News In Central Region (1294)
Gendered Programming; Key To Ending TB In Malawi
For close to two years, 42-year-old Sharifu Chiunjiza from Mbalameyanyengo village in the area of Traditional Authority Kaphuka in Dedza district in Malawi has been receiving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) after being diagnosed with the disease in 2022.
Kwacha In Biggest Tumble Yet; Hard Times Ahead – Economists
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has announced the biggest yet adjustment in the trading value of the kwacha against the US dollar, devaluing the selling rate at 43.29% - from K1180.29 to K1700 effective November 9.
Malawi Makes Progress in Malaria Fight
The Ministry of Health says the country reduced malaria cases from 6.1 million in 2016 to 4.2 million cases in 2022 and malaria deaths from 4,000 to 1,829 in 2022.
Lilongwe District Council Sets Conditions for Unemployed Nurses, Teachers Vigil
"Some of our conditions include an order for the organisers to deploy no less than 40 marshals and avoid noise pollution at the government offices.
D-Day for Malawi: IMF Board to Decide on U$174m ECF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will on 15th of November 2023 meet to decide on whether to approve US174 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Malawi, weeks after local authorities and IMF staff reached a staff level agreement.
Pope Francis has New Envoy to Malawi; Zambia
Pope Francis’s new envoy to Malawi and Zambia, Archbishop Gian Luca Perici, has delivered his letters of credence to President Lazarus Chakwera in Lilongwe.
betPawa pays out every tambala as customers win MWK1.4 billion in a week
Lilongwe, October 31st 2023… It’s been a record-breaking week of winning for betPawa customers in Malawi, with every single life-changing win paid out promptly.
Malawi Airlines Plans Increasing Flights with 4 New Routes
Malawi Airlines, the country's flag carrier is planning to add four new routes to the five existing ones by December this year.
NGO Targets 34,000 Malawi Children With School Blocks
DOWA, Malawi- An international non-governmental organization registered by the National Construction Industry Council, buildOn, will embark on a project to construct school blocks in Kasungu, Dowa, Ntchisi and Nkhotakota districts, targeting 34,000 children by 2026, writes Vincent Gunde.
FMB Holdings plc Reports 67% Profit Increase for the First Half of 2023
FMB Holdings plc (FMBCH), the holding company for First Capital Bank, announced a remarkable profit increase in their financial results for the first half of 2023, writes Mayamiko Phiri (The AfricaBrief)..
