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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”,...

NCD Alliance Malawi commend the endorsement of global charter as a game changer

Nov 14, 2025 10:49 AM Patrick Kachere

The Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance Malawi has described the endorsement of the Global Charter on NCDs as a game changer, saying it will transform approaches to advocacy and implementation in the fight against non-communicable diseases. Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday during an eng...

Nkhotakota District council plans to crackdown roadside illegal vending

Nov 11, 2025 06:57 PM Humphreys Bomba

Nkhotakota district council has announced plans to crack down on roadside vendors at Nkhotakota boma, aiming to enforce market regulations and improve trading standards. Public Relations Officer for Nkhotakota district council Wongani Mkandawire notes that the council recognizes the rise in un...

EU, backs renewable energy expansion power to Malawi's economic growth

Nov 10, 2025 07:54 PM Patrick Kachere

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi, Daniel Aristi-Gaztelumendi, expressed EU’s commitment to advancing renewable energy in the country, particularly through the Energizing Development (EnDev) project, which aims to strengthen the market for climate-friendly technologies such as solar so...