Thyolo Youths Mobilizing Resources for School Renovations
Almost a month after Thyolo district education authorities sounded an SOS on the state of some learning infrastructure in the district, owing to strong winds and heavy rains including Cyclone Ana, a local youth-led NGO has partnered with communities in the resource mobilization and renovation drive called Tiyeni Tikonze Project.
MP Concerned With Safety of Bottled Water
Parliament has sent to the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) samples of water for testing, following water quality concerns raised by a lawmaker who allegedly observed impurities in the bottled water given to him.
Chakwera’s SONA Draws Mixed Views
There have been mixed reactions to President Lazarus Chakwera’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered in Parliament last week, with Opposition Parliamentarians trashing it as a document of lies and Government MPs backing it.
DODMA Ready For Swift Response to Possible Floods
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs - DODMA, says it has intensified disaster preparedness measures, following a warning by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, that some districts in the Northern and Central Regions, may experience heavy rains, leading to floods in the next four days.
Two Women Testify in Pastor Bellow Case
Senior Resident Magistrate Assunta Muwalo Maxwell, has adjourned to February 23, 2022, the rape case involving Pastor Wyson Bellow, of Chisomo ministry who is accused of sleeping with two women in his church in disguise of anointing.
Nacala Logistics Suspends Passenger Train for Six Months
The country's Rail transport operator, Nacala Logistics has announced a six-month suspension of its passenger train, due to a wash away of Mauzi Railway Bridge in Zomba which resulted from heavy rains accompanied by Tropical Cyclone Ana two weeks ago.
ADRA Needs K500 Million to Support Cyclone Ana Survivors
The Adventist Development Relief Agency, ADRA says it requires about half a billion kwacha to provide relief items to people severely hit by the recent tropical Cyclone Ana in various parts of the country.
UNDP Advocates for Humanitarian Response Plan
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says it is working with Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) to develop a Humanitarian Response Plan that will ensure robust disaster recovery mechanisms.
NEEF To Hire Debt Collectors to Recover K6.4Bn From Loan Defaulters
The National Economic Empowerment Fund - NEEF says it is on a verge of hiring a debt collector to help in recovering 6.4 billion Kwacha loans that were disbursed prior to June 2020 fresh elections.
MCTU To Quantify Jobs Govt Has Created
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) says it is at an advanced stage with its plans to carry out nationwide survey on the number of jobs government has created in the two years of its existence.
Build Resilient structures: Neno North MP Appeals to Flood Survivors
As different partners are still rendering support to survivors of cyclone ANA, member of parliament for Neno North constituency, Thoko Tembo has called on DODMA to intensify awareness on disaster recovery plans while asking people to build disaster resilient structures and relocate up land.
MHRC Undertakes Holistic Approach in Bvumbwe Probe
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says it has taken a holistic approach in its investigations to establish the root cause of what led to the death of two people at Bvumbwe Police Unit where angry communities clashed with police.
Machinga Hospital Locum Nurses Unpaid for 2 Months
Some ten nurses working on locum basis at Machinga District Hospital have expressed worry over allowance delays, saying hospital authorities have not settled their K30, 000 monthly payments since December last year.
New Moderator Bids Farewell to Balaka CCAP to Lead Blantyre Synod
Riviridzi presbytery of the CCAP Blantyre synod says it is confident that it is sending the right person to lead the synod in the name of Reverend Edina Navaya, who was decommissioned on Sunday from Balaka church.
Kapichira May Not Be Operational Soon - Minister
The newly appointed Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola has hinted that considering the extent of damage at Kapichira power station, it may take a little longer before the power plant comes back into operation.
Health Ministry Still Deciding on Malaria Vaccine
The Ministry of Health is still consulting stakeholders before making a final decision on whether to include the malaria vaccine or not as an additional method in malaria prevention, months after the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved it.