Feature of the Week
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Waning respect for bodily autonomy? 62 years later
Malawi attained independence from British colonial rule on July 6 1964, clocking 62 years of that self-rule that year. Independence…
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Before dawn, they queued for democracy
At 4am, while most people were still asleep, 78-year-old Grace Namate was already making her way to Mbanila Polling Centre…
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An ode to generational talents
It is two years since the military plane crash in the Viphya Plantation killed then vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight…
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Nice becomes a regional attraction
Malawi has witnessed the mushrooming of civic education institutions, but the National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice). The public trust…
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palsy get some boost
When American actor Geri Jewell was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at just 18 months old, few could have imagined that…
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Kuhes at 5: Building the country’s health powerhouse
Five years ago, government delinked the University of Malawi (Unima) to establish four autonomous institutions of higher learning. This led…
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Balaka youth reap from agriculture
If you were to ask Chipiliro Baluwa, aged 27, about agriculture, he would tell you: Farming is not just an…
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Kapeni gets dream health centre
When Malawians hear “Blantyre”, what quickly comes to mind is Malawi’s commercial capital. However, the long wait for a public…
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Rising beyond representation
Malawi launches Her Rise Women executive leadership programme, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) communications specialist BLESSINGS PHUMISA reports. In Malawi,…
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Schools under siege
At Kafulu Primary School in Area 22 in Lilongwe, scratched graffiti stretching across classroom blocks and the school perimeter welcomes…
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