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Temwani Chilenga: Stretching her wings to help others
As the world is going through the pandemic of the novel coronavirus, many people are frustrated and complaining about the disruption of their dreams. But that is not an issue for a young and vibrant...
View ArticleHe loves staring at other women, he embarrasses me
Dear BMW, What is wrong with men? You mean they can’t resist looking at a woman? Biggie, I am so pissed off with the pervert of a husband that I have. He ogles at everything in skirt; college...
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New hope on the booster dose
Ignorance on the importance of vaccines for children has seen many families in the country and across the world being affected by vaccine-preventable diseases. Long distances to health care...
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Catholic Missio supports Steka Children’s Home
Step Kids Awareness (Steka) home in the Archdiocese of Blantyre is wearing a new face courtesy of Missio Malta through the Pontifical Missionary Society (PMS) of Malawi. Joan’s Craft Charity of Missio...
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There is still future to hold on to
Why this anxious feeling about the future? People can have anxiety because we have insufficient knowledge about the future and we seem to have limited resources for managing our future. The nation is...
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Elube chienda: gender and social assessment manager at escom
Give us a glimpse into your upbringing and school life? I am a legal practitioner and Commissioner for Oaths. I have an LLB (Hons), Bachelors degree of Arts (Human Resource Management) and MSc...
View ArticleDon’t trust those know-it-alls
Have you ever been in distress and ran out of ideas on what to do? Have you ever had a pool of people surrounding you and offering all sorts of possible solutions to your problem? And because you are...
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Dr. Deepa Pullanikkatil: Sounder of Abundance
Dr. Deepa Pullanikkatil is a Civil Engineer turned Environmentalist, co-founder of a small non-profit organisation called Abundance which started in 2016 with two friends after realising a need for...
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Eshter mkhutche: gender and protection coordinator
Esther Harawa-Mkhutche is a gender protection coordinator who has led the rescue of 25 girls from teen and forced marriages. She has also helped victims of gender-based violence. She works for the...
View ArticleThat girl is being abused. Stop
Lately, there has been the sprouting of videos in the social media meant to achieve various purposes. Many are usually done by same people who have branded them for those particular purposes ranging...
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Deadly ‘solution’ for unready mums
She was 15 and in Form Three at a community day secondary school in Lilongwe when Ephrida Banda found out she was pregnant. She panicked. “I was not ready to become a teen mother,” she says. Like...
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Presbyterians, CU mourn Brave the preacher, lecturer
Hundreds of Church of Central Africa Presbyterians (CCAP) faithful from Karonga, Zomba and St Columba Church in Blantyre last Sunday thronged Chisasa Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chindi in...
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Christians engaged in pastor’s offertory
Members of the Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) church in Blantyre, Mwanza and Neno last Sunday offered gifts to Saint Morris PIM Church, Blantyre City 2 resident pastor, the Reverend Frank...
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Being Islamic
A Muslim Students Association (MSA) was recently born at Nalikule College of Education (NCE) in Lilongwe. Our Correspondent RICHARD FOLOKIYA wanted to find out more from the association’s chairperson...
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Andikuza Makhumula: Founder of Literacy for Change
Andikuza Litete-Makhumula, 59, is the brains behind Literacy for Change (L4C) Trust, an organisation geared at addressing illiteracy and poverty among marginalised social groups, particularly women...
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‘Murdered toddler seemed afraid of stepfather’
It is market day in Golomoti, Dedza, a day when business of nearly everything flourishes. Because an early bird catches the worm, 26-year-old Esther leaves at six with a basket full of tomatoes to...
View ArticleWhose money is the woman’s?
Listening to a male-dominated conversation last week, I was prompted to write this piece as their concerns inspired me. I learnt one or two things from it and decided it was pertinent to share. One...
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Billboard replacement excites MAM
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) says it is excited that the Islamic Information Bureau billboard that was demolished two weeks ago has been replaced. The billboard attracted controversy after it...
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jacqueline banda: employing the youth to support families
After graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration at Shimla University in India in 2017, she came back home to a tight job market, making it difficult for her to put her attained skills to...
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Mulanje women cry for their daughters’ justice
Alice, 40, from Mulanje is a woman down in the dumps. In May this year, her uncle, 72, defiled her 14-year-old daughter in the presence of her other 17-year-old daughter. “He intended to defile both,...
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