Zodiak Online

Parliament has committed to consider calls for safe abortion law reforms amid revelations that unsafe abortions contribute to 18 percent of maternal deaths in Malawi. Member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Jeremiah Jumbe, said the committee will present sexual and reproductive health and rights needs to Parliament to support law reforms.

Nairobi, Kenya: Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) is among six media institutions selected to implement the first-ever Africa Climate Beacons Newsroom Initiative, coordinated by the Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA). To launch the initiative, MESHA has brought together senior representatives from five of the six English-speaking African countries in Nairobi for a two-day meeting running from today, Sept 29, to Wednesday, Sept 30.

An elective conference for the Political Science Association (PSA) took place in Salima on 26 and 27 September 2025. The conference discussed the state of Malawi’s democracy and governance institutions. The conference has since elected new office bearers led by Professor Michael Chasukwa of University of Malawi (UNIMA) as the new President. He replaces Dr. Henry Chingaipe whose term of office has come to an end.

A South African-based Malawian entrepreneur says he is developing a local ride-hailing and delivery platform aimed at improving security in the country’s transport sector, particularly for motorcycle taxi operators. Jones Yamikani Chadza, founder of Pita-Go, told journalists the project is registered and currently in the development phase. He said the platform seeks to connect passengers, drivers and goods delivery operators through a digital system that tracks trips in real time.

It is 7 o'clock in the morning in the hard-to-reach hills of Traditional Authority Mbawera, more than 50 kilometres south of Thyolo Boma. Beneath sagging, leaking grass-thatched shelters, cold winds sweep through. Nearly 300 children in torn and dusty uniforms sit shoulder to shoulder on the bare ground. Their desks are stones. Their classrooms are trees and an unfinished brick structure. This is Nyenyedi Community-Led Primary School. Not built by government.

The Ntchisi District Council, through its Fisheries Office, has underscored the need for more people, especially youths, to participate in fish farming to improve their economic livelihoods and nutritional status. Speaking to Zodiak, the district's Fisheries Officer, Davie Itimu, said venturing into fish farming can help young people become economically independent because it is highly beneficial.

Agriculture experts have advised farmers to diversify their crop production by growing drought-resistant crops such as sorghum, millet, cassava, sweet potatoes, and pigeon peas alongside staple crops as the rainy season approaches amid growing concerns over El Niño weather conditions.

Malawi could generate more than US$30 billion in mining exports between 2026 and 2040 under a new roadmap launched by the government and the World Bank. The roadmap, From Potential to Prosperity: Malawi’s Energy Transition Minerals, identifies projects including Kayelekera uranium, Kasiya rutile and rare earth deposits as potential drivers of a major expansion of the mining sector.

"Wanderers shall never end." Whoever coined this phrase certainly did not foresee the current crisis, as three consecutive defeats have left Mighty Mukuru Wanderers staring at a downward spiral that threatens to become more than just a passing patch of bad form. The troublesome streak began weeks ago when the Lali-Lubani outfit lost the Airtel Top 8 final to their sister club, Ekhaya FC.

Official statistics showing 250 new pediatric cancer cases diagnosed annually at the National Cancer Centre in Lilongwe represent only a fraction of the actual disease burden across the country, as hundreds of affected children remain undiagnosed in rural communities.