Six ‘cities’ for advancement
There are obviously many things that work together to bring professional and personal success. However, there are some things that are fundamental. Here are a couple of elements to hone or enhance as...
View ArticleMen should be involved in family planning methods
It is quite encouraging to organisations and health partners disseminating reproductive health messages, especially when the response is overwhelming, seeing more women taking part in family planning...
View ArticleKids must play more physical games
Raising healthy children in this digital era is proving to be a challenge. Children no longer knock off from school looking forward to playing physical games with their friends rather they are geared...
View ArticleReligious leaders committed to fighting stigma
Religious leaders in Mangochi have reaffirmed their commitment to fighting HIV and Aids-related stigma and discrimination in churches and mosques. Speaking during a session on addressing HIV and Aids...
View ArticleWho is evangelist Shadreck Wame?
Some are called to be pastors, apostles, teachers, prophets and evangelists. But on the Malawian Christianity platform, the name Shadreck Wame rings a bell in minds of many who have followed the...
View ArticleMen’s double lives
Recently, one church in Blantyre thwarted a wedding at a very advanced stage. Two days to their dream day, the couple received the sad news that their union was not to be. At a meeting with the clergy...
View ArticleManage well even when its hard
If you’re a manager, always bear in mind that your job is likely to more difficult than easy. You have the tough job of helping people do their jobs well. Some of the tough responsibilities include;...
View ArticleIs village banking way to go?
As a way of strengthening their financial muscle, many women have resorted to forming informal financial services dubbed village banks-VB. Such groups comprise women whose goal is to easily access...
View ArticleRevive the passion in your relationship
With time, people in relationships discover that passion for each other dwindles. Sometimes couples are driven apart by the very things that once attracted them to each other. Things such as beauty,...
View ArticleSheena Namaona: Fountain of ideas
Being multi-talented is a special gift from God that is rarely found in most young people. HOWARD MLOZI engages an inspiring young woman Sheena Chilimampunga Namaona, who wears many hats. She is a...
View ArticleVillage Banking part 2
……Continued from last week This is a continuation of the discussion we started last week about advantages and disadvantages of village banking (VB). Through a women’s forum on Facebook, members of...
View ArticleMtumbuka asks chiefs to resolve witchcraft wrangles
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Karonga Diocese of the Catholic Church has asked traditional leaders to spearhead the fight against violence targeted at people suspected of practising witchcraft....
View ArticleEvangelical Association for Fisp phase-out
The Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) has challenged government to find an alternative replacement for the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp), arguing the current programme has failed to achieve...
View ArticleIs religion breeding violence, intolerance?
Boko Haram and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) have carried out countless heinous attacks and criminal activities in the name of defending or advancing their faith. In Somalia, Al-Shabaa...
View ArticleMary jiyani: Malawian star shining abroad
Mary Jiyani has won two scholarships, the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the Rhodes Oxford Scholarship. She is also a final year law student at the University of Cape Town (UCT). CHIKONDI KASAMBARA...
View ArticleMind that excitement
That time of the year is here, yet again and the excitement once more fills the air. Women in particular cannot wait to show off to that neighbour, colleague, family and friends about how much their...
View ArticleWhat to do as you go higher
Want a promotion? Have you considered what that would demand of you and what you’ll need to learn to do differently? Here are some typical new ways of working when you move up. How you think: You are...
View ArticleSalinga accorded apostleship
Founder of Fountain of Revival Church and Ministries International (also known as Royal Priesthood Assembly), Brother DJ Salinga, was last Sunday officially accorded apostleship at a colourful...
View ArticleDMI preaches restraint to curb HIV spread
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) social work coordinator for Mangochi, sister Mary Vasantha, has asked people in the diocese, especially women, to exercise self-restraint as one way of containing the...
View ArticleFocus on healthy relationships
Relationships – the meaning of life. To understand this, we have to answer the following questions : ‘Where does the meaning of life come from? Why do we exist here on this earth?’ For me, the...
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