Local innovator and entrepreneur Wilkings Mijiga has unveiled a new ride-hailing platform called Taxido App, aimed at transforming urban transport in the country. The app is being described as a Malawian equivalent of Uber and has already started helping people…
After seven years away from the classroom, 22-year-old Isaac Doga walked back through the gates of Dinde Primary School in Nsanje with one goal: to finish what he started. Financial hardship forced him to drop out, but he says the…
A young woman in Rumphi, Annie Chinula is defying tradition and making her mark in motorcycle taxi business popularly known as Kabaza, a trade long dominated by men. Chinula, from Bolero, said she was motivated by what she saw as…
President Peter Mutharika on Saturday led thousands of Malawians from all walks of life in paying homage to late media personality, Brian Banda who until his death was the Director General of state owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). Banda died…
A Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) graduate, Alinafe Mtukula is putting knowledge he obtained from lecture room into practice after he opened a company that specialises in Castor oil production. Mtukula, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts…
A 15-year-old student from Bedir International School in Blantyre, Praise Maganga, has won a bronze medal at the Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (OPAM) 2026. The competition was held in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, and brought together some of the brightest young…
Government has embarked on a digital revolution to develop Chichewa Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, with authorities saying the move will help citizens unlock new opportunities for innovation, inclusion and economic growth. Minister of Information and Communications, Shadric Namalomba has made…
Final-year Polymer and Textile Engineering students at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) have developed construction blocks made from waste materials. The students came up with idea with an aim of providing Malawi’s building sector with blocks that…
A group of young people in Area 36, Lilongwe is taking job creation into their own hands as unemployment continues to rise across the country. The group has formed an entrepreneurship and skills club called Divine Youth Club, aimed at…
Malawian multi-award-winning innovator Innocent Mandili has been selected to showcase his “Thermo El Stove” at this year’s International Association for Impact Assessment South Africa (IAIASA) annual conference in Western Cape, South Africa, from August 25-28, 2026. Mandili, founder and director…