Snr Chief Mthiramanja Calls for Correction of Girls’ Behaviors
Senior Chief Mthiramanja of Mulanje says unless stakeholders devise mechanisms of correcting behaviors of some girls, it will be difficult to end teenage pregnancies and child marriages in the country.
NU DC Vows To Monitor Development Projects
Ntcheu District Commissioner - DC, Francis Matewere says strengthening monitoring of development projects under construction remains crucial to enhancing quality work besides meeting completion deadline.
Social Cash Transfer Calms Down Rural Poverty
Gladys Tione Pedro (not a real name) is a 16-year-old girl and a mother of a nine-month-old baby girl. She is the head of a child -headed family.
Road Accident Kills 2, Injures 13 in Thyolo
Two people have died with 13 others injured in Thyolo after a vehicle which they were traveling in involved in an accident.
One Stop Centre Paralyzed in Thyolo
Lack of resources and capacity has paralyzed operations at the One Stop Centre in Thyolo at a time the district is registering a minimum of three defilement cases on weekly basis.
Doctors Warn on Herbal Supplements
The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has expressed concern over what it calls are misleading adverts on herbal medicine and supplements which it says are growing in the country.
NU Communities Speak Against MEC Proposed Maps
Members of the public continue to give mixed views on the recently released preliminary proposed constituency and ward boundary maps by Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC as some communities in Ntcheu Bwanje North says the map is there just to confuse electorates and a hindrance to development.
Speaking to Zodiak Online today, Village Headman Kaiya 1 under Inkosi Ganya feels betrayed by the electoral body hence advising legislators to vote against the maps when brought to Parliament for legislators' approval.
“The new map is a setback to development. We tend to wonder on what criteria did MEC use to demarcate the area,” said Kaiya 1.
Herbert Chidothi is another concerned citizen from the area and claims voter apathy is imminent in 2025 general elections if the electoral body does not treat the concerns with the utmost respect.
However, MEC Chairperson, Chifundo Kachale says the maps were produced based on suggestions and feedback the commission received from stakeholders concerning the review exercise.
“MEC produced the proposed maps based on feedback it received from people. However, all suggestions relating to the same will be incorporated if permitted by the law,” he said.
The exercise brings the number of constituencies to 229 up from 193 and wards to 500 from 462.
TC Projects A 20% Decline in Tobacco Volumes
The Tobacco Commission is projecting a 20% decline in tobacco volumes produced for this year’s marketing season compared to last year.
Remembering Prof Molyneux
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES) says health research has improved a lot in the country owing to contribution by Professor Malcom Molyneux who established the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) Programme in Malawi in 1999.
CDEDI Takes on Roads Authority
The Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has told Roads Authority (RA) to disclose within 15 days how contracts were awarded for 9 road projects.
Witchdoctors Told to Report Crimes
Traditional healers in Thyolo have been challenged to report criminals that seek concoction from them with ill-intentions.
3 Family Members Drown in MHG
Three family members have drowned in Namandanje River which they attempted to cross in the area of group village headman Mwikala under Senior Chief Liwonde in Machinga.
18 Family Members Destitute
Thyolo District Commissioner Douglas Moffat says increased knowledge gap among stakeholders on Deceased Estates (Wills, Inheritance and Protection) Act is fueling property grabbing in the district.
Police, Prison Stations Struggle to Pay Suppliers
It has emerged that since July 2021, the beginning of this financial year, police and prison stations have not been able to access funds from treasury to pay their suppliers.
ESCOM Losing 5 Transformers Weekly
Electricity Supply of Malawi (ESCOM) says it is losing at least five transformers every week across the country owing to vandalism.
NPC Calls for Agriculture Industrialization for Legumes
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has expressed the need for Malawi to utilize the Africa Continental Free Trade Area by promoting agriculture industrialization for legume crop farmers to benefit.