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CSO Urges Ministry of Health to Implement High Court Ruling on Abortion Access
<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: left;">Delays in implementing a High Court ruling affirming access to safe abortion for adolescent survivors of sexual violence could continue exposing young women and girls to unsafe procedures and life-threatening complications, the Ladder for Rural D...
NASFAM ikhutira ndi momwe pulojekiti ya Regain ikuyendera m’boma la Nkhotakota
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bungwe la NASFAM lati ndilokukhutira ndi momwe alimi m’boma la Nkhotakota alandirira komanso kugwiritsa ntchito uphungu wokhudza kasamalidwe ka zokolola, kuyambira k...
Shot During Protests, Forgotten After: Victims Families’ Demand Justice
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Almost 8 months have passed after a 20 year old Grant Rajab Phiri of Chiwaula Village in Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district was allegedly shot dead by Po...
The Battle for Government Land in Kasungu
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">It is early morning in Kasungu, and as a cold wind sweeps across the fields, Masautso Mbewe, 54, makes his way to the farm ...
Umunthu FM Train Health Care Workers in Post Abortion Care (PAC) services.
<div style="text-align: left;"><div>Umunthu FM, under the Community Voices for Legal Reforms project, has embarked on a capacity-building campaign aimed at training healthcare workers in the district on Post Abortion Care (PAC) services.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking over the weekend at Kalul...
Poor Women Representation in Development Structures Persists in Nkhotakota
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend">Nkhotakota District continues to face poor representation of women in various development structures, a development authorities say is undermining inclusive growth and development.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="isselectedend">The concerns em...
Nkhotakota District Hospital Sees Improved Water Supply After Months of Scarcity
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Barely ...
Umunthu FM engages traditional, religious leaders, and others to track progress on PAC advocacy
On Friday, 5 June 2026, Umunthu FM convened traditional and religious leaders, as well as governance structures at Village Development Committee (VDC) level from Traditional Authorities Kaomba, Mwase, and Kaluluma, under the *Community Voices for Legal Reform Project*. The meeting also brought...
MCTU, ECAM Backs Government Minimum Wage Review
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Government, employers and workers' representatives have defended the recently gazetted minimum wage, describing it as a...
Roads Authority Warns Against Encroaching Road Reserve Areas
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The Roads Authority has expresse...
Inside Malawi’s maternity waiting homes: the hidden use of labour -inducing herbs.
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NGO cites lack of inclusion, as Malawi mining sector fails locals
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Executive Director for the Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS) Kossam Munthari has called for increased investment and effective implementation of mining reforms to ensure greater benefits for Malawians.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" s...
From Stories to Change: SADC Journalists Close Gender Media Drive in Johannesburg
The Media Parity Project has concluded in Johannesburg with media practitioners from across the SADC region calling for stronger commitment to gender-sensitive reporting in newsrooms. The French Ambassador to South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, David Martinon, said the project has helped widen h...
Nkhotakota Agriculture Office Urges Farmers to Embrace Irrigation Farming Following Heavy Rains.
For years, Nkhotatoka district has been known for producing more rice harvest in the country, but this year things seem to be on the wrong turn following recent floods that destroyed most of the rice during its early stages in some areas particularly along the river banks such as Thiwi, among oth...
MUB grins at tax-removal on disability assistive devices
The Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) has commended government’s decision on zero-rate taxes on adapted motor vehicles, prosthetic limbs, hearing aids, and other assistive equipment. The union says the move will remove longstanding financial barriers that have prevented many persons with disabi...
Civil society warns parties against imposing candidates
Civil Society Organizations in the country have urged political parties to follow their party constitutions by providing equal platforms for all aspirants, including youths, during the upcoming by-elections. Both the Young Politician Union and the Center for Democracy and Elections (CEDE) note...
Fuel Price Hike Sparks Concern Among Minibus Owners.
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has announced an upward adjustment in fuel prices, effective Tuesday this week. In a statement signed by its Board Chairperson, Lucas Kondowe, MERA said the petrol pump price has increased from K3,499 to K4,965, representing a 41.90 percent rise, w...
Finance Ministry Asked to Address Key Challenges Facing Young People
The Concerned Youth Organisation (CYO) in Mchinji District has called on the Ministry of Finance to review key policy issues that can help improve the future livelihoods of young people in the country. CYO Project Officer Aubrey Chidziwitsano made the remarks as the Minister of Finance, Joseph...
Informal sector defies labor laws, hundreds trapped in labor exploitation
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 ...
It is false that Former HRDC Chairperson, now AFORD Vice President Timothy Mtambo is planning for the anti-government protests
ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ A Facebook post by the Africans Magazine, Malawi Voice and Ticheze Media among many pages are alleging that Timothy Mtambo, a former Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Chairperson, currently serving as Vice President for the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) plans to return to HRDC and h...