The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) says it has not managed to mobilize over US$680 million required for Malawi to fully recover from the effects of Cyclone Freddy, which affected 2.2 million people across the country.
The European Union has invested €3.5 million in the Elect Her, Retain Her post-election programme, implemented with Oxfam, to help women who made it into Parliament strengthen their leadership and retain their seats in 2030.
The Ministry of Homeland Security has ordered the Malawi Police Service to urgently conclude and release findings on the murder of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) doctor, Victoria Bobe, who was shot dead during a suspected robbery at her Chigumula home, Blantyre, early Tuesday.
Government has confirmed significant delays in the construction of 10,000 houses for Malawi Police Service and the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), citing rising construction costs and late payments to contractors as the main setbacks.
The Old Mutual (Blantyre) Foundation Trust has commended the government’s directive to make primary and secondary education free in Malawi, describing it as timely and transformative for families across the country.