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By: Kassim Kajosolo Persons with disabilities have called for urgent reforms in Malawi’s employment sector, citing discrimination, lack of proper training opportunities and inaccessible work environments as major barriers preventing them from fully participating in the labour market. The concerns were raised in Zomba during an interface meeting with stakeholders aimed at strengthening understanding of…

By Kassim Kajosolo The National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) has pledged to strengthen efforts to make the Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Program (CS-EPWP) inclusive of persons with disabilities, following a meeting with three organisations of persons with disabilities in Lilongwe. The meeting was initiated by the Association of the Physically Disabled in Malawi…

By: Kassim Kajosolo The National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) has pledged to extend financial support to people with disabilities once the long-awaited Disability Policy is implemented. This assurance follows a follow-up meeting in Lilongwe between NEEF officials and members of the Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (Fedoma). Executive director of the Association of the…

KASSIM KAJOSOLO Seasoned poet, Yusuf Bamusi has released a poem titled ‘Maloto’, in which he talks of the economic instability the country is experiencing. The poem, which is his first in 2025, tells of fuel, food, forex and the high cost of living Malawians are facing. Speaking in an interview, he said he had a…

Questions Raised Over Disability and Gender Ministry MergerBy Kassim Kajosolo Several organisations representing persons with disabilities have raised concerns over the integration of the Department of Disability into the Ministry of Gender. Eather Mbite, Executive Director of Voice of Women with Disabilities, argued that disability issues are being overlooked, as the ministry tends to prioritise…