‘My battle with breast cancer’
Four years ago, Penelope Saiti was diagnosed with breast cancer. Several painful treatments and an agonising journey, she remains positive...
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First woman to head prisons transport logistics
Elizabeth Matandika broke the Malawi Prison Services’ (MPS) institutional record to become the first female to head the transport and...
Equipping girls with the power of choice
Esther Phiri is a 17-year-old Polytechnic student who hopes to run her own business and create employment after completing her...
For natural hair enthusiasts
Growing and maintaining natural hair nowadays seems to be the new type of ‘swagg’ mostly among ladies who opt not...
Breaking the silence on menstruation
May 28 is Menstrual Hygiene Day that raises awareness and combats taboos associated with menstrual hygiene. It aims to enable...
Surviving on casual labour after the floods
Piece works (ganyu) marks the number one trade for many people in Malawi, especially for those who cannot secure employment....
‘Parents should take up sex education’
While a booming 17.4 million population figure already scares the few resources Malawi has, sex education remains inadequate. Meanwhile, adolescent...
A chance with cervical cancer vaccine
Last year, Malawi registered 4 163 new cases of cervical cancer among women and 2 879 died from the same,...
India’s way of fighting gender imbalance
On new years’ day, women in India made a 620 km human wall to protest gender inequality. Five million women...
When women unleash violence towards each other
The gender fight has for long been directed at men. But women are a part of violence, including bullying fellow...
Never too young to take on the world
While most young people feel entrepreneurial ideas are hard to find, 23-year-old Rejoice Namale and 21-year-old Tapiwa Chigumula indicate otherwise....
Hellen Chindunduli: Aspiring councillor
Hellen Chindunduli says waste disposal is the biggest challenge she wants solved at Limbe Market. She is aspiring councillor for...
Mangochi girls entrapped by touch screen phones
Patuma Alli (not real name), 17, rues the day she met a man with the big touch screen phone. She...
Lifestyle changes can fight cancer
A little exercise and good nutrition can go a long way in preventing all types of cancer, according to the...
Aspirant asks educated women to take the mantle
Aspiring councillor for Zomba City Likangala Ward, Munira Abdullah, says there is need for women with higher education to take...
Early childhood education in dire need of quality
With the booming of pre-schools nationwide, some of which operate from dilapidated or incomplete buildings—do they possess the necessary expertise...
Patricia Kaliati: Mulanje West MP
Fondly known as Akweni, Patricia Kaliati, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje West Constituency was born on December 29 at...
471 girls drop out of school in Phalombe
Senior Chief Chiwalo’s area in Phalombe has witnessed 471 girls drop out of school this year from early pregnancies. This...
Abida Mia to contest as MP
Abida Mia says she will contest for the parliamentary seat in Chikwawa Mkombezi constituency. Mia is wife to first vice...
Chiefs urged to promote girls’ welfare
Senior Chief Kachindamoto, a global icon renowned for terminating child marriages in Dedza, has urged fellow traditional leaders to promote...
