Minister urges self-reliance in community development
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Jean Sendeza has called on Malawians to embrace the spirit of self-help and take active roles in their development of communities....
View ArticleWomen thrive under village savings loans
Women from Muwawani Village in Traditional Author i t y (T/A) Chimutu in Lilongwe have commended village savings and loans (VSLs) for transforming their lives. On Saturday, Zanani Farms Management...
View ArticleDodma distributes maize to Mchinji beneficiaries
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) has distributed 800 bags of maize to food-insecure households in Mchinji. The maize is meant to support families who failed to realise good harvests...
View ArticleAmref rolls out K77m immunisation project
Women and children in Machinga will soon have improved access to life-saving vaccines, thanks to a K77 million initiative that Amref Health Africa is implementing in the district. The initiative...
View ArticleBlantyre District Council moves to protect girls
Blantyre District Youth Office has produced a Risk Assessment Vulnerability tool to assess adolescent girls and young women’s mental and reproductive health and track gender-based violence (GBV). The...
View ArticleBishop Mtumbuka dares teachers to work hard
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese of the Catholic Church has challenged teachers to work hard to impart knowledge, skills and foster moral as well as spiritual development among learners. He...
View ArticleFarmers in Mzimba get inputs loans for irrigation
National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) chief executive officer Humphreys Mdyetseni has urged smallholder farmers in Mzimba District to form groups to access loans to venture into irrigation...
View ArticleCapacity constraints mar movie premiere
Movie lovers in Lilongwe and Blantyre had to wait for hours to watch the much hyped Welcome to Maula Prison as event organisers were forced to create more space after the auditoriums turned out small....
View ArticleMalawi to lift ban on Tanzania commodities
The Malawi Government is set to lift its ban on importation of Tanzanian commodities following discussions between officials from the two countries on Friday. A joint communiqué states that the two...
View ArticleIs he sincere?
BMW, I should have been celebrating that my son passed his examinations with flying colours as he has been selected to a national secondary school. But the father of my child who disappeared after...
View ArticleCost of living down 0.5% to K841 219
The average cost of living declined by 0.5 percent to K841 219 in March 2025 on account of maize price drops in Zomba and Blantyre, published Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) data shows. In February,...
View ArticleMwaungulu on target again for Mazembe
Democratic Republic of Congo-based midfielder Patrick Mwaungulu has taken the Vodacom League 1 National Championship plays-offs in that country by storm. Apart from scoring in his second consecutive...
View ArticleMSE registers negative return on index in April
The 16-counter Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) registered a negative return on index in April, the first time in one year triggered by share price drop on some listed counters. MSE data shows that the...
View ArticleProducers mum on ‘Welcome to Maula’ stunt suggestions
The much anticipated Welcome to Maula Prison premiered in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu over the weekend has left people with some questions. Producers of the movie, 4Kaya Films, managed to record sold...
View ArticleRejoice Music Ministry launch second album
Four years after embarking on the project, Rejoice Music Ministry on Saturday launched a second album titled Dzuka at Nsewa Seventh Day Adventist Church in Lilongwe. The nine-track album carries a...
View ArticleWomen aspirants face intimidation
Aspiring women members of Parliament (MPs) and councillors in Mzuzu City have raised alarm over the challenges they face ahead of the September 16 General Election, citing intimidation, bullying, and...
View ArticleOdya Zake has solid structures—Usi
Vice-President Michael Usi says his newly-launched party Odya Zake Alibe Mlandu has area committees composed of registered voters in all districts across the country. Usi, who is president of the...
View ArticleAtomic Energy Authoritynods to Kayelekera restart
The country’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (AERA) has approved uranium mining and processing at Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga which is run by Lotus Resources Limited. In a statement, Lotus...
View Article1 172 people demand K150bn compensation
At least 1 172 people from Kasasire area in Nkhata Bay and Mzimba have written the Attorney General, demanding K150 billion in compensation for, among others, inconvenience, false imprisonment and...
View ArticleMalawi, US foil drugs mission
Malawi Police in partnership with United States of America (USA) agents on Saturday arrested six Mexicans at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe enroute to Mozambique allegedly to set up...
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