The Beautify Malawi (BEAM) Trust has rolled out ‘My clean School my Pride’ campaign, an initiative that aims at promoting good sanitation practices and create environmental conscious minds among school going children in the country. The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika launched the campaign at a colourful ceremony that was held at The Lilongwe Academy […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika, on Friday committed to champion family planning initiatives in the country in a bid to reduce maternal and child mortality as well as HIV. Madam Mutharika made the commitment at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when the Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) conferred on her the responsibility of Patron […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika spent her day on Mothers’ Day at Kayingilira Village in the area of Tradition Authority Dambe in Neno district where she condoled families whose property was destroyed by fire. Speaking after being conducted around the affected houses to appreciate the extent of the damage, Madam Mutharika delivered a message […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Wednesday laid a foundation stone for Khwalala Community Day Secondary School girl’s hostel project. The project which is being sponsored by Plan Malawi International is part of Beautify Malawi, BEAM Trust girls’ education programme. Through the project, BEAM Trust will facilitate as well as fund construction of hostels in many […]
Malawi Netball Queens Tuesday, August 18, 2015 arrived back home from the just ended Sydney World Netball Cup tournament to a heroines’ welcome when they were treated to a VVIP reception by the country’s First Lady Madam Getrude Mutharika at Kamuzu International Airport (Kia) before being hosted to a luncheon by sponsors Airtel Malawi at […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika on Wednesday laid a foundation stone for a girl’s hostel project at Emvuyeni Community Day Secondary School in Ekwendeni, Mzimba district to mark the start of her Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust girl’s hostel project across the country. Speaking at the event Madam Mutharika said the project at Emvuyeni CDSS […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has called on people in the country to give a lot of support to people especially children living with various kinds of disabilities to ensure that they have equal chances of fulfilling their potential in life and make a positive contribution to the development of the country. Madam Mutharika […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has persuaded Malawians to go for timely, frequent medical health checkups. Madam Mutharika said regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start and they also can help find problems early and that chances for treatment and cure are better. She was speaking at Balaka District Hospital on […]
Malawi’s First Lady, Madam Gertrude Mutharika has been elected Vice President of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA). Madam Mutharika was elected on Sunday during OAFLA conference held on the sidelines of the 25thOrdinary Summit of the African Union (AU) currently underway at Sandton International Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The […]
Nyasa Times has introduced a new column called ‘Off the Wall Of …’ We will be taking a Malawi Facebook Post of the Day and republish on Nyasa Times. Sam Zuze, a relation of the First Lady has been appointed as Finance Director at Malawi Revenue Authority through a simple instruction from the ‘Prime Minister’. […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has called upon global leaders and decision makers to take a leading role in making sure that they promote the provision of safe and portable water and sanitation services to people in their respective countries. Madame Mutharika spoke at the Washington National Mall when she addressed participants to the 2015 Global […]
The First Lady of the Republic of Malawi, Madame Gertrude Mutharika on Friday called upon parents in the country to unite and have their children tested for HIV. Mutharika made the call at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) Lilongwe when she was taken on a tour to the paediatric ward and he Baylor College of Medicine […]
The First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has reiterated her commitment to dedicate her time and effort to ensure that young people especially girls unleash their full potential in life through education. Madam Mutharika spoke on Thursday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when she hosted representatives of the Scouts Association of Malawi (SAM). During the meeting, […]
Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has called on COMESA member countries to put a lot of resources in supporting girl child education for the region to achieve meaningful women economic empowerment and achieve sustainable industrial development. Madam Mutharika was speaking on Monday when she addressed the 8thCOMESA First Ladies Roundtable Meeting held as part of the […]
Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika was against the talking point on Wednesday for her sense of style. The President’s wife was criticised for dressing like a character in a drama play when she put on her dark blue head gear, with many people commenting on social media that she “failed to kill it” but that […]
Malawi’s First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has bemoaned the low number of children c infected with HIV/Aids who are receiving anti-retroviral treatment, arguing that more needs to be done to increase the number of children on the pandemic’s response strategy. The First Lady was speaking in Lilongwe at a steering committee meeting of the Organization of […]
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Friday led women in the country in commemorating Womens World Day of Prayers with a call for women in Malawi to relentlessly pray against challenges facing women and the country. Speaking at St Louis Catholic Parish in Balaka, the First Lady said it is important for women to always […]
Throughout the democratic world, when we put a cross on the ballot paper most of us vote not for the named party, but the personality of the leader. But should we look more deeply into the influence a potential First Lady will have upon which policies are eventually delivered? We tend to look at this […]