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Mixed reactions over proposed sale of the airfield land
The Mchinji Civil Society Organisations has denonuced the Mchinji district council’s decision to sell the airfield land, saying the council has several development priorities that could be implemented on the land. This follows reports from the council about plans to sell the airfield land on g...
Stakeholders agree to enhance collaboration to address challenges facing women
Council officials and stakeholders in Nkhotakota district have agreed to improve coordination and information sharing to effectively address problems affecting women and girls in the district. Speaking on Tuesday after a dialogue between sector heads and Civil Society Organizations meant to di...
Women with disabilities demand equal access to SRHR services
Victoria Supuliyano, a teacher at Chilanga School for the Blind in the area of Senior Chief Kaomba, in Kasungu district recalls how negative attitudes from health workers affected her. During one antenatal visit in 2023 a nurse remarked, “even you got pregnant,” as if pregnancy were impossibl...
Invisible Labour, Visible Loss: How Economic Abuse Is Stripping Rural Women in Nkhotakota of Their Livelihoods
In the quiet rice fields of Nkhotakota, the day begins long before the sun fully rises. But for many women, including 38-year-old Esinart Mwale, dawn is not just the start of work, it is a reminder of what they have lost. After months of planting and weeding side by side with her partner, she wat...
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WOMEN BATTLING ILLEGAL GOLD MINES WITH POWER
The early hours of 1st October 2025 are still haunting mining communities in Kasungu district after eight miners including boys aged 13 and 16 were trapped and killed due to a tunnel that collapsed at Kasalika gold mine. Barely some two weeks after the incident, another tragedy occurred at Chi...
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 ...
Thirty Years After Beijing: Why Digital Spaces Remain Unsafe for Malawi’s Women and Girls
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...
Nkhotakota District council plans to crackdown roadside illegal vending
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...
Over 25,000 to receive lean season support in Nkhotakota District
The Nkhotakota District Agriculture Office says almost 25,000 heavily affected families will benefit from the 2025\2026 Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Program [LS-FIRP]. The District’s Director of Agriculture Services, Denis Emmaunel Zingeni said the programme demonstrates governments’ c...
Unseen trauma: Unsafe abortion’s silent mental toll on men
The air at the rice and maize mill hangs thick with the scent of dust and grain, but Sabina Kumwenda’s neatly plaited natural hair, her bright pink patterned top and a traditional wrapper attire are outstanding. But the cheerfulness ends there. With the grind of the machinery as her backdrop,...
Beyond the ballot
It was a hot afternoon in Nkhotakota Central Constituency at Chigumula Ground when Susan Namangale stood before a crowd of people, speaking with confidence and hope. As the founder of Dadaz Chess Academy and Former President of the Chess Association of Malawi, Namangale is known for promoting ...
MHRC, partners all for inclusive digital Access to Information
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), in collaboration with the Media Council of Malawi (MCM) and the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), says there is a need to tackle challenges limiting access to information by promoting inclusivity in the use of digital technologies. Th...
Cleaning the road to Lake of Star festival 2025
The Lake of Stars organisers, volunteers, and community members rolled up their sleeves for a clean up campaign in preparation for the event to be conducted from 17 - 19 October in Nkhotakota district. Starting from Fish Eagle Bay Lodge in the morning, the group swept their way to Sani School...
Mutharika leads the contentious presidential race
The Malawi Electoral Commission MEC has announced the official results for the 2025 presidential election from the 13 councils in the country. The results show tight contention between the ruling Malawi congress party-MCP and opposition democratic progressive party-DPP with the United Transfor...
MEC calls for peace and calm as results touch down the national tally center
Malawi Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Annabel Mtalimanja has cautioned political parties and independent presidential candidates to desist from declaring themselves winner of the 2025 election. Mtalimanja made the call in Lilongwe during a press briefing held at the national tally ce...
Lake of Stars returns to Nkhotakota with sustainability and green energy on top of music, tourism
The Lake of Stars Festival is back on the golden shores of Lake Malawi, returning to Nkhotakota from 17-19 October 2025 at Fish Eagle Bay Lodge. With more than just a celebration of music and art, the festival has become a catalyst for economic growth, cultural exchange, and sustainable touri...
SADC Observers urged to work with integrity in Malawi’s 16 September polls
The Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mary Kachale has commended the importance of conducting refresher trainings for election observers to ensure credible electoral processes. Her remarks came as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mi...
UTM's Kabambe Unveils Eco-Friendly Oil and Gas Plan to Boost Malawi’s Economy
United Transformation Movement (UTM) president Dr. Dalitso Kabambe has revealed plans to extract oil and gas from Lake Malawi using technology that he says will not harm the lake’s ecosystem, as part of efforts to boost the country’s economy through the mining sector. Speaking during a whistle...
Nkhotakota NGOs shun project progress reporting and MOU signing
Authorities in Nkhotakota have lamented poor performance of some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in areas of reporting and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with relevant offices at the inception of various projects in the district. It was revealed during an engagement meeting be...