News In Central Region (1337)
Ministry Appoints Interim GM For ADMARC
The Ministry of Agriculture Thursday seconded its Deputy Director of Agriculture Extension Services, Dr. Jerome Chim’gonda Nkhoma, to Agriculture, Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) to serve as its new interim General Manager.
Malawi-Zimbabwe Talk Trade
Government says choosing to do business with distant countries over neighbors is the cause for shortage of forex in Malawi, making the country struggle with imports, thus urging business captains to start focusing on the neighbors.
Physically Challenged Boy Plead For Help
Parents of a 15 year old boy with a disability in Lilongwe have pleaded for support that would enable the child eat or answer the call of nature on his own or with minimal assistance.
5 Arrested In Anti-Chizuma Protests
Five members of the “Mbadwa Zokhudzidwa za Malawi”, a grouping of anti-Martha Chizuma protesters have been arrested as they marched their way to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices in Lilongwe.
Govt Optimistic Pigeon Peas Could Transform Malawi's Economy
Government is optimistic that pigeon peas is one key crop that can assist in transforming the country's agriculture sector and economy.
PAC Ask Judges to Comply With A 90 Day Ultimatum
Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has asked the Judiciary to compile a list of a backlog of cases in courts.
EU, Waste Advisers & Council Want Costly Fertilizers Replaced
The European Union says Malawi should realize that with the scarcity and increasing costs of fertilizers, composite manures are an alternative for the attainment of food security.
Admarc Suspends CEO, Chiphiko
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) has suspended its CEO, Rhino Chiphiko over the purchase of a luxury 107 million kwacha vehicle.
Central Region Immigration on Mass Repatriation
The central regional office of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services says will from next week start repatriation of irregular migrants as one way of decongesting the country's prisons.
PMRA Recalls Diabetes Drug
The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority-PMRA has made a recall order of Actrapid Soluble Insulin, a drug used to treat diabetes from its stakeholders and patients, following a discovery that some unscrupulous people are changing labels for unknown reasons.
