A police officer for Masambanjati Police Unit, Superintendent Chimwemwe Billy in collaboration with his Canadian friends on Monday donated relief items to survivors of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in the district.

Thyolo First Grade Magistrate Kondani Chinangwa has granted bail to two of the five suspected criminals, Rizwani Issa and Nichorus June who allegedly robbed two businesspersons of over K4.6 million at gunpoint in the district last month.

The Minibus Owners Association of Malawi (MOAM) says the closure of roads damaged by Cyclone Freddy has affected their businesses as diversions are forcing its membership and passengers to use long routes and which is costly.

Senior Resident Magistrate Assunta Maxwell has ordered 55-year old Chester Mpondo and Jonam Mandala, 25, to pay a fine of K250,000 each or in default to serve a one year jail term over theft in Thyolo.

A clinician at St Martin-Molele hospital in Thyolo is reporting that about 85 percent of Cyclone Freddy survivors are suffering from pneumonia in the area's evacuation camps.

The Mozambique – Malawi (MOMA) power interconnection deal with Mozambique is expected to materialize by December this year 2023, following the commencement of construction work for towers to carry the 400KV lines from Mathambo power station to Phombeya in Balaka.

Senior Group Village Headman Savala of Traditional Authority Makhwira in Chikwawa has suggested a deliberate move for government in post recovery to replace some valuables such as National IDs that tropical cyclone Freddy survivors have lost.

Thyolo District Commissioner, Rosemary Nawasha has sounded an SOS for more support to cyclone Freddy survivors, reporting that many camps are yet to be reached a week on.

Roads Authority says it is making huge progress in restoring roads connectivity in 43 spots which were cut off by Cyclone Freddy in the southern region.

Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) Cyber Technophiles has won a Most Creative Policy Response award at a two-day Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge in Washington DC, America.