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Two Voices Rise: Women Break Political Barriers in Nkhotakota

Oct 14, 2025 01:44 PM Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

When Dorothy Chikonje stood atop an open vehicle during former President Lazarus Chakwera’s whistle-stop tour at Dwambazi and Dwangwa markets, few believed Nkhotakota Dwangwa Constituency was ready to elect a woman to Parliament. But when official results were announced by the Malawi Electoral Co...

Making Malawi’s Music Scene Safe for Women

Oct 12, 2025 09:13 AM Tamandani Hau

In Malawi’s music scene, women are creating beats, breaking records and inspiring audiences but online abuse threatens to silence their voices. From Cyberbullying and body shaming to threats and defamation, female artists face attacks that target their identity rather than their talent. Y...

MACRA hails Africa Broadband Mapping System as a game-changer for internet access

Oct 07, 2025 12:16 PM Patrick Kachere

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says the introduction of the Africa Broadband Mapping System will help enhance high-speed internet connectivity and improve service delivery, even in remote areas across the country. Speaking on Tuesday at the Bingu International Conventio...

MHRC, partners all for inclusive digital Access to Information

Oct 01, 2025 08:40 AM Patrick Kachere

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), in collaboration with the Media Council of Malawi (MCM) and the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), says there is a need to tackle challenges limiting access to information by promoting inclusivity in the use of digital technologies. Th...

INUA Advocacy, stakeholders monitor review of Refugees Act of 1989

Sep 30, 2025 01:16 PM Dyson Kamwana

INUA Advocacy, a refugees’ rights defender, has expressed optimism that stakeholders, including the National Assembly, will endorse key priority areas in the Refugees Act 1989, currently under review. The Public Relations Officer, Brenda Twea says the organization, together with other stakehol...

Unsafe Abortions on the Rise: Calls Grow in Nkhotakota for Law Reform

Sep 29, 2025 09:26 AM Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

Senior Chief Kalimanjira of Nkhotakota has called on authorities to review Malawi’s restrictive abortion laws if the country is to reduce the rising number of unsafe abortions among girls and women in the district. Statistics from the district health office indicate that Nkhotakota has one of ...

Cleaning the road to Lake of Star festival 2025

Sep 29, 2025 08:42 AM Tamandani Hau

The Lake of Stars organisers, volunteers, and community members rolled up their sleeves for a clean up campaign in preparation for the event to be conducted from 17 - 19 October in Nkhotakota district. Starting from Fish Eagle Bay Lodge in the morning, the group swept their way to Sani School...