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Zeria Banda-Teacher turned journalist geared to make a difference
Zeria Banda started out as a teacher geared to make a difference in the lives of secondary school students. Today she works as communications officer, and has dedicated her life to changing lives...
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Zaithwa Fabiano-research scientist
They say everyone has the strength, the patience and passion to reach for the moon and that if you fall, you will land on the stars. Such an inspiration quote is worth sharing. This is the story of...
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For natural hair enthusiasts
Growing and maintaining natural hair nowadays seems to be the new type of ‘swagg’ mostly among ladies who opt not to use other chemicals to give their hair some refreshing touch. Well, of course, we...
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Of relationships and success
People go into relationships for various reasons. While some may prefer to go into a relationship to find true love, some may prefer to be in a relationship just to have fun. Either way, it is...
View ArticleNo baby? None of your business
There is tremendous pressure put on married couples to have children soon after they get married. Often, questions such as when are you having a child, why are you not pregnant usually follow a month...
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Jeranjie Kamfose
Often, people take for granted their ability to read and write with ease. But imagine what it would be like to look at a page in a book and only see distorted letters, or not see the variation...
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Dealing with infertility in today’s marriages
Hayley (not real name) has been married for four years but does not have a child with her husband, whom she met when they were both at university. Her in-laws, on the other hand, have been...
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CCAP moderator urges faithful to fulfil vows
Mangochi CCAP Pastor Reverend Manford Kutani has reminded his faithful to honour pledges of supporting the church, which they made with God early this year by ensuring that they make good of the...
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Chrissy Zimba: Promoting employment rights for youth with disabilities
At the age of 11, Chrissy Duma-Duma Zimba, now aged 30, fell from a mango tree at her home village in Mzimba, breaking her spine; she was never to walk again. That incident changed her life...
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Professor Address Malata: First Must female Vice-Chancellor
The name Professor Address Malata is no ordinary name, especially when we talk of women who are making great achievements in the country. She is known as the first female Vice Chancellor of the Malawi...
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Long walk to fighting breast cancer
As the world unites in commemorating breast cancer awareness month, a month designed specifically to raise awareness of the disease, Malawi still has a long way to go in addressing the burden. There...
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Asumanie Chirambo – Mental health awareness champion
Loss of interest in daily activities, sadness and feeling down are some of the symptoms familiar to many people. If these symptoms persist and affect one’s life substantially, they may signal...
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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 Bachelor of Commerce in entrepreneurship. She was the only student from...
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BBC’s sex for grades article
This week, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) carried an article titled ‘Sex for grades’ focusing on West Africa. In it, undercover reporters revealed sex trade in universities and colleges...
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Jessie Jeke: Propelling girls to their full potential
Born on March 9 1991 in Dothi Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitukula in rural Lilongwe, Jessie Jeke is the eighth born of nine children born to Browen and Mellina Jeke. Her father was a...
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Pre-marital counselling can avert divorce
As a way of strengthening marital life, society has marriage send-offs and bridal showers that advise on marriage matters. Churches also organise special sessions to guide couples on issues of...
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Ngale Massa: The phycho-social counselor
Her name Ngale, is a Chewa name that means pearl and she is the first born in a family of three children. It would make sense, therefore, that her father wanted a beautiful name for her in celebration...
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Sunga kufeyani: loving arms co-founder and chief of operations
From a Whatsapp conversation to a friend’s living room and now to the world, Loving Arms a youth-founded and youth-led non-profit organisation, was born out of the need to raise awareness on sexual...
View ArticleThe price of public office
The circus in Malawi surpasses that by wild animals. Let me cut straight to the chase. Last week has been a pool of unprecedented information. The case of the qualification of a witness who happens to...
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Rural women lag in accessing justice
Culture has a role to play when accessing civil justice, mainly in rural areas, a recent report has found. The Civil Justice Needs of a Malawian Woman Report by the Gender Justice Unit (GJU) found...
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