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Poor financial flow hits security agencies' houses construction project

Dec 06, 2025 12:40 PM Collings Kalivute

Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Jappie Mhango said poor financial flow has delayed the construction and completion of 10,000 houses for security personnel in the country. Immediate former President, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera launched the construction of the 10,000 houses project i...

Informal sector defies labor laws, hundreds trapped in labor exploitation

Dec 06, 2025 12:32 PM Humphreys Bomba

An inquiry conducted in the Lakeshore district of Nkhotakota shows that many employees in small businesses (informal sector) continue to earn below the statutory minimum wage of 105 thousand kwacha per month as per newly gazette minimum wage which came into effect on 1st June, 2025, leaving them ...

Sanitation Crisis: WaterAid calls for renewed commitment from communities and youths

Nov 27, 2025 08:00 AM Patrick Kachere

WaterAid Malawi says there is a need to intensify efforts aimed at addressing sanitation gaps, saying the country is currently not doing enough to ensure improved sanitation for human capital development. The call comes as Malawi joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Toilet Day, ...

Thirty Years After Beijing: Why Digital Spaces Remain Unsafe for Malawi’s Women and Girls

Nov 26, 2025 08:08 PM By Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

Nearly thirty years after the Beijing Declaration on gender equality, Malawi is facing a new wave of abuse against women and girls not on the streets or in workplaces, but online. As social media becomes deeply woven into daily life, women and girls are increasingly exposed to cyber bullying, bod...

No more under water deals: women challenging lake Malawi exploitation

Nov 26, 2025 07:36 PM By Tamandani Hau

The Sun had just begun to rise above Vinthenga Beach in Nkhotakota but the shoreline was already alive with the sharp smell of fresh fish and the hum of women calling out prices as the morning catch arrived. Among them stood Mariam, a widow and mother of three who agreed only for a written co...

Risk: Tackling SRHR challenges among girls in Nkhotakota

Nov 19, 2025 05:04 PM Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

For 21-year-old Thandi Banda from Dwangwa in lake shore district of Nkhotakota, fear of judgment kept her from seeking reproductive health services. "I used to be scared to visit the hospital because people would gossip if they saw a young girl there, especially seeking family planning service...

Restoring dignity: Nkhotakota opens first fistula ward for women

Nov 17, 2025 04:28 PM Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

Nkhotakota District Hospital, located at the Boma of Malawi’s lakeshore district of Nkhotakota, serves more than 20,000 people referred from government health centers and mission hospitals across the district. Inside the hospital, there is a special waiting area, locally known as “Kodikilira”,...