Scores of demonstrators have marched through the streets of the capital city Lilongwe to denounce what they describe as escalating violence against women in politics ahead of the country’s watershed tripartite elections in May this year. The women rights activists and organisations led by the NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN) on Tuesday took to the […]
Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) has responded to the petition delivered a month ago by Women Lawyers Association who asked President Peter Mutharika to rescind the appointment into Cabinet of Charles Mchacha, the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South for purportedly demeaning women participating in public affairs and holding a different […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has urged women from different sectors of the society to work together and portray love to one another to excel in life and contribute positively to the country’s development. Mutharika made the call on Friday at Women’s Development Meeting held at Chisawani Primary School ground in Mpemba, Blantyre. “We want women […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has advised women in the country to support and promote each other if they are to develop in all aspects of life. Mutharika gave the advice at Lomola Catholic Primary School ground in Thyolo during a women development meeting where she had a chat with female civil servants, MBC’s Zokonda Amai […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has encouraged women to pray unceasingly for peace and stability to prevail in all corners of the country now and forever. She said this on Wednesday during the official opening of a three day Blantyre City Presbytery Women’s annual conference at Henry Henderson Institute (HHI) in Blantyre. The First Lady said […]
Joyce Banda—the former president of Malawi and a longtime advocate for female representation in politics— continues to earn more respect and recognition a cross Africa and abroad as she speaks on steward leadership, women and girl child empowerment. Banda, who also leads former ruling People’s Party (PP) continues to make positive and effective impact to African society […]
President Peter Mutharika has hit back at critics who say his newly hired Cabinet is gender insensitive, saying the private sector has less women in decision making positions, throwing away any ray of hope that he will increase the number of women in the male dominated 20-member cabinet. The President has been facing mounting pressure […]
Women Legal Resources Centre in collaboration with seven other organizations will this Monday, November 5 2018 hold the first ever women’s assembly aimed at developing a manifesto document that would help in advocating for women’s issues. The sssembly to be held under the theme: ‘Time for a focused women’s voice’, will take place at Bingu […]
Malawi President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika, who was appointed global champion for the HeForShe campaign under the Impact 10X10X10 in recognition of his commitment to advance the promotion and support of women empowerment and gender equality, has asked people around the world to jointly put a gallant fight to push for the betterment of women […]
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), has called for serious policy change which can be tilted in favour of women because they receive inadequate support in agriculture sector. The call by Cisanet comes amid background that 70 percent of farmers are women and the NGO has currently stepped up efforts aimed at addressing the challenges. “There are […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has advised women in the country to adhere to their integrity and exercise patriotism and love by supporting initiatives being implemented by fellow women. Mutharika was speaking Sunday night in Mzuzu at Katawa Church of Central African Presbytery (CCAP) of Livingstonia Synod during a fundraising dinner for the church’s women guild […]
An events management and catering company has organized a get together event for professional women at Wamkulu Palace slated for 4 August 2018 . Fortune Events founder, Thokozani Fortunata Mkawa, told Nyasa Times the function is aimed at bringing professional women at one place so that they can share ideas on their different achievements and network. Mkawa […]
US Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer has challenged commercial banks and other financial institutions in the country to provide favorable credit facilities and develop policies and programs targeting rural women in order to financially empower them. She made the remarks Friday in Lilongwe during a Women’s Economic Empowerment Conference organized by Feed The Future Malawi […]
President Professor Peter Mutharika has reiterated his government’s commitment towards the advancement of gender equality and women empowerment in the country. Mutharika made this remarks on Monday at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre when he had an audience with the UN Women Executive Board who are in the country to observe and assess how UN organisations […]
Councillor for Senga Ward in Nkhatabay has called for early identification and support of potential women aspiring to contest in the 2019 tripartite elections. Beauty Banda, the former council chairperson, said during an interview with Nyasa Times that an early identification of potential women aspirant will ensure timely support to enable them compete fairly with […]
Malawi will soon include Beauty Technology trade in the community colleges government is establishing across the country, to motivate and empower women in skills development in that area. President Arthur Peter Mutharika revealed the development Tuesday in London when he briefed members of Royal African Society on efforts his government is making to empower the […]
Some people consider welding as a preserve for men. But one Doreen Gogoya is making inroads in the male-dominated trade to prove the chauvinists wrong. At 21, she has chosen the welding career that generally involves heating metal pieces with electricity or flame to join them into a desired product. If not handled carefully, the […]
First Lady Getrude Mutharika on Thursday spoke about equality, freedom and the responsibility Malawi women have to help each other achieve success when she spoke at this year’s International Women’s Day Commemoration held at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. “Let us promote each other; this is no more time for pulling each other […]