News In Central Region (1334)
The “No Name Campaign”: A Game-Changer In Ensuring All African Children Acquire Legal Identity
In June 2020, the African Union and UNICEF launched the No Name Campaign, an initiative aimed at promoting the right for every child in Africa to a legal identity, and therefore to justice. With barely half of the children under 5 years living on the continent registered at birth, thereby denying millions of others the ability to enjoy their human rights, the No Name Campaign calls on Governments and relevant stakeholders to accelerate measures that have proven efficient to provide children with a legal identity.
Only Four Companies Licensed to Produce Sustainable Charcoal
The Department of Forestry says only four companies have been issued sustainable charcoal production licenses in the country as provided for in the Forestry Act of 1997.
UDF Yet to Fill Vacant Post Of Veep For South
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) is yet to fill the vacant post of party Veep for the South weeks after Lance Mbewe resigned.
MDF Soldier Dies During Airborne Training
A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier has died following a hard landing when his parachute allegedly failed to launch as he jumped from an aircraft during a basic airborne course at Parachute Battalion in Salima.
80 Teachers in Nkhotakota Not Paid in January
About 80 Primary School teachers in Nkhotakota district have accused officials at the District Council of playing hide and seek by delaying to process their January 2021 salaries, five months since they were skipped on the payroll.
Road Accident Claims a Life; Injures 13
One person has died while 13 others have sustained serious degrees of injuries when a vehicle, they were travelling in, to a football match in Nkhata-Bay from Dwangwa in Nkhotakota, overturned at Mlowe in Nkhata-Bay.
Police Officers From Presidential Event Survive Road Accident
Two police officers sustained serious degrees of injuries while five others escaped with minor injuries yesterday in a road accident involving a police vehicle on the Nkhotakota-Kasungu-Nkhufi road near Bauti trading Centre in Nkhotakota.
Partners In Trade Unveil A New Boost For Malawian Exporters
Expert Development Fund has partnered with Standard Bank Malawi to help rectify trade anomalies that have stagnated Malawi’s export graph over the years.
LL Health Personnel Tips NGOs on Covid-19 Fight
Health personnel in Lilongwe have tipped Non-Governmental Organisations to always conduct beneficiaries' research before assisting rural health facilities in the country if the fight against Covid-19 is to yield desirable results.
Communities Vow to Adhere to Covid-19 Preventive Protocols
As COVID19 cases are rising in what has been termed as the third wave, communities in T/A Chimutu and T/A Tsabango have vowed to continue following set prevention guidelines in a quest to avoid further spread of the virus.
