President Peter Mutharika has assured Malawians that the process of appointing a lean and efficient Cabinet is nearing completion, emphasizing that selections will be based strictly on merit, integrity, and regional balance.

In a strategic effort to strengthen agricultural extension services and empower farmers with tools for food security and financial resilience, CUB International, an agriculture-focused research institution, has partnered with Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture to roll out two transformative initiatives: the plant clinic approach and the Plant Wise Digital Tools.

The government’s declaration of a state of disaster over prolonged dry-spell–induced food insecurity is “quite justifiable,” says Dr. Isaac Mwalwimba, an Environmental Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Management at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST).

Men in the country have been encouraged to go for breast cancer screening as the disease also affects them.