News In Southern Region (3211)
Wandale Optimistic of Victory in Fight for Land
The Thyolo-Mulanje based Peoples Land Organization (PLO) says the battle to claim land from Tea Estate Companies in the two districts and distribute it to the landless is still on.
When Marriage Systems Pollute Women’s Land
Land is one of treasures Malawians can boast about. Oxfam reports that “out of Malawi’s 9.8 million ha of land, only 5.3 million ha is considered suitable for cultivation. Of this, smallholder farmers have access to approximately 1.8 million ha of land while the rest is under estate farming.
Love Lands Man in Police Cell
Police in Chileka in Blantyre are keeping in custody Kondile Nedi 22, for unlawfully wounding Gladys Mbewe 27 after she had rejected his love proposal at Kuntaja village.
ATI Vital to Track Public Resources
Non state actors in Lower Shire have indicated that the availability of Access to Information (ATI) Act provides a huge platform for citizens to take to task duty bearers on the utilization of public resources in order to achieve sustainable development.
PACOSALI Trains VSL Groups in Neno
PACOSALI Initiative for Social Sustainable Economic Empowerment project is giving free financial literacy lessons people of Neno district, especially of hard to reach areas.
ECD Centers Tipped on COVID-19 Prevention
Managers of Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres have been urged to be extra-cautious on COVID-19 prevention as they are dealing very little children.
11 Year Old Girl Calls for Operation Support
An eleven year old girl, Shinjirayi Nyirenda, is in pains in Neno district after she got paralysed when she was two years old due to a bump on the back she developed, commonly known as Linunda.
WFP Wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
On Friday, 9th October, 2020 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded World Food Programme (WFP) with the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts in combating hunger globally.
Magistrate Urges Communities to Write Wills
Phalombe First Grade Magistrate, Damson Banda, has urged people to develop a culture of writing wills to avoid cases of property grabbing.
Stakeholders in Chikwawa Warned on Floods
Authorities in Chikwawa have indicated that the warning from the Department of Climate Change and meteorological services of possible flooding in lower areas in 2020/2021 rainy season should push stakeholders to plan well to save people's lives and property.
