As Malawi marks National Anti-Corruption Day, civil society is urging the government to move beyond promises and take concrete action against corruption.
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has described President Lazarus Chakwera’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), presented today, as a missed opportunity, arguing that it failed to provide tangible solutions to the challenges Malawians are currently facing.
At the age of 42, Martha John of Denje Village, Traditional Authority Mwansambo in Nkhotakota district lost her husband and the idea of returning back to her parent’s home village struck her mind when the in-laws told her she had to leave the husbands home.
After Parliament failed to debate the Termination of Pregnancy Bill (TOP), some civil society organizations (CSOs) are pushing the Judiciary to deliver its determination on unsafe abortion, which is reportedly affecting women's and girls' right to health in this country.
