One of Malawi’s most influential traditional leaders, Paramount Chief Kyungu-Mwakabanga of Karonga has fallen in love with Karonga police woman Rhoda Banda and revealed his plans to marry her next month. Kyungu has popped the question to the young female cop and the two will exchange their matrimonial vows with the blessings of Rev Mvaro at […]
The Charismatic Redeemed Ministries International (CRMI) has urged on Christian families to stick to God’s principles of marriage for a successful living in these end times. Archbishop Dr Mark Kambalazaza, made the call when the church conducted a marriage seminar at the CRMI headquarters in Ndirande, Blantyre, under the theme ‘Defending End time Biblical Marriage’. Kambalazaza […]
Southern African Development Community(SADC) Parliamentary Forum led by Malawian lawmaker, Joseph Njobvuyalema – the deputy president of Sadc PF – he was acting president during during the 39th Plenary Assembly Session, passed model law forcing countries not to marry off their daughters at the tender age. Njobvuyalema, who presided over proceedings in passing the law At […]
Twamie Chimungu was ecstatic on Saturday after a blessed wedding with Dr Ben Phiri, formerly special aide to President Peter Mutharika, and described her wedding to the political strategist as “absolutely wonderful”. The couple were formally married on Saturday in ceremony of a full white wedding, exchanging matrimonial vows before Apostle Madalitso Mbewe of Calvary Family […]
Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Minister Patricia Kaliati has underscored Malawi government’s commitment towards ending child marriage which is currently at 50 percent in the country. Kaliati said this during an Every Woman, Every Child high level event at the ongoing 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New […]
There was an enormous turn out of attendees to the widely publicized day-long conference on marriage, courtship and singlehood with participants coming from as far as Zomba, Thyolo, Mwanza and surrounding districts with others outside Malawi streaming the event. Days prior to the event, all social networks were awash with posters and audio clips no […]
Before her breasts could even be properly cupped in her brasseries she was married off – at the age of 13. The development cut short her rosy dreams as a young and energetic girl with great ambitions to hit it big in life. Dreams of standing up tall one day and make important decisions […]
Communities in Nathenje, Lilongwe have agreed to formulate bye laws which will assist in ending early marriages mainly among girls to be implemented starting April this year. Speaking on Friday during a community dialogueon how to end early marriages organized by JournAids in partnership with Community Health and Environment Clean Trust (CHECT), Group Village Headman (GVH) […]
Residents of Area 18 and other surrounding locations in Lilongwe on Sunday cerebrated Valentine’s day in style as Uthunthu ministry organized a relationship seminar dubbed ” Love Yathunthu” held at 18 Lodge with an aim of helping people especially the youth on how to manage relationships. Speaking in an interview with Channel for All Nations […]
Journalists Association Against Aids (Journaids) with funding from Southern Africa Aids Trust (SAT) is developing an Advocacy Strategy in combating early marriages in the country which will run from 2016 to 2018. JournAids Executive Director, Christopher Bauti said Friday after meeting Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) that there is need for organizations to be unified and have one […]
Malawi courts will start hearing cases of sexual denial in marriage whereby husbands or wives, who have been victims of sex intimacy denial from their marriage homes will now have opportunity to seek legal remedies. In Malawi sex-withholding is so widespread arising from family disputes. A special law commission has recommended to government that victims of […]
Mzuzu City Mayor William Mkandawire in now a married man after exchanging marriage vows with his sweetheart Takondwa Nyangulu on Saturday. Hundreds of people from all walks of life braved an afternoon downpour and flocked to the wedding reception at Mzuzu Stadium. The wedding was officiated at Mchengautuwa CCAP Church by Livingstonia Synod general secretary […]
University of Malawi law experts have noted that the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations law – which was assented to by President Peter Mutharika after parliament passed the bill is inconsistent with the supreme law of the land, the Constitution and renders invalid the Marriage law which increased the legal age of marriage for girls […]
Southern African parliamentarians have endorsed a call to end child marriage in sub-Saharan countries at the 37th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, which ended in Cape Town on Saturday. Speaking at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) when welcoming the Malawi group, leader of the delegation, who is also SADC PF vice president, Joseph Njobvuyalema, said […]
Mafco FC captain Zasher Mnong’oneza tied the knot his long time fiancé Len Bandawe in a colourful ceremony in the capital city Lilongwe. The former Flames star, wedded Len at Kalambo CCAP Church with their beautiful reception at St Francis Hall in Area 25. In his sermon, the pastor, who blessed their marriage advised the […]
Traditional Leaders in Malawi have been urged to develop practical action plans in their respective areas that will help to support the prevention and elimination of early and forced child marriages and keep girls in schools. Head of Human Rights at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Karen Mackenzie, made the request Tuesday in Karonga during a briefing […]
A lot of the problems that couples face can be fixed if both people can just change the things that they focus on in their marriage, His Grace Bishop Montfort Stima of Mangochi Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has said. Bishop Sitima said this when he led 30th anniversary celebrations of a christian movement, […]
Malawi opposition leader, Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera, on Saturday 5 September, walked his last born daughter Marlyn down the aisle as she tied the knot to her longtime sweetheart William Chimombo Banda in Lilongwe. Chakwera, who is also president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), said it was “special” for him to see his last daughter […]