Martha Chikoti

‘Forgive me. I’m HIV positive’- Man pleads with court

Dec 13, 2015 58

Despite asking for a lenient sentence because he is on ARV treatment, 41 year-old Paul Rita will spend five years in prison after a Malawian court found him guilty of theft and burglary. According to Assistant Public… ...

Fake cement hits Malawi market

Dec 13, 2015 35

One of the cement manufacturing companies in Malawi, Lafarge, has expressed concern over the huge number of fake cement being found on the market. After conducting a survey in Chirimba Township in Blantyre, Lafarge found… ...

Patricia Kaliati tells Malawian girls to ‘up their socks’

Dec 11, 2015 38

Malawi's Minister of gender children, disability and social welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has encouraged girls in the country to concentrate on their studies. Kaliati said this at Zolozolo Secondary School in Mzuzu city. According to Kaliati, girls… ...

Malawian men condemned for reluctance to disclose HIV status

Dec 10, 2015 8

The Malawi Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS (Manet+) has described men's reluctance to disclose their HIV status as a form of gender based violence. The organization also says men do not disclose… ...

Malawians tussle with government over tea estate land

Dec 08, 2015 37

Concerned residents in Thyolo and Mulanje districts have expressed worry over Malawi government's failure to address the issue of the estate land which is currently owned by colonialists. Recently, government assured the residents that it… ...

Malawi government to bail out the hungry

Dec 07, 2015 50

The Malawi Government says it is prepared to distribute maize in all areas that have been affected by hunger in the country. The country's Vice President Saulos Chilima confirmed the development saying the bags of… ...

Initiation ceremonies ignite conflicts in Mangochi

Dec 06, 2015 34

Parents in the area of Traditional Authority Chituli in Malawi's Mangochi district have blamed chiefs in the area for authorizing initiation ceremonies of girls as young as 5 years-old. The issue has been raised after… ...