Child rights activist Amos Chibwana has implored the leadership of Mulhako wa aLhomwe and stakeholders to devise strategies on how to protect children from abuse at this year's festival.

Zodiak has it that the Malawi Police Service has arrested over five people for allegedly pelting stones at President Lazarus Chakwera's motorcade in Chikwawa last week.

The Roads Authority (RA) says a tendering process is underway to identify contractors and ascertain the final costs for works to reinstate bridges which were damaged by Cyclone Freddy last year.

The Ministry of Education has reiterated that it will not tolerate indiscipline among learners and students who resort to violence in the event of a misunderstanding with school authorities.