Walk the talk on youth inclusion
Guaranteed, Malawi is one of the countries with a youthful population, with about 80 in every 100 people being under 35 years of age. This is likely to remain so for decades, which begs the question:...
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Agnes luhanga: empowering female farmers
When she graduated from Mzuzu University in 2010, Agnes Luhanga jumped from one temporary research assistant job to another, in various non-governmental organisations. Â It was during her research...
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Victoria mwafulirwa: award winning agri-entrepreneur
Homes Industries is an agro-processing company based in Karonga. It is owned by Victoria Mwafulirwa who established it 2015. Five years after its establishment, the company has made a huge impact on...
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Msundwe family stays indoors for a year
A family in Msundwe, Lilongwe, has been locked indoors for a year for fear of their lives after their religious beliefs enraged people in the area. Police in Msundwe and Lilongwe Social Welfare Office...
View ArticleDo not throw in the towel, yet
Every genesis of a journey is never smooth. These journeys are across the board—businesses, newborns, love affairs, education, marriages, religious ministries, companies and even a job. A bumpy ride...
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Dr Lucinda Manda-Taylor: Researching Mental Health
Mental health is misunderstood in Malawi. Many people suffering from various forms of mental disorders are misdiagnosed by society. Patients may be accused of chamba (hemp)smoking or simply portrayed...
View ArticleThe strong will paves a fruitful way
A strong will always paves the fruitful way—and this is going beyond the saying that goes ‘where there is a will there is way’. If any will led to a way, am sure many of us would be speaking of...
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Monica Chakwera: the first lady of Malawi
From a modest background in Rumphi, the life of Malawi’s First Lady Monica Chakwera turned around owing largely to education. It rescued her from the jaws of poverty, according to a recently released...
View ArticleLet us consider boys too
It’s understandable girls face many challenges when growing up. Right in infancy, some have been defiled and sexual predators pursue them at almost every level of their growth. It is no wonder parents...
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Malumbo mtonga: the beauty queen and model
Few years ago, modelling was not taken seriously. Women were scorned and stigmatised for ‘diluting’ our conservative traditions. Malumbo Mtonga, 24, is one of few Malawian women to choose modelling as...
View ArticleIt is more than a parent’s responsibility
As per our custom, greeting neighbours or frequent passers-by along our homes has many connotations. For one, the gesture is considered a means of networking and rapport. For many, the lack of...
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Mary Maya: world netball’s heart ambassador
Malawi Queens legend Mary Waya was attending to a phone call when five girls, shimmering in blue-and-white school uniform, nervously approached her with broad smiles at the Blantyre Youth Centre (BYC)...
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Wangiwe—Mzuzu ehub founder, award winner
Upcoming entrepreneurs encounter challenges when developing their ideas or startups. Wangiwe Kambuzi, 31, was inspired to address the challenges, especially among Malawian youths. She founded the...
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Temwa Mbeya: Environmental non-governmental organisation
Evo Morales, a Bolivian politician once said: “Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the earth has rights too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot...
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First woman to head prisons transport logistics
Elizabeth Matandika broke the Malawi Prison Services’ (MPS) institutional record to become the first female to head the transport and logistics office. A transport and logistics officer allocates work...
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Allidah Namame: Enhancing people’s personal, professional image
Not many people know about image consulting — which, according to Malawi’s first youthful image consultant Allidah Namame— is a professional field aimed at improving one’s image personally or...
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‘My battle with breast cancer’
Four years ago, Penelope Saiti was diagnosed with breast cancer. Several painful treatments and an agonising journey, she remains positive and her belief in God has grown stronger. Saiti with her...
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Asimenye Simwaka: Footballer, athlete defying odds
When Asimenye Simwaka puts up her best performance representing the country in women football and athletics, she does not do it for fun. She is both a footballer and an up-and-coming athlete who put...
View ArticleBe wary of the very internet we need
 There is a reason some things are accompanied by age limits. But technology has changed the normal way of doing things so that family units are not as they ought to be. Parents and children are...
View ArticleWhose homework?
I remember when one of my sons was still in primary school. Parents protested about piles of homework their children and wards were getting. The argument was that many parents are usually tied up with...
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