It will be a battle of the giants fighting for councillorship of Makhuwira South Ward in Chikwawa district as battle line is drawn ahead of Local Government Poll slated for November 10, 2020.

There is hope that some game rangers working in government run wildlife reserves in the country will have better working environment as Majete is raising 250,000 United States Dollars equivalent to 185 million Kwacha to purchase the equipment for the law enforcement teams.

Hunger is reported to have hit hard some parts of Chikwawa as communities are surviving on Mango and Ziziphus Mauritiana fruits.

About 100 people living with HIV and persons with disabilities can now afford a smile when Development Initiative Network, DIN Malawi provided fertilizer to them to do irrigation farming along the Likhubula river in Mulilima area in Chikwawa district.

About 504 school going children are in a difficult situation to access education in Chikwawa due to deep rooted poverty.

There are reports that hundreds of men in some villages under Chapananga in Chikwawa are flocking to Mozambique to seek alternatives for survival amid growing poverty levels.

Government has re-instated embattled Senior Chief Ngabu of Chikwawa district after he was fired by former President Peter Mutharika on alleged misconduct grounds last year.

The Center for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has assured Malawians that the safe abortion bill is critical in reducing number of young women that are dying because of unsafe abortions.

The Diocese of Chikwawa of the Catholic Church through its Social Services Directorate has launched a multi-million-kwacha project, termed ‘Ana Patsogolo’ (APA), with an aim of preventing new HIV infections and reducing vulnerability among Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Chikwawa district.

Communities in Chikwawa have asked government to improve the condition of feeder roads in order to promote easy access of social services and conducting business activities in a favorable environment.