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Bernardine evaristo: award winning black author
Bernardine Evaristo published her first novel in 1994, but it was only with her 2019 Booker win (split with Margaret Atwood) for Girl, Woman, Other that her stories of the black British experience...
View ArticleOur problems are not circumstantial
Of late, word on the street has been the impregnation of many school girls across the country. Of course, all that has been confirmed is ‘many’ girls; especially those in rural setting becoming...
View ArticleIt’s not about who dies first
A social media posting making rounds caught my eye. It talked about the reluctance by some women to, say, for example, dispose of property towards a family emergency. This would be a house or a piece...
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Married, divorced twice at 14
In the five months since schools closed in March 2020, 14-year-old Clara Nyirongo (not real name) from Nkhata-Bay has been married twice Had things been different, she would be living happily with her...
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Angélique kidjo: singing to educate africa’s girls
Growing up in the port city of Cotonou in the impoverished West African state of Benin, songstress Angélique Kidjo puts the fact that she was lucky enough to get an education down to a pact she made...
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Adhering to God’s call
Evangelist JOYCE NKOMO GAMA is an example of people that have faced challenges head-on and turned them into weapons for serving God. Her duties as a ward attendant at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital...
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Sinning in the name of God
The Bible teaches us that the mountain was a special place for God to meet His people. In the Old Testament, we hear about Moses receiving the 10 Commandments from God at Mount Sinai. Likewise, in the...
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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Cynthia Mughogho: At ease on natural resource governance
Although historically the mining sector has been male-dominated the world over, some positive steps have been made to integrate women into the industry, and locally, 32-year-old Cynthia Mughogho is...
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Susan Chimbayo: Founder of Nandolo farmers association of Malawi
A pacesetter—that is how one can best describe Susan Chimbayo—Malawi’s own version of the Iron Lady. Her fierce determination and unwavering go-getter spirit saw her founding and registering Nandolo...
View ArticleLet us be our brother’s keeper
I watched with dismay a video in the course of the week that prompted this note. An elderly woman was filmed for allegedly picking nsima from a hospital trashcan. She was under siege amid accusations...
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Sophie chitedze: country manager for agra
In the corridors of higher learning, students often share banter to unwind after hours of study. One such banter goes like; “you came to the city because of education, without which you would have...
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Called to serve the people of God
The faithful in the Anglican Diocese of Northern Malawi (Adnm) were recently joined by a cross-section of people in witnessing the induction of 34-year-old Reverend Father Chester Moses Mhango as the...
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View points on abortion
The term abortion has a latin etymology aborior, that means miscarry, be aborted, pass away, disappear, be lost or set (in case of a sun, star or planet). As definition, it refers to removal of a...
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Dorothy Sulani: Abandoned because of three children with disabilities
Raising children is a full time job—some have argued before. However, when the child ages, the parents are usually relieved of some of the duties as he/she becomes more independent. Such independence...
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Dineo Mkwezalamba: Founder Of Dzuka Africa
Born on 16 February 1977 in Pretoria, South Africa, Dineo Mkwezalamba is a social entrepreneur — the founder of Dzuka Africa. This is a non-profit organisation based in Blantyre, aimed at empowering...
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Bonang Matheba: South Africa Media Pesonality And Businesswoman
Among the 50 incredible women on March issue of Forbes Africa Magazine, was South Africa media pesonlaity and businesswoman Bonang Matheba. She made the list of formidable movers and shakers who...
View ArticleIt’s about how we fight that we win
October is here again and it is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. This awareness takes the form of educating the masses, in...
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Anglican Communion has Sisters too
Religious Sisters are synonymous with the Roman Catholic but as from what Gladson Mbumpha gathered about a recent service, there are also Religious Sisters in the Anglican Communion Novice Mistress...
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Aisha Katita: Became doctor to beat the odds
Doctor Aisha Katita, Balaka District Hospital medical officer has experienced the all too familiar challenges most girls face in life to be where she is today. Speaking recently when she was one of...
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