Month: September 2017 Posts

ATSIKANA AKU MA HOSTEL

Sep 21, 2017 Pemphero Mphande 27 &

Last month I received a call from an old friend from Zomba. He was coming to Blantyre to process his passport and needed a place to crush at. I hadn’t seen him in a long… ...

Man commits suicide after testing HIV positive

Jul 09, 2017 Martha Chikoti 135 &

A 31-year-old man in Blantyre hanged himself in his room after testing positive for HIV. Assistant public relations officer for Limbe police station identified the deceased as Richard Chifuniro who was residing in Machinjiri, Blantyre.… ...

NGO condemns stigma against sex workers in Malawi

May 21, 2017 Samuel Majamanda 21 &

Dignitas International says there is no way this country can win the battle against HIV/AIDS if society continues stigmatizing sex workers who are one of the key populations involved in the spread of HIV. The… ...

Say no to discrimination, UNAIDS urges Malawians

Mar 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 3 &

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has urged Malawians to speak out against discrimination in the country. On March 1 every year the world commemorates Zero Discrimination Day and this year UNAIDS is… ...

Malawi’s religious leaders warned against discouraging ARVs

Feb 07, 2017 Martha Chikoti 6 &

Religious leaders in Malawi have been urged to encourage their followers living with HIV to take anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs rather than discouraging them in the name of faith. The statement was stated in Phalombe during… ...

People living with HIV cry foul over relief items

Jan 25, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 9 &

Persons living with HIV in Chikhwawa district have faulted traditional leaders for not considering them when it comes to relief food items. The revelations came when the district held World Aids Day commemoration at Tomali… ...

Catholic Church calls for joint efforts against HIV/AIDS

Nov 29, 2016 Luke Bisani 8 &

The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi has called for joint efforts in the fight against the Aids pandemic in the country. The call comes at a time when Malawi is still fighting the pandemic that… ...

Parents urged to take kids for HIV testing

Nov 17, 2016 Patience Mandala 25 &

Parents in the country have been asked to show seriousness about the lives of their children by taking them to different hospitals in the country for HIV/AIDS testing. This plea was made in Chiradzulu when… ...

Horny men worry Mzimba district council

Nov 01, 2016 Thula Chisamba 43 &

Authorities in Mzimba have expressed worry over high libido (sexual desire) among men in the district. Mzimba district council chief executive officer Thomas Chirwa said the uncontrollable sex drive is contributing to the rise in… ...

Malawian women not reporting marital rape: fear losing men to prostitutes

Oct 31, 2016 Thula Chisamba 39 &

Dust refuses to settle on controversy surrounding marital rape as it has been established that women who dare to report their husbands on the offence relating to marital rape risk losing their men to other… ...

Myths derailing female condom distribution in Malawi

Oct 02, 2016 Patience Mandala 8 &

The Hunger Project in Malawi has described myths and cultural norms as the major challenges that they are facing in the distribution of female condoms across the country. This was said on Saturday at the… ...

Sex work is legal in Malawi: CSOs hail court for backing sex workers

Sep 21, 2016 Bright Malenga 124 &

Human rights organisations in the country have commended the High Court in Zomba for freeing 19 sex workers who were convicted and fined by Dedza fourth grade magistrate court in February this year for making… ...

Musamange mahule – Khoti liuza apolisi

Sep 15, 2016 Richard Jimu 255 &

Apolisi a vakabuali pa chi ntchito choopsa pamene alamulidwa ndi a khoti kuti asiyiletu mchitidwe omanjata azimayi oyendayenda usiku ati chifukwa kutelo ndikuwaphela amayiwo ufulu komanso ndikulakwila malamulo a dziko lino. Malingana ndichigamulo chimene khoti… ...

High Court backs sex workers, no arrests for them in Malawi

Sep 14, 2016 Bright Malenga 2 &

The High Court in Zomba has ruled that sex workers in Malawi must not be arrested when they are found in drinking joints and other recreation centres. High Court Judge Zione Ntaba made the declaration… ...

Test, treat initiative way to go for HIV related diseases- NAPHAM

Aug 14, 2016 Cidrick Yusuf 1 &

The National Association for People Living with HIV and AIDS (NAPHAM) says the test and treat initiative is the only effective way of preventing opportunistic infections among HIV positive people. Unlike in the past whereby people… ...