Religious leaders and development committees in Thyolo have been challenged to preach mindset change to their communities to be self-reliant if the country is to achieve the Malawi 2063 aspirations.

The Ministry of Local Government says it will make its position known this week on the demands by ward councilors in Thyolo to have two council directors and building supervisor transferred for allegedly derailing development progress.

Police in Thyolo are on a manhunt for assailants who allegedly killed two women on Thursday evening in brutal circumstances.

Police in Luchenza, Thyolo have arrested six people for allegedly blocking the Limbe-Thyolo-Mulanje road last night, a situation which degenerated to violent scenes, in an apparent retaliation to a hit and run incident of a child at Mangunda trading center in the district.

The quasi-religious body, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) says the country should firstly undergo soul-searching on growing social and political ills haunting the society before suggesting to call for the National Day of Prayers.

Water authorities in Thyolo say a recent potable and safe water accessibility index by mWater database, indicates that the district has increased accessibility to 79 percent for its 721,000 population.

Stakeholders in the art sector have vowed to continue lobbying Parliament to ensure the drafting of the National Arts and Heritage Council (NAHEC) Bill at the Ministry of Justice is completed for tabling in the next sitting in February 2023.

The Local Government Service Commission (LASCOM) says it has no immediate plans to replace the district council officers who have been forced out by the ward councilors in Mulanje and Thyolo.

Ward councilors in Thyolo on Tuesday ceremoniously sealed offices for Director of Planning and Development (DPD) Morson Magombo and Director of Public Works (DPW) Amos Lisimba including office of building supervisor over allegations they are derailing development progress.

Police in Thyolo are hunting Allan Masautso for allegedly killing his wife Alekeleni Julio aged 42 due to a family misunderstanding.