Literature Posts

Katerina Chingoli addresses plight of women in The Vagina Diaries

Aug 03, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawian youthful writer Katerina Chingoli has written about the suffering of women in her book called The Vagina Diaries. The book which was released via online platforms on 26th July, tackles a wide range of… ...

Teachers asked to encourage students to read

Dec 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Primary Education Advisor (PEA) for Lilongwe Urban has asked teachers to encourage learners to read supplementary books in order to promote reading culture in the country. The PEA, Christon Pondakwao has, said this on… ...

Govt asked to recruit special needs teachers

Dec 22, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has been asked to consider recruiting more special needs teachers to curb the problem of inadequate teachers in schools. Speaking with Malawi24, executive director of Disabled Women in Africa Rachel Kachaje worried that lack… ...

School leavers tipped on NCHE application process

Nov 20, 2018 Paul Nguluwe 0 &

Maphunziro265, a youth-led voluntary organization that seeks to create a world where the youth have access to quality education, on Saturday conducted a school leavers’ mentorship session at Liwonde Community Day Secondary School in Machinga.… ...

Police award best female student in Mangochi

Nov 15, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Police Women Network has awarded the best female student in the 2018 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations in the district. Halima Amasi aged 17 emerged highest in the national examinations in the district… ...

22-year-old teacher offering free classes to the elderly

Nov 11, 2018 Thula Chisamba 0 &

After completing his training in teaching basic education, 22-year-old John Punja Nkhata decided to practice his skills through teaching elderly men and women in Mzuzu how to read and write. Nkhata who completed his training… ...

63 percent pass MSCE exams

Oct 17, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

About 63 percent of students who sat for the 2018 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations have passed. This is according to a press statement which the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in… ...

Joyce Mwandumba shines in A1 spell master contest

Oct 08, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

She had a challenge and she was just equal to it. Her name is Joyce Mwandumba, the 2017/2018 champion in A1 spell master competition. The Namiwawa private school student went home with a handsome K1… ...

Poet David Rubadiri dies at 88

Sep 16, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawian diplomat, academician and poet Professor David Rubadiri has died aged 88. The former Vice Chancellor of the University of Malawi died on Saturday afternoon at Mzuzu Central Hospital. Writer Onjezani Kenani said on Facebook:… ...

Meeting Oprah Winfrey

Feb 13, 2018 Pemphero Mphande 27 &

I met Oprah Winfrey weeks ago in a rural area in Chipata, Zambia. I was traveling from Malawi to Lusaka when I stopped by Chipata for sight-seeing. My sight-seeing took me to a village within… ...

The Picnic

Dec 18, 2017 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 8 &

They bought a pizza capricciosa at Jungle Pepper, and at precisely 8:30 a.m. they hit the road, heading towards the great mountain in the east. They had been planning this picnic for a long time,… ...

Chiwamba salutes Wokomaatani Malunga

Aug 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Robert Chiwamba has congratulated veteran poet Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga for being named the best poet of the last 25 years by Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA). Writing on his Facebook page, Chiwamba said he was… ...

Lilia’s Weekly Dose: Uncertain Me (Part 2)

Jul 28, 2016 Carol Lilia Mataya 4 &

(...continued from last week) I'm wondering, what do I know about Kon? He never opens up to me about his business, just the fact that he does some farming as well. But the meetings, the… ...

Lilia’s Weekly Dose: Uncertain Me

Jul 21, 2016 Carol Lilia Mataya 6 &

Kon is unpredictable, I can't read him no matter how hard I try. I have known this guy for years, five years and we have been flirting since my senior year in high school till… ...

Kasungu Lions club donates books to Boma CDSS

Jul 01, 2016 Chris Loka 5 &

As a way of complementing government's efforts in improving education standards in the country, Kasungu Lions Club has donated assorted books worth K4 million to Boma Community Day Secondary School in the district. Speaking after… ...