Minimum wage review underway
Ministry of Labour has embarked on a process to review the minimum wage currently pegged at K50 000 with a...
Rats sniff out TB next door
Known for detecting land mines, the rodents could also help detect the world’s second-deadliest infectious disease, reports the International Centre...
Food aid for cyclone survivors
Malawi has started distributing free maize and cash to more than four million people facing food shortages largely because of...
Chibade’s music: a window to the past
Thomas Chibade was born in 1986, a year after the first case of Aids was reported in Malawi. For the...
Climate change erodes identity, belonging
Climate change fuels migration, loss of identity and belonging in sub-Saharan Africa. For example, flooding induced by Cyclone Freddy in...
Chanco FM amplifies climate change voices
Chanco Community Radio Station, also known as Chanco FM, has become a leading source of knowledge and solutions for climate...
Community leaders champion girls’ rights
Fanny Galeta, 16, was speechless when her mother told her to join her first initiation ceremony. The girl had heard...
Helping children with chronic conditions learn
Pollyanna Kachikuni, 24, had struggles to learn due to an inherited disorder caused by her sickle-shaped red blood cells detected...
From drones to resilience
The North Rukuru River is to Chitipa and Karonga districts at the northern tip of Malawi what the Nile River...
NGO donates K200m worth of computers to 20 schools
Ministry of Education deputy director of science, technology and innovation George Vakusi has commended Tigwirane Manja Aids Supporting Group for...
Teveta takes mobile skills training to Mzimba
Technical, Entrepreneurial, Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) has rolled out a mobile training programme in Mzimba District to scale...
Ntchisi mothers share Wash gaps
Printed on cotton cloth and waving gently as exhibitors pass by, mimicking the movement of water, photos of women in...
Is artificial intelligence a blessing or a curse?
A few days ago, I came across an article that left me in a state of excitement and sadness. Picture...
NGO donates K22.5m grain mill
Mponela Aids Information and Counselling Centre has handed over a K22.5 million grain mill to communities at Phwetekere in Traditional...
Luciano’s second coming
Jamaican reggae icon Luciano is set to perform in Malawi on October 28 2023. Jah Kings Promotions, organisers of the...
Mafunyeta’s life, music celebrated
Urban musicians on Sunday came together to stage a memorable 10th anniversary show for departed reggae dancehall star Mafunyeta, real...
Rescued in a nick of time
Prisca Tekwatekwa of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nanseta in Thyolo and MacDonald Kayira of T/A Kyungu in Karonga live 1 000...
Should Africa go for a single currency?
The importance of a single currency to European countries, specifically referring to the Euro, cannot be understated when it comes...
Lilongwe warms up to FCB Street Bash
When First Capital Bank (FCB) hosted a street bash in Blantyre in April, revellers in Lilongwe must have turned green...
Vintage experience at ‘Thirties’ album launch
Lawi’s Thirties album launch slated for this Saturday at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe promises to rekindle fond...
