Families of Departed Soldiers Want to Sue Govt
Families of some soldiers who died in a road accident involving a presidential convoy and one surviving soldier have written the Attorney General a notice of intention to sue the government for failing to compensate them, almost a year after the two officers died, and several others injured in Blantyre.
MEC to Present Re-Demarcation Report to Parley October
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is expected to submit the final boundary re-demarcation report to Parliament in October to approve.
Dr. Chilima Happy With Rumphi District Council Disaster Risk Management
Vice president Dr. Saulos Chilima has expressed satisfaction with the efforts the Rumphi district council is doing towards disaster risk management.
Suspect Dies in Cell; Thekerani Police Unit Torched
Irate communities in Thyolo have destroyed a and burnt to the ground Thekerani Police Unit after a suspect was found dead in the police cell.
Lack of Potable Water Denies Children Access to ECD
The New Life Anointed Ministries has observed that lack of adequate and potable water is denying children learning in Community Based Care Centres (CBCC) access to quality early childhood education.
Nsanje District Hospital to Introduce Paying Services
Nsanje District Health Office says it will introduce paying services in the next one month or two.
Veteran Politicians Against Anti-Chizuma Grouping
The Association of Veteran Politicians (AVEPO) has described as baseless calls by a certain group of people for the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma to resign or get fired.
Access to Clean Water Still a Challenge in Rumphi
30 percent of people in Rumphi have no access to safe and clean water, the district water office has said.
PMRA Recalls Diabetes Drug
The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority-PMRA has made a recall order of Actrapid Soluble Insulin, a drug used to treat diabetes from its stakeholders and patients, following a discovery that some unscrupulous people are changing labels for unknown reasons.
NGO Intensifies Mobile Court Sessions
Small Producers, Development and Transporters Association ( SPRODETA) has intensified mobile court sessions through its K113 million Empowering Vulnerable Populations through Climate Smart and Agro-Ecological practices project in the Mzimba and Rumphi districts.
Government To Lobby For Increased Payments In Social Cash Transfer Program
Deputy Minister of Gender Community Development and Social Welfare, Agnes Mkusa Nkhoma says government is excited to note that many families under the Social Cash Transfer program are slowly moving out of poverty.
CDEDI Speaks Out On Forex Scarcity
The Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says the scarcity of forex has halted production of most local industries which has forced rationing of basic commodities such as cooking oil and sugar on the market.
Public Officers’ Non-Compliance To Declare Assets Worries CSAT
A governance watchdog has expressed concern over what it calls the failure by the Public Appointments Committee of Parliament (PAC) to take action against public officers that are not declaring their assets.
Bangula Secondary School Pleads for Clean Energy
Authorities at Bangula Secondary School in Nsanje say the use of firewood in cooking for students is a big challenge that needs urgent alternative such as electricity.
Anti-Chizuma Vigil Organizers Turn Down Plea To Leave Vigil Site
Organizers of the vigils that were meant to force the government to fire the Anti-Corruption Bureau chief Martha Chizuma, this morning walked out of the meeting that was expected to end the vigils, saying it was not necessary.
Neno Has New Constituency
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has today announced that a constituency has been added to Neno district called Neno East with two more wards.