Towards a progressive debate on LGBTQI+ Rights in Malawi
Highlights from a groundbreaking study Context and research strategy It is now nearly a decade since Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge...
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Jessica Mandanda
Nov 18, 20194 min read
Sexuality in Malawi: If Only We had a Feminist Government
“The discrimination and criminalization of same sex relations, regardless of whatever colonized cultural and religious reasons we may...
Tiunike Online
May 6, 20196 min read
Are Men of Virtue Called to Lead Malawi?
“Heroes act courageously because they believe that their course of action is the best one. To stand for truth and fairness demands...
Tiunike Online
Apr 15, 20194 min read
Floods of Dependence: Letting the Grief Repeat
56 Malawians have been confirmed dead as a result of the devastating impacts of Cyclone Idai. More have died in Zimbabwe and its direct...
Tiunike Online
Apr 2, 20195 min read
Malawi’s Religious Democracy and the Spread of Charismatics
The proliferation of contemporary Christian churches has grown steadily since the late 1980s, skyrocketing alongside democratization in...
Tiunike Online
Feb 4, 20195 min read
Humanity on Sale: Will 2019 Be the Same for Persons with Albinism in Malawi?
Tiunike Online has reported, commented and shared in the lament on the predicament of persons with albinism (PWAs) in the last 3 years on...
Habiba Rezwana Osman
Jan 14, 20196 min read
#Metoo, #TimesUp, #HearMeToo and other Campaigns: Are We Getting Anywhere?
This article has been written in the author's personal capacity. I am joining this conversation not just as an African woman but also as...
Jessica Mandanda
Dec 10, 20185 min read
Let’s Straight-Talk Sex, Malawi
An Austrian youngster walks into her parents’ house at 8 on a Sunday morning. Her dad, in the kitchen, goes, “did you enjoy your party,...
Tiunike Online
Nov 5, 20185 min read
To Be in the World, Malawi Must Speak the Languages of the World
For a few Malawians, it is not too astonishing to hear that the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) offers a Chichewa...
Mphatso Moses Kaufulu
Oct 22, 20187 min read
The Modern Malawian Family: A Site for Postcolonial Class and Socio-Political Reproduction
Blantyre city, just after dusk - a family is gathered in the living room, around a television set. Two heterosexual working parents, 3...
Jessica Mandanda
Oct 15, 20185 min read
The Indirect Protagonists of Patriarchy
“Thus to challenge patriarchy, to dispute the idea that it is men who should be dominant figures in the family and society, is to be seen...
Jessica Mandanda
Sep 3, 20184 min read
Just Another Day In Malawi
The headlines on the news the other night told us of the planned demonstrations for the coming months. In particular, the Teachers Union...
Bertha Lilian Munthali
Aug 6, 20185 min read
Relating with Mutharika’s Wisdom on Zitete
Two years ago, President Peter Mutharika was quoted daring all Malawians, in the face of a looming disastrous hunger, to turn to patching...
Bertha Lilian Munthali
Apr 16, 20187 min read
Polygamy, God and the Child
The views expressed in this article are all experiences of the writer who lived through the experience and how it all enhanced her belief...
Habiba Rezwana Osman
Jan 29, 20185 min read
Malawi in 2017: A Reflection on Gender-based & Other Forms of Violence
Published in the author’s personal capacity. I will consider 2017 as an interesting year for Malawi in terms of addressing gender based...
Tiunike Online
Oct 9, 20175 min read
What’s in A Gift?
In commemoration of the 2017 Mother's Day in Malawi. Every Mother’s Day, the modern family starts with the now mastered art of treating...
Tiunike Online
Jul 24, 20175 min read
Infidelity and the Modern Marriage
A joke is told about how easy it is to share a bed with someone, explore all they would rather hold secret, and yet elicit a diligent...
Bertha Lilian Munthali
Jun 19, 20176 min read
Culture and Business through Child Edutainment in Africa
Dolls have, for the most part, represented a single race, culture and identity. The sound of “doll” automatically carries the image of a...
Sarah Nayeja
May 15, 20177 min read
The Efficiency Deficiency, Of Selective Reforms
Many social ills continue to wreck havoc in this our motherland. Somehow, bolts and nuts seem to be getting loose in almost every...
Sarah Nayeja
Mar 20, 20175 min read
Freedom Uncensored: An Experience with Domestic Workers in Malawi
Both colonialism and the semblance of development that followed it taught us, Malawians, the tradition of hiring house help, or who...
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