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Patients suffering from leprosy in the country have expressed concern over continued challenges they are facing to access basic needs.
Authorities at Mua School for the deaf in Dedza have told Zodiak that the school is facing serious challenges of security lapse and food shortage.
Principal Manager for FISD Finance for Agriculture Development(FIFAD) Mr. Abel Mwenechanya has advised farmers in the country to use floating pumps for irrigation farming.
UNFPA Deputy Representative Mr. Masaki Matabe and Koica Tanzania Country Director Mr. Kyucheol Eo were in Dedza on Wednesday to appreciate the progress of the Action for Teen Mother's and Adolescent girls program they are funding.
Results of the food security vulnerability assessment have revealed that 1 million four hundred and ninety-six thousand Malawians will face hunger during the 2020-2021 consumption year and will need food assistance.
Concerned with an erratic water supply that is affecting operations at Dedza District Hospital, Central Region Water Board has constructed two water storage tanks worth K6m.
Dedza will become the first district in Malawi to benefit from a $400,000 project that SADC is implementing in five countries through the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa-CCARDESA and two other organisations.
Public Relations Officer for Roads Fund Administration Mr. Masauko Ngwaluko says all frequent road users like minibusses and people living within a ten-kilometer radius will qualify for discount when passing through toll gates.
Six students from Mtendere Boys Secondary School in Dedza were arrested on Saturday for being suspected to have set ablaze two offices at the school, Dedza Deputy Police Spokesperson Cassim Manda has told Zodiak Online.