News In Northern Region (501)
Malawi Red Cross Society Using Drones to Geo-Map
Malawi Red Cross Society is now using drones to capture imagery that would help identify flood prone areas for early warning systems in one area in Karonga district.
Sanitation Project Helping Curb COVID-19 Wins U$200,000 Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development
An African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) -financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Malawi, has won the prestigious Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development.
Zambian DC Faults Mmbelwa DC on Enforcement of COVID19 Prevention Measures
A Zambian delegation from Chasefu district has faulted the Mmbelwa district council for failing to enforce measures on covid19 prevention along the borderlines a thing which may be defeating efforts put up in their country on the same.
Kyungu Calls For APM Visit to The Northern Region
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has asked President Peter Mutharika (APM) to visit the northern part of this country saying he is the President of all Malawians hence people from the north deserves his visit.
World Bank Grants 100 M $ To Malawi
Malawi has received a grant of 100 million US dollars, about 75 billion kwacha from the World Bank following the approval by the banks board of executive directors to strengthen its governance structures.
CHRR Demands “ATI” Operationalization
Amid widespread reports of miss procurement, corruption and over expenditure of COVID-19 funds by government, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation CHRR is demanding that government should operationalize the Access to Information ACT to ensure transparency and Accountability in its expenditure.
One More COVID19 Case Registered in Mzuzu
Minister of health Jappie Mhango says there’s need for scaling up preventive efforts to contain further local transmissions as the country registers 38th case of Covid-19 from Chiputula location in Mzuzu.
Security Agencies Intensify Lake Malawi Patrol Amid COVID19 Scare
The Malawi Defense Force MDF, Malawi Police Service and the Immigration Department have for the first time rolled out a joint operation on Lake Malawi to intercept illegal immigrants amid the COVID-19 pandemic scare.
SADC Salutes Health Workers as World Commemorates Labour Day
As the world commemorates World Labour Day today, the Southern African Development Community SADC has paid special tribute to frontline health workers leading the fight against further spread of the Coronavirus.
