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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...

Over 25,000 to receive lean season support in Nkhotakota District

Nov 07, 2025 12:07 PM Tapiwa Mbewe

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

Nov 07, 2025 11:59 AM Tamandani Hau

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,...

Silver Lead First Round of NBM Women’s Premiership

Nov 07, 2025 11:54 AM Nothvinia Sam Luhanga

Silver Strikers ladies have finished the first round of the inaugural NBM Women’s Premiership top on the log table after amassing the maximum 27 points in nine matches. The Bankers remain the only team to taste defeat and, have a commanding seven-point lead over second placed sworn rivals Asce...