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Pic: Engalaweni health center - K6 million needed to finish it.

Engalaweni Health Center in Need of K6M

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Authorities at Embangweni Mission Hospital in Mzimba have appealed to well-wishers to support them with 6 million kwacha to finish construction of Engalaweni Health Center which will carter a population of over 25,000 people if completed.

HRDC Challenges Chakwera on SADC Regional Matters Approach

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The Human Rights Defenders Coalition HRDC has cautioned President Lazarus Chakwera against skirting around on issues of Human Rights and Safeguarding the civic space among the Southern African Development Community SADC member states, once he assumes the leadership as chairperson of the regional block.

Before the SADC annual summit for heads of state and government was held virtually on Monday, Director for East and Southern Africa human rights body, Amnesty International Deprose Muchena, made a special appeal to the leaders.

Muchena said, “A number of countries in the SADC region are experiencing alarming human rights violations and abuses threatening peace and stability and hindering the response to COVID-19. In Zimbabwe, authorities have stepped up a crackdown on dissenting voices with state security forces unleashed on activists, human rights defenders, journalists and opposition supporters".

Ironically, the leaders skirted around the issues in the region only to celebrate the 40 years of SADC existence and paying special tribute to the founding fathers.

HRDC National Coordinator Luke Tembo expressed dissatisfaction with how the SADC heads of State avoided denouncing the Zimbabwe crackdown by security agencies.

“We don’t want SADC to be reduced to a talk show where we don’t see tangible results. Of what benefit will SADC be to its citizens if it does not take its rightful role is making sure that countries and leaders from the member states respect the rule of law and human rights” Tembo said.

However, President Lazarus Chakwera a rookie in SADC has chosen to play it safe on the foreign policy matters.

His press secretary Brian Banda told us, Chakwera will engage the Zimbabwean leader Emerson Mnangagwa through diplomatic channels.

“The president is treating the matter in Zimbabwe as an internal matter there, He is using diplomatic channels to engage the Zimbabwean president, it’s the presidents (Chakwera’s) intention not to add fuel to an already intense situation” said Banda.

Before being elected president, Chakwera was seemingly an ardent human rights defender as on several occasions he took part in street protests, over perceived poor governance and human rights abuses by his predecessor Peter Mutharika.

Under construction; Chilinde Health Centre Corridors

Health Minister Takes a Swipe at Contractor for Poor Work at Chilinde Health Centre

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Minister of Health Khumbidze Kandodo Chiponda has asked the contractor for Chilinde Health Centre, Golden Star Construction Company- to redo works around the facility citing poor finishing especially around corridors and walls among others.

MP Decries Slow Project Implementation in Likoma

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Member of Parliament for Likoma and Chizumulu Islands Christopher Ashemes Songwe has faulted the council secretariat's failure to meet some procurement and implementation standards, for the delays in the completion of several development projects on the Islands.

NICE Rolls Out Door to Door COVID-19 Awareness Campaign in Likoma

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Misconceptions surrounding COVID-19 have forced National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust to roll out door to door awareness campaigns on Likoma and Chizumulu Islands aimed at changing the mindset among the islanders on the reality of the pandemic.

Hara donating various items to Matuli Health Centre in Mzimba

Speaker Gotani Hara Asks MEC to Demarcate Mzimba North East Constituency

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Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has asked the Malawi Electoral Commission to consider dividing Mzimba North East Constituency into two saying governments funding for the constituency, for example, the 30 million kwacha constituency development fund is inadequate for the area due to its vastness.

Image depicting levels of congestion in the country's prisons

Govt. Set to Decongest Country's Prisons Amid Covid19

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Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has revealed the government’s plans to pardon inmates, to contain further spread of Coronavirus in the country’s prisons.

2000 bags of maize ADMARC bought from a small scale farmer

ADMARC in Produce Outreach Buying System

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The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation ADMARC has embarked on a produce outreach buying system where the parastatal is buying produce from big farmers at their door step.

Govt Faulted for Project Delays in Mzimba

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Governments’ delay to pay contractors is delaying construction of Mzimba Stadium as well as the Mbelwa District Council Office complex in Mzimba, according to contractors at the projects site MANOBEC.

Department of Civil Aviation Discussing Possibility of Reopening Airports

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The Department of Civil Aviation is reportedly under pressure to reopen air travel since there is no predictable end to Covid-19, as other countries have reopened with some about to do the same.

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