Female chiefs in Malawi wage war against child marriages
Female chiefs in Malawi are waging war against child marriages. While the fight is still far from over, progress is being registered. BRIAN LIGOMEKA reports. […]
Human Rights
Court in Malawi slaps sexual offender with long jail sentence
MULANJE,Malawi – A court in Malawi slaps a sexual offender with long jail sentence in order to send deterrence messages to would-be offenders. Our correspondent […]
Malawi: Naked lie on safe schools for albinos
BLANTYRE, Malawi – A promise by authorities in Malawi made early this year to enroll pupils with albinism in boarding schools remains unfulfilled. Malawi President […]
Malawi legislators tweak Access to Information Bill
A local chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa in Malawi has praised some legislators for proposing progressive amendments to the Access to Information […]
Over 4 million hungry Malawians get relief aid
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT LILONGWE, Malawi – World Food Programme has distributed in-kind food assistance and cash transfers to over 4.6 million hunger-stricken Malawians. The UN […]
Malawi:Love for criminals, unsafe abortions and failures
News Roundup Something is terribly wrong with the justice system of the southern African nation of Malawi as displayed by its failure to arrest foreign […]
Desperate African job seekers end up in slavery in Middle East
Recent cases have revealed that many young women being trafficked from African nations to Kuwait ended up being sold as slaves. EMILY BANDA writes. […]
Police in Malawi arrest Rwandan genocide convict
LILONGWE, Malawi – Police in southern African nation of Malawi have arrested a Rwandan national Vincent Murekezi who was convicted on genocide charges in absentia. […]
Malawi: Media NGO hails govt on draft abortion law
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ)- Malawi has commended the Malawi government for taking a bold step in formulating a new law that […]
Fighting Africa’s toxic traditions requires more than law
BLANTYRE, Malawi – The revelation by a 45-year-old man from the southern Africa nation of Malawi that despite being HIV positive, he had sex with […]