Malawians were marking International Women’s Day with solidarity march in the capital Lilongwe against gender inequality and sexual discrimination. First Lady Getrude Mutharika took part in the march for the momentous year for women.
Malawi will join the world in celebrating the World Women’s Day which falls on 8th March every year in recognizing the different roles that women do play in the society. Here in Malawi, the celebrations will take place at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe under the theme “Time is now rural and urban […]
Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi, Kikkan Haugen has challenged political parties in the country to provide conducive environment for women participation in decision making positions. He was speaking Monday during a 50-50 Campaign Media Interaction at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe. Haugen said once political parties adhere to this it would help to promote the 50-50 […]
There is nothing good you can find in women they are a source of all evil, this is according to a controvesial radio sermon by a Seventh Day Adventist preacher which has caused uproar. Seventh Day Adventist Chruch preacher in Rwanda, Nicolas Niyibikora during the broadcast on Amazing Grace radio said “women are out of […]
Executive Director for Action Aid Malawi, Grace Malera says there is need to increase women participation in decision making positions in the country. She was speaking during a half day media orientation workshop on Wednesday in Lilongwe organised by Action Aid Malawi. Malera said the media plays a crucial role in some of the interventions […]
Chairperson for the Women Parliamentary Caucus, Jessie Kabwila has saluted former cabinet minister Kaliati ‘Akweni’ Kaliati calling her a political heavyweight and commended fellow women parliamentarians for initiating various development projects aimed at improving the living standards of their communities. Kabwila, who is Malawi’s main opposition party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament […]
In a grainy mobile phone video that went viral last year, three women are seen stripping another woman naked, pulling her hair, dragging her to the ground and smashing a flower pot over her head. The video of the assault, filmed by one of the women, spread among closed WhatsApp groups before circulating on Facebook […]
The three Area 24 women who were sentenced by Lilongwe Magistrate Court to four years imprisonment for acts intended to cause grievous harm and insulting the modesty of a woman, have filed an appeal at the High Court against their sentences, saying it was excessive. The three—Flora Chinguwo, Nora Chatsika and Gertrude Banda— ganged up […]
The push for more women members of parliament was dealt a blow when the government said it would not consider a proposal to create 28 automatic seats for women. Malawi ranks among the countries within the South African Development Community and world where women are underrepresented in government. Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Samuel Tembenu […]
Malawi will on Sunday November 19 join the rest of the world in commemorating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) at Madidi Lodge in Lilongwe with the aim of inspiring young female would be entrepreneurs. The event which has been organized by a group of female entrepreneurs in partnership with Madidi Lodge. In an interview, WED Malawi […]
Chairperson for Malawi Electoral Commission, Justice Jane Ansah has stressed that women have a position to partake in the development of the country. She was speaking during the commemoration of the 17th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security held in Lilongwe on Tuesday under the theme “The […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Dr. Jean Kalirani said on Wednesday that high poverty rate among women is worsening the country’s economic status. Kalirani was speaking during a launch of Women Empowerment Project implemented by the Islamic Commission for Justice and Freedom in the area of Traditional Authority Mazengera in Lilongwe. She […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika is backing promoting female talent agenda to achieve gender equality, saying he will fight for more females in the National Assembly during the 2019 elections, telling world policymakers that his government is to push for legislation in Parliament for one constituency per district to be contested only by women. Addressing participants on Wednesday at the […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika Wednesday said African countries will this year focus much on empowering women and the youth economically. Mutharika said this at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on arrival from South Africa where he went to address the 4th Pan African Parliament on issues that affect African countries. He said in January 2017, Malawi […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has called on African countries to invest more in the youth and women if the continent is to have meaningful economic growth. Mutharika made the call while opening the 4th ordinary session of Pan-African Parliament in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday May 8th, 2017. Mutharika said women constitute almost half of […]
President Peter Mutharika has pledged never to leave out women in his government’s development agenda. He said he recognized the role women play in developing the country. The Malawi leader made the remarks Saturday in Lilongwe at Kamuzu Palace during the Women Cultural Day Luncheon that the First Lady Gertrude Mutharika hosted for spouses of […]
Government said the process of empowering women in the work place and economically in the country is on course. Speaking at a news conference on the 61th Commission on Status of Women (CSW), Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Jean Kalirani said Malawi is on track to make sure that women in the […]
Labour activists are lobbying for an extension of maternity leave, saying the three month holiday is just too short. John Mwafulirwa of Industrial All Malawi says there was need to give mothers ample time to nurse their babies before the working mothers return to work. “Three months is not enough to look after a baby […]