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MALGA Wants More Money to Local Councils
11 August 2025
In Thyolo, where banana groves once painted the landscape in shades of gold and green, the sound of machetes slicing through bunches was once a melody of prosperity. Farmers proudly loaded trucks bound for Blantyre, Lilongwe, and beyond. Banana was more than a crop - it was a lifeline for people in this district of Malawi’s Southern Region.
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Mary Navicha says her ministry has written the finance minister, proposing that 10 percent of the K5 billion constituency money should be allocated to early childhood development in the country.
People of Neno will still have to wait a little longer and continue using bump roads before they start enjoying council graded feeder roads due to financial challenges that has locked the works department.
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