Lilongwe-based organisation, Youth Action for Success and Development (YASD), has embarked on a project aimed at imparting environmental conservation skills among the youth and women in Lilongwe and Dedza districts. The organisation believes the project will help to slowdown environmental…
Through the lens of innovation, Pakel Patrick Chikoja, an IT specialist from 6 miles in Zomba, has made a mini-tractor to boost farming in the country. Aged 38, Chikoja holds an advanced Diploma in Computer Engineering obtained in 2009. The…
The football fraternity in Malawi had high hopes in the inaugural Cosafa Awards Gala held on Thursday night in South Africa with four Scorchers players nominated in three categories. Budding referee Wyson Mustafa made it five nominees from Malawi in…
The Malawi men’s and women’s hockey national teams have for the first time after years got recognition by the International Hockey Federation in the latest rankings. According to the International Hockey Federation, the men’s national team is ranked 95th in…
Malawi Government and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) on Monday formally inaugurated the US $350 million (about K612 billion) second compact at a ceremony held in Dallas, Texas. The launch, which coincided with the MCC’s 20th Anniversary celebrations held at…
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) students Grecian Bistance and Martin Chirwa have built an Automated Greenhouse equipped with a hydroponic system to revolutionize sustainable farming practices in the country. Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants using a…
In a move to address challenges at Bwaila Labour Ward, a US based charitable organization called Annika Children’s Initiative (ACI) donated assorted items at the hospital. The donation has come at a time when the hospital registers at least 70…
Faith Heart Foundation (FHF) says it is geared to promote hygiene by building five toilets to the tune of K12.2 million at two primary schools in Chikwawa. FHF Coordinator Bishop Alex Steven Bango said they want to promote hygiene practices…
As youths across the country are being urged to venture into entrepreneurship, 30-year-old Chifundo Brian Manyamba has followed the advice by opening his own company called Greenpath Agri Solutions. Among others, the company specializes in supply of agricultural inputs and…
In a bid to help farmers overcome drought that has affected the 2023/2024 farming season, FIIG Energy Company has developed a solar generator capable of pumping underground water for irrigation. The generator requires no fuel and is smoke-free, portable and…