Nankhumwa Urges Govt to Address Hunger Woes
Leader of opposition in parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has urged the Tonse led government to ensure that people have adequate food as hunger continues to wreak havoc in some parts of the country.
Female Cops Feed Widows in Zomba
Eastern Region Police Women Network on Tuesday donated bags of maize and other assorted items to widows at police college in Zomba.
STA Masache Accused of Uprooting Cotton
Sub Traditional Authority Masache of Chikwawa district has appeared at Chikwawa Magistrate’s Court to answer an offence of allegedly uprooting the cotton crop of a farmer who he has been tussling with over a piece of farm land.
Space Crisis Hits Mulanje Vocational School for the Blind
Authorities at Mulanje Vocational School for the Blind have disclosed that shortage of classrooms at the institution is affecting training of students based on their level of understanding and education.
Mob Burns Suspect in Bangwe
Angry mob in Bangwe – Blantyre have killed unknown person they suspected to be a thief.
Village Headman Jailed 14 Years for Defilement in BK
A first-grade magistrate’s court in Balaka has convicted and sentenced 43-year-old Village Headman Mbodzole to 14 years Imprisonment with Hard Labor (IHL) for defiling a 14-year-old girl.
Five Win in BSM Fundraiser Competition
Five people have won bibles and smartphones in the ongoing Bible Society of Malawi (BSM)’s Jireh Bible House Fundraiser competition.
GLOHOMO Supports Thyolo Social Protection Workers
Global Hope Mobilization (GLOHOMO) has donated 17 motorcycles and 230 pushbikes worth K100 million to social protection volunteers in Thyolo district.
Mchacha,Kaunda & Kumwembe Case Committed to High Court
The accused, ex-ministers Charles Mchacha and Symon Vuwa Kaunda, Former Secretary to President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara, and PS Bright Kumwembe appeared before Magistrate Shyleen Chirwa for formal charges Tuesday morning.
Govt to Recruit Auxiliary Teachers
Ministry of Education has sourced funds to recruit over 3, 000 auxiliary teachers to fill existing vacancies in various primary schools across the 34 Education Districts in the country.
11 Removed from Payroll on Alleged COVID-19 Issues
Eleven employees of Limbuli Tea Estate Company, a subsidiary of Eastern Produce Malawi Limited and were advised to go for self- isolation on suspicion that they were contacts of COVID-19 cases were removed from payroll.
Encroachment Blamed for Crocodile Attacks
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has attributed rampant cases of crocodile attacks in the Lower Shire to people's tendency of encroaching the river banks.
Christian Aid Supports Over-Congested Mtsiliza Primary School With PPEs
A Lilongwe based; Mtsiliza Primary School that has over six thousand students says it is failing to enforce some covid-19 preventive measures like social distancing due to congestion.
Airtel Injects MK100m Towards COVID-19 Pandemic Fight
On 1st February Airtel Malawi announced that it has made an additional K100 million donation to mitigate the current challenges in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anglican Church Angry With ESCOM in KU Over Power Connection
All Saints Anglican Church at Mtunthama in Kasungu is bitter with ESCOM for failing to connect power to a bakery meant for income generation of its orphanage despite the church paying over K6 Million for power connection.
Church Warden Kennedy Kamphambe says the church paid ESCOM in 2018 after a UK-based well-wisher procured and installed bakery equipment for the orphans.
"The bakery was to support the orphanage to be generating own income than depending on well-wishers. ESCOM told us to pay over 6 Million kwacha for a transformer and other materials which we did with the support from the donor," said Kamphale.
But since 2018 ESCOM is yet to connect power to the bakery.
Kamphambe says what is surprising though is the power utility board has been connecting new customers ever since leaving behind the charity initiative.
"We have been knocking at their doors time and again but they just promise and days have turned to months, months to years, nothing on the ground. "
Kamphambe says in early 2019 Escom mounted a small old transformer near the bakery after the UK-based donor engaged the UK High Commissioner in Malawi.
Since then, the bakery equipment is gathering dust and the donor seems frustrated.
"We are doing this for the sake of the vulnerable children but it seems ESCOM doesn't understand the challenges these orphans go through," He lamented.
Mphatso Banda, one of the founders of All Saints Mtunthama Opharnage says the church's mothers union established the place to mitigate the impact of orphanhood due to HIV and AIDS.
He says the orphanage is experiencing reduced support from well-wishers due to COVID 19 pandemic and the bakery would ease the pressure.
"The orphanage needs to pay nuns and buy food for the kids every day. All these need a stable income, " he said.
Zodiak has learnt that for the past two months, support towards the orphanage has significantly reduced due to Covid 19 restrictions.
"We are planning to take action against Escom, whether it will demand us holding a vigil with the orphans we will go by that," said Kamphambe.
Escom Public Relations Officer Innocent Chitosi was yet to respond to a questionnaire Zodiak sent to him.
The Kasungu based orphanage is a home of over sixty postmen some of whom were adopted on day one.
KIDS AND FUTURE FOUNDATION DONATED SHOOL BLOCKS
Kids and Future Foundation is a non-governmental organization funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and currently operating in Salima District, in two zones;