Development
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Why presidential hopefuls pick women running mates
For the first time in Malawi’s political history, multiple presidential candidates have chosen women as their running mates. Does the…
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How soft loans save fish
When Flora Lameck joined Mapira Beach Village Committee (BVC) to protect fish in Lake Chilwa, little did she know that…
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Banana industry rise again
Henry Makungwa remembers the day his banana field was decimated by viral bunchy top disease which left Malawi’s vibrant plantations…
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UN amplifies calls for legumes
Soya beans have made Jacob Master, a breadwinner for his family of five in Mphelo Village, Traditional Authority in (T/A)…
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Democracy on a bike
For young motorcycle riders who keep the nation moving, democracy is not about the debates and resolutions made in air-conditioned…
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Cotton story gets sweeter
Vernon Machado, from Goma near Misewu Folo in Chikwawa District, abandoned cotton farming as prices kept falling amid skyrocketing cost…
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First-time voters’ doubts
On a Sunday afternoon in Bwapi Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwankhunikira in Rumphi District, Maria Mzembe irons her old school…
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Children get safe corners to discuss human rights
It is never easy for a girl in Mangochi to make it to secondary school. In 2023, Anne Funiwelo, 17,…
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Displaced community weeps for lost dignity
It is just about 4.30 pm when a truckload of maize arrives at Kasasile Church of Central African Presbyterian where…
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How prisons raised a fearless rights activist
Imagine growing up in confinement with suppressed murmurs of forgotten men and women—an unsanitary place where freedom of movement and…
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