Malawi’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 89,202
Malawi has cumulatively recorded 89,202 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 2,686 deaths as of yesterday, Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 Co- Chairperson, Chalamira Nkhoma, has disclosed.
Defilement Lands Neno Former PEA in Jail
The First Grade Magistrate Margret Khobili yesterday sentenced 63-year-old former Neno Primary Education Advisor Benito Mpapa to 10 years imprisonment without hard labour for the offense of having sex with a child under the age of 18 years old.
Water Problem Hits Chididi CDSS in Nsanje
A time bomb is ticking at Chididi Community Day Secondary School in Nsanje district where students have resorted to drinking from unsafe water points due to water scarcity.
Zalewa C.C.A.P Bails Out the Needy
The Zalewa CCAP Men's Ministry has today donated maize flour and other items to the needy in the area of village headman Zalewa under Senior Chief Symon in Neno district.
Neno Residents Demand Answers on Road from RA
Residents of Neno District have taken to task the Roads Authority for what they call tactic delays to identify a new contractor to take over the 20 kilometer road construction works from China Geo Engineering Corporation whose contract was terminated by Roads Authority last year.
SW Police Chief Transferred
The Malawi Police Service has transferred its commissioner for the Southwest Division, Richard Luhanga, to the Northern Region with immediate effect.
Mass Expulsions in DPP
Democratic Progressive Party’s Central Executive Committee has, with immediate effect, expelled from the party several key officials, including former vice president for the southern region Kondwani Nankhumwa, former secretary general Grizelder Jeffrey and former director of women Cecilia Chazama.
Govt Lifts TZ Maize Import Ban
The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has lifted the ban on the importation of maize from Tanzania.
Neno District Tightens Disease Prevention Measures
Health authorities in Neno District have cautioned people against relaxing in observing all disease prevention measures as active reports of Covid-19 and cholera are being registered in neighboring districts and countries.
Thyolo Man Arrested for Defiling Three Minors
Police in Thyolo have arrested Milwald Stanley aged 18, on suspicion that he defiled three minors, all aged four.
Greenbelt Authority Partners Mpatsa Holdings in K17 bn Mega Farms
The Greenbelt Authority (GBA) has partnered with Mpatsa Holdings Limited in a K17 billion commercial irrigation joint venture to use about 1, 516 hectares of land in Zomba and Thyolo.
World Vision Bails Out Most Vulnerable Children in Nsanje District
A Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision, has invested about K113 million into interventions aimed at uplifting the lives of the most vulnerable children in the area of Senior Chief Chimombo in Nsanje district.
Neno SCT Beneficiaries Urged to Invest
A total of 2006 beneficiaries of Social Cash Transfer Programme in Neno district have be urged to use the money prudently to become self-reliant and graduate to economic independence.
Thieves Stop Cervical Cancer Screening at Midzemba Health Centre
Cervical cancer screening services and others have been compromised at Midzemba health centre in Neno district following theft of an Escom transformer components on the 14 of January, 2024.
DPP Urged to Expedite Disciplinary Hearing Recommendations
Four Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) senior members who include Kondwani Nankhumwa will wait indefinitely to hear the outcome of the disciplinary hearing conducted two weeks ago as the party is still working on the report.
One Acre Fund Malawi ventures into Re-afforestation
One Acre Fund, an agro-financial lending institution which focuses on providing farm inputs to farmers on loan, has intensified efforts in the re-afforestation drive in the country.