Lilongwe-based multi-faceted entrepreneur and innovator Emmanuel Thungula Phiri is slowly making a name for himself in the agricultural sector after setting up a manufacturing company that specialises in making agricultural machineries. Thungula-Phiri, 33, a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in…
In an effort to reduce unemployment and lack of vocational skills among young women in Machinjiri, Blantyre, a group of five youths is running a project called “Tailor Her Future”. The project was launched on July 1, 2024. In an…
A Ntchisi-based farmer, Jameson Mvula, has transitioned from subsistence farming to commercial. Mvula, based from Masimbe Village harvested more than 1,500 bags of maize last growing season, a record yield in his farming life after cultivating a 20-acre land. He…
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) third-year student Margaret Muhura has developed a rainwater harvesting system that integrates smart technologies to water conservation. Muhura from Lolo Village in Thyolo District aims at employing a nature-based approach using sensors,…
The organisers of the Tumbuka cultural festival Gonapamuhanya in Rumphi have proposed 5 October as a date for this year’s celebrations. Confirming the development to ProjectM, chairperson for the organising committee group Dr Jean Kumwenda Chilinda says the annual festival…
Jamaican Reggae Music maestro Burning Spear’s historical tour of Malawi is on with local promoters Sound Addicts Live and Sound System confirmed to organise the show. Burning Spear, who commands a legion of reggae fans in Malawi and the world,…
Malawi National Council of Sports has said the Blantyre 42.195-kilometre (km) Race, formerly known as Blantyre Marathon, will be held on September 7. In an interview with ProjectM, Sports Council director of planning, marketing and infrastructure development Limbani Matola said…
Angela Chibwe, who is a Form Four dropout from T/A Chilooko in Ntchisi District earns at least K450,000 per month from baking and cooking sales. Angela’s journey started at Vovolelo Bakery and Café, Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa from…
A Malawian-owned clothing line, Chiza Clothing Line has made a mark at the Zambia’s 96th Agricultural and Commercial Show held at the show grounds in Lusaka. Hosted by the Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative Society of Zambia, this year’s event brought…
Washington DC-based Standard Bank Malawi plc customer Donald Mphande emerged the winner of a plot valued at K20 million during the grand draw of the bank’s Diaspora Transact and Win promotion. The promotion, which was launched in March this year,…