Feature of the Week
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Boosting women’s political representation through gender quotas
Now that the electoral reform process has started in earnest, the question of women’s political representation is rightly back on…
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Pen + paper = profits
Due to poverty, Anna Ndipo, 20, from Chisangwi Village in Traditional Authority Kasumbu in Dedza, dropped out in Standard Three.…
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Making local govt deliver
In the 1990s, winds of change whirled across Malawi, energising a switch from concentrating power in few hands to democracy—government…
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Born amid a pandemic
On July 5, while the social media was buzzing and joking about substandard Independence Day decorations in the country’s cities,…
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Delaying pregnancy saves futures
Mary Chikopa of Kaligwenjere Village in Neno District “would have dropped out of school” because of pregnancy had she not…
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From Copenhagen to you
Around 2pm on a Saturday afternoon, a plane carrying Covid-19 vaccine doses lands at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. Minister…
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Village wins malaria award
Malawi had nearly seven million malaria cases last year, more than a third of the population, with 2 500 lives…
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Malera: Every rights violation is serious
“I really prefer learning in the big tents. We effectively observe social distancing because they are spacious. Everyone here likes learning in the…
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Unmasking sickle cell
From malaria treatment to bitter herbs, people with sickle cell are not having it easy when seeking treatment. A study…
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Curbing violence using safe water
Brenda Lipenga, from Chisoni Village in Balaka, knows how long walks to fetch water burdens women and children. Since she…
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