Kuhes to Accommodate About 3, 300 Students By 2030
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) has disclosed plans to construct more hostels to accommodate about 3, 300 students by 2030 as one way of alleviating some of the challenges hindering quality of education.
2,840 Learners Drop Out Of School in Chiradzulu
About 2,840 primary school learners in Chiradzulu district dropped out of school last year alone due to, among other challenges, inadequate infrastructure as well as long distances the learners walk to access the basic education.
Blantyre Recorded 2 New Cholera Cases
Two new cholera cases have been registered in Blantyre, bringing recorded cases to 518 with six deaths in the district.
UNDP, ECAMA Push For Vibrant Private Sector
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says 350, 000 people of which majority are enterprises and innovators in the agriculture sector have benefited from the 48 billion kwacha set aside for the implementations of various interventions.
Man Jailed 13 Years for Stealing Motorcycle
A First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Monkey-bay on Thursday convicted and sentenced Betchamin John, 24, for stealing a motorcycle.
49 Year Old Defiler Gets 14 Year Jail Term
A First Grade Magistrate's Court in Neno district has convicted and sentenced a 49-year-old man, Daniel James for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old step daughter ten times.
Illovo Injects K150 million into MUST Endowment Fund
Illovo Sugar Company has injected K150 million towards an endowment fund to assist needy students especially females at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST).
MDAs Defy Chakwera's Directive on IPPI Projects Upload
Hesitance by the government institution's supervisors to authorize public projects has been described as a setback to upload all the data into the Information Platform for Public Infrastructure (IPPI) according to President Lazarus Chakwera's directive.
21 Win in Kufewa ndi FINCA Promotion
21 people have won various prizes during the second draw of Kufewa ndi FINCA Promotion which was held on Wednesday in Blantyre.
Zodiak Partners Alpha Arts in Miss Malawi
Alpha Arts and Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) have on Wednesday signed a partnership making Zodiak this year’s official broadcaster for the Miss Malawi beauty pageant.
AG to Drag US-based Colombia Gem House to Court
Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says government will commence legal proceedings against the US-based Colombia Gem House for failure to respond or honor the $309. 6 billion (K310 trillion) claim.
NGO Calls for Investment in Pigeon Pea Farming
An International organization, Christian Aid Malawi has bemoaned that there continues to be poor investment in pigeon pea farming by government and the private sector, a challenge affecting farmers to leap maximum returns.
Nantipwiri Estate Farmers to Protest Against Council, MP
Over 800 Nantipwiri estate farmers from Bvumbwe have planned peaceful demonstrations on September 7, 2022 against the Thyolo District Commissioner and Thyolo North parliamentarian, Ephraim Nayija, on allegations that they are facilitating seizure of their land.
Govt Collects K21 mn of Forestry Fines
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change has indicated that over K21 million of fines has been collected from about 419 people who were found guilty of possessing, producing, transporting charcoal, encroaching and cutting down trees in the forest reserves from 2021.
Police Still Investigating Goliati Police Corruption Allegations
Some community members around Goliati Police Unit in Thyolo have renewed their call for authorities to transfer police officers accused of continually soliciting money from suspects who have settled their cases with complainants through arbitration.
NGO Decries Lack of SRH Services Access in Rural Areas
Men for Gender Equality Now (MEGEN) National Chairperson, Marcel Chisi has observed that access to sexual reproductive health services among adolescents in rural areas remains a challenge risking young people to teen pregnancies beside sexually transmitted infections.