Month: March 2018 Posts

First Lady launches strategy to fight child marriages

Mar 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has launched a national strategy aimed at ending child marriages in the country. The launch was held at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC) in Malawi's capital Lilongwe during the commemoration of… ...

Women asked to empower each other

Mar 08, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has asked women in the country to join hands in promoting and empowering fellow women and girls. Mutharika made the remarks at the commemoration of International Women's Day at Bingu International… ...

APM market visits: Humility or electioneering?

Feb 23, 2018 Luke Bisani 77 &

Malawi leader Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) and his wife Gertrude Mutharika recently visited local markets to buy food items from small businesses, raising questions about their intentions. Mutharika and his wife were also seen in… ...

Malawians oppose naming road after Gertrude Mutharika

Jan 04, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 127 &

Malawians have condemned plans to name a road in Blantyre after First Lady Gertrude Mutharika. Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre City South Constituency Allan Ngumuya said the road, Nkolokosa-Zion Road, which is in his… ...

Blantyre road to be named after Gertrude Mutharika

Jan 03, 2018 Martha Chikoti 131 &

A road in Blantyre will be named after First Lady Gertrude Mutharika. The road, Nkolokosa-Zion Road, which is in Blantyre City South Constituency will have its name changed to Gertrude Mutharika Avenue. According to Member… ...

Mutharika preaches about cervical cancer screening

Dec 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

First lady Gertrude Mutharika on Friday hosted female civil servants at Chikoko bay in Mangochi where she encouraged the women to undergo cervical cancer screening at centres across the country. During the function, hundreds of… ...

Mutharika appointed ambassador for Oxfam campaign

Dec 14, 2017 Bright Malenga 8 &

Oxfam Malawi has appointed Gertrude Mutharika as champion and ambassador of its newly launched campaign called End Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG). According to State House of Malawi, the First Lady officially took up… ...