By Chikondi Moyenda Government has said it is concerned with the rising cases of suicide among men and boys in the country this year as a quarterly report shows that over 90 percent of suicide cases recorded this year involve men and boys. According to National Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Harry Namwaza, about 88 […]Read More
One of the youth-led organizations in the country, Youth Wave has expressed concern with the lack of interest by young people and harmful By Chikondi Moyenda Cultural norms which are deemed to be affecting the relationship between youth organizations and eventually the implementation of interventions aimed at empowering young people in the communities. According to […]Read More
By Meclina Chirwa Water Aid Malawi says investment in water, sanitation and hygiene has the potential of containing the Cholera outbreak in the country.The country recorded 590 new cases on Thursday alone, with 22 deaths.Overall, 1045 people have died of Cholera while 1160 people are in the hospitals.Speaking on Thursday when the organization donated Water, […]Read More
One of the organizations that are involved in youth empowerment initiatives, MHub, has observed that equipping the youth with entrepreneurship skills can play a key role in job creation and dealing with youth unemployment. The organization observed that government alone cannot manage to tame youth unemployment which is at 24 percent. The organization is thus […]Read More
By Kenson McCloud Government says it is concerned with the rising cases of gender-based violence in the country despite its various efforts and interventions to end the vice. The sentiments come as the country is set to the join the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism commencing on 25th of November […]Read More
By Aamon Butao The World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16th October. The date was set aside by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945 and the first commemoration was in 1979. The aim of the day is to promote healthy diets and eradicate hunger issues by 2030. […]Read More
By Memory Msatilomo Malawi on Monday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Mental Health Awareness Day with a focus on dealing with mental health issues that have affected close to a billion people worldwide. Timveni looks at the issue further by looking at the country’s efforts in providing safe spaces to […]Read More
By Jecina Chikwelete Section 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi adopted in 1994, and amended in 2010, says Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to be hazardous;interfere with their education; or be harmful to their health or to […]Read More
By Aamon Butao Timveni investigations have uncovered the chronic challenges that some communities in Salima are facing, with waterborne diseases haunting them all year round due to failure to access clean and potable water. The majority of children at Katumba Village, Traditional Authority Kambwiri are the biggest victims. Speaking to some villagers, it is shocking […]Read More
By Nertha Hara & Aamon Butao The Youth in the country have bemoaned government’s failure to put in place good strategies for disbursing youth loans under the National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) in the country. In an interview with Timveni, Chairperson of Umodzi Youth Group, Hamdan Nyirongo, expressed frustration that young people in his group […]Read More