Malawi issues 9 million national IDs in six months
Lilongwe – Malawi has for the first time after 50 years of its independence issued biometric national identity cards (IDs) to 9 million eligible citizens. […]
Human Rights
Legislators in Malawi asked to pass new abortion law
BY McCARTHY MWALWIMBA Lawmakers in Malawi have been asked to pass the Termination of Pregnancy Bill so as to save women and girls […]
Lawmakers in Malawi annul mandatory testing in HIV Bill
Lawmakers in Malawi have scrapped off coercive and criminalising provisions that threatened human rights in HIV Prevention and Management Bill. The Bill, which dates back […]
Attacks on persons with albinism resurface in Malawi
Attacks of persons with albinism have resurfaced in eastern Malawi, with the latest abduction taking place in resort district of Mangochi. Malawi News Agency reporter […]
Malawi: One volunteer defies odds by teaching 7 classes alone
Education crisis. A school with seven classes in the rural part of Blantyre in southern Malawi has only one teacher. How does he teach the […]
Malawi rebuffs initiative to distribute condoms in schools,
Malawi government has stopped reproductive health non governmental organisations from distributing condoms in schools. An official from the country’s Ministry of Education Science and […]
Daunting task to fix economy awaits Zimbabwe’s new leaders
Political change is now inevitable; the first task for any new leaders will be solving Zimbabwe’s economic crisis, writes BY DEREK MATYSZAK of Institute for Security […]
‘Zimbabwe military acts in defence of founding values’
A lot is being said by the action taken by the military in Zimbabwe. While many are describing the action as a coup in action […]
Malawi: Opposition leader asked to offer solutions instead of ranting
A local governance group, Malawi Watch has slammed Malawi opposition leader for concentrating on ranting instead of offering alternative policies and solutions. The group has […]
Malawi warned against raping AU treaty on reproductive health
Malawi has an obligation to liberalise its abortion laws as the fulfillment of the commitments it made by signing and ratifying several international treaties including […]