Juliana Kaduya, Mayor of Lilongwe City
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Chilinde 1 Ward Councillor, Juliana Kaduya is Mayor of Lilongwe City, the first female elected in the city. However,…
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Agnes Kanjala creating digital financial platforms/ uplifting farmers lives
Agnes Kanjala designs digital financial services products geared toward achieving financial inclusion in Malawi and Zambia. She is a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, a…
Catherine Gotani Hara
Catherine Gotani Hara is the First Female Speaker of Parliament in the history of Malawi, a lawmaker with the country’s main opposition party, Malawi…
Trusting strangers is risky
Each morning, I observe a group of students from a certain school hitching a ride. These pupils leave their homes early every morning,…
Eustina Ndaona: Risks her life to fend for her family
They say faith is a belief, so too is fear. To 18-year-old Eustina Ndaona of Phalombe, the two are just sides of the same…
Put God first, FDH boss tells SDA women
Christian-owned business enterprises have been tipped to play a greater role in evangelising the world than any other sermon given out off a pulpit…
Ngeyi Kanyongolo: Unima’s first female Associate Professor of Law
The efforts we take in life are never lost, as lived by the first female Associate Professor of Law at Chancellor College Ngeyi Kanyongolo.…
Moneyi Chingaipe: the first Malawian to win an African union medal
Seveteen-year-old Moneyi Chingaipe has become the first Malawian to win a medal at this year’s African Union Sports Council Regional Annual Sports Awards (Rasa)…
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 women and girls to…
Gender equality Act flouted—commentators
Low representation of women in politics contravenes the country’s Gender Equality Act which prescribes that one gender should take no more than 60 percent…
Naomi Kilekwa: The security guard turned parliamentarian
A sure sign of success is when you don’t need a last name to introduce yourself, some say. But for 35-year-old re-elected Member of…
Eleanor Banda: Tackling physical wellness and wealth creation
Eleanor Banda is the founder and executive director of Extreme Investments, a company that has arms in fitness and wellness; beauty and fashion and…
Sarah Lindeire: Building an empowered young generation
“Financial literacy is key for women to thrive economically and make sound decisions for their families. “It is impossible in this century to operate…
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. It is the occupation…
Jean Pankuku: Entreprenuer, trainer and nutritionist
“I didn’t know how other people start and run businesses. It was a struggle. At times I would really cry,” says Jean Pankuku, owner…
Effie Somanje: The first female journalist in Malawi
Effie Liabunya-Somanje is the first woman to enter the journalism profession in Malawi in 1964. This was soon af!ter independence when most people would…
Catholic outstation yields first priest in 75 years
Fumbwa Catholic Church, an outstation of Chiphwanya Catholic Parish in Dedza Diocese, is this year set to produce its first priest 75 years since…
Catholic bishops call for fair distribution of relief items
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has appealed to authorities distributing relief items to exercise fairness. Bishop George Tambala of the Zomba Catholic Diocese…
CCAP encourages its faithful to vote
Blantyre Synod of the CCAP has encouraged its members to vote in the May 21 Tripartite Elections, to elect God-fearing leaders. Pastor for Likweza…
When to raise issues in a relationship
Relationship issues are vast, complicated and difficult to comprehend. How a couple or individual deals with love relationship matters differ. However, there is a…
