
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Soul
Breast cancer on the rise in Malawi
As the world unites for breast cancer awareness this month, Malawi, too, shares its troubles concerning the disease. Dr Briony…
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The Big Interview
Nissily Mushani: Winner of the Family Planning Leaders, 2017
The understanding that high population growth reinforces poor socio economic outcomes for poor households sparked Nissily Mushani’s interest in family…
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Gears For Careers
Bankers initiate girls into the sector
As the world commemorated the International Day of the Girl (IDG) on Wednesday, Standard Bank employees hosted school girls to…
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Soul
Media women taste maternity woes
Getting into the maternity ward at Chilomoni Health Centre in Blantyre last week, her attention was drawn to a woman…
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Gears For Careers
‘Bring a girl child to work’
As way of helping the Malawian girl realise her dreams, Standard Bank has set aside Wednesday October 11 as the…
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