Leprosy resurgence worries committee
By Wezzie Gausi: The Parliamentary Committee on Health and HIV has said it is worried with the resurfacing of leprosy in the country. In 2021, the country reported 347 leprosy…
Forex reserves remain volatile
Malawi’s gross official reserves continue to dwindle, with figures from the Reserve Bank of Malawi showing that, by April this year, the reserves dropped to 0.8 months’ worth of imports.…
Ukraine war must end, Cyril Ramaphosa tells Vladimir Putin
The war in Ukraine must end, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin. Ramaphosa’s remarks came as he met Putin in St Petersburg on Saturday as…
Humble beginnings matter
You do not become a super star overnight. You do not become an iconic corporate leader overnight. You do not become a celebrated and most-sought-after entrepreneur overnight. It takes patience,…
K500 billion produce in east bridge deal
By Deogratias Mmana: The fertiliser deal which the government has signed with a Romanian firm, East Bridge Estate SRL, could see the country shipping out produce worth nearly K500 billion.…
Communities in limbo over Kuhes’ $1 billion project
People in over five villages in Senior Chief Kuntaja’s area in Chileka, Blantyre rural are living in suspense since Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (Kuhes) approached them last year to…
Anything goes
Malawi’s lack of football philosophy has led to all its national teams playing different styles of football. From Malawi Under-17, 20, 23 to the senior team, there is a disparity…
Ama Ata Aidoo: Pioneering writer who left behind a string of feminist classics
By Rose A. Sackeyfio: Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 81. News of her death reverberated…
Giants take first sip of Castel to kick-start Cup
By Mabvuto Kambuwe & Mphatso Malidadi: All is set for the launch of the inaugural Castel Challenge Cup dubbed Ibongetse at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe today. To mark the…
Pregnant women in double trouble
The cold weather on the undulant hills of Chididi area in Nsanje south west is not some odd phenomenon in June. Even when it is unsparingly hot at the district’s…
