Malawi is said to be sitting on a ticking time bomb as the population is booming, according to figures contained in the latest Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (MDH) released last week. The country’s population is growing at a rate of 3.32 percent per annum while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth late is at 2.9 […]
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says population boom in the country is undermining its efforts in improving infrastructure development through construction of enough learning spaces in schools. Deputy Director of Inspection and Advisory Services in the Ministry, Lindiwe Chide said this on Friday in Mchinji on the sidelines of the district’s education conference […]
Recently the Minister of Finance, Goodall Gondwe, regretted the fast growing population of Malawi as an economic tragedy which has made it impossible for the people of Malawi to realize economic gains that have been achieved in the past 50 years. While others would be too quick to snub the Minister’s remarks, I stand to […]
Minister of Finance, Goodall Gondwe, says enormous population explosion neutralizes whatever economic progress the country makes. Gondwe said there was “tremendous development” that had been recorded since independence which he said is being overdhadowed by growing population. “As a country we have made tremendous gains over the years but why the impact is not reflected on our economy, […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Dr. Jean Kalirani, says government is concerned with increased number of teenage girls indulging in sexual activities hence exposing themselves to early pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections including HIV. Speaking Friday during a World Population Day commemoration event in Senior Chief Kachindamoto’s area in Dedza, Kalirani said […]
Malawi on Monday silently commemorated the World Population Day as population boom continues to negatively affect social services. Population expert Dr Collins Kalua said there was need to sensitize the youth, who are the bulk of the population in Malawi, to delay marriages as way of slowing the population growth. “The best way to delay […]
Malawi government has termed soaring population growth as a threat to the health of many and urged birth-control measures as means of regulating family size. Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume said Tuesday that all families in the country should embrace the tendency of using contraceptive as the population of Malawi stands at 16.8 million […]
Minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati said married couples should “slow down bed activities” to manage population growth in the country. Kaliati said men should not turn wives into “baby-making machines” but rather do family planning. She was speaking on Saturday in Salima when Malawi joined the rest of the international community in commemorating World Population […]
Malawi faith community Wednesday launched the ‘Faith ENGAGE Presentation’. Christians and Muslims, who constitute 97% of the national population, will use the advocacy tool to promote planning of family, population, and development. Sandra Mapemba who is country director of Population Reference Bureau (PRB) said the tool, produced in vernacular Chichewa and English, will go a […]
Malawi Muslim community are opposing the proposed authoritarian law that would limit number of children per family. The proposed legislation has been suggested recently by some of the country’s most influential traditional leaders who have argued that the rapid population growth was overstretching delivery of basic social services. But the supreme Muslim body, ULAMA Council […]
As anxiety over depreciation of the Malawi Kwacha persists, so does the blame game. Some blame the previous Joyce Banda and PP government for floating the exchange rate regime, while others believe that Peter Mutharika and DPP government of five months have failed to stabilize the Kwacha. And there are those that blame the tobacco […]
The United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) has appealed to Malawian couples to slow down on childbirth warning that the country faces serious social and economic challenges if the current birth rate of six children per woman is maintained. The Usaid maternal, newborn and child health specialist Evelyn Zimba made the appeal in Machinga […]
Malawi must invest in its youth as they have great potential to be drivers of economic growth, says the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe. Gondwe said young people held a great potential as drivers of economic growth through participation in labour and production, and therefore must be supported by every sector […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will hold its monthly Africa debate on Africa’s youth population at the College of Medicine Sports Complex, Blantyre. To take place on January 30 with anticipated 100-plus participants, the topic of discussion will be “Africa’s Youth Population; An Opportunity or Risk?” The BBC’s Nkem Ifejika and Nomsa Maseko will co-host the discussion […]
Malawi faith groups are leading a campaign to tackle population growth in the country. Malawi’s population is expected to jump from the current to triple as much by the year 2040 if most women continue to bear about six children in their life time. The Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) […]
Malawi’s development partner, USAID in collaboration with the country’s six major religious mother bodies will hold a Population Weekend during which people will be sensitized on the benefits and importance of family planning. The Population Weekend will be held from August 23 to 25, 2013 in all churches and mosques across the country and religious leaders will […]
Increasing population and high fertility rate remain development challenges for Malawi and as such the country needs to move its successes to scale in order to address these challenges. President Mrs. Joyce Banda made the remarks Wednesday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe after the Presidential consultation on Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood. The […]
Editors in Malawi media houses are being called upon to take a leading role in highlighting the issue of population growth in this southern African country. The call from representatives from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) follows reports that Malawi will have difficulties in taking care of its people in the years to come if […]