News In Central Region (1334)
Cash Incentives Help Fight MDR TB
The National TB and Leprosy Elimination Program says the provision of transport money to all the 165 patients currently on multidrug resistant (MDR) TB is helping them not to skip medical treatment.
Abandoned: Leprosy Patients Cry for Help
Leprosy has resurfaced in Malawi after it was believed to have been stamped out in the country in the 1970s, and it appears to have come back strongly.
Climate Change Worry CSOs
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over the effect of climate change, saying is causing untold misery to people as manifested in frequent occurrence of climate-related hazards like tropical storms, erratic rainfall and dry spells.
PAC Fails to Hold Elective AGM; Extends Leaders’ Mandate
The Bord of Trustees of the quasi-religious organization Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has extended mandate for its executive board members with six months, to June 2023 when elections for new office bearers will be held.
Angry Reactions Over ACB Boss Chizuma’s Arrest
Different stakeholders have condemned the action by the police to arrest Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma, saying it raises eyebrows considering the timing the arrest has been made.
Natural and Man-Made Shocks Overwhelm Malawi’s Economy
71-year-old Stelia Saka from Chavu village Traditional Authority Chiwere in Dowa, for the past three years has been harvesting just enough for her five-member family.
Stakeholders Vouch for Increased Domestic Funding for ECD in SADC Countries
The Network of Early Childhood Development of Lesotho (NECDOL), the ECD Coalition of Malawi (ECDC Malawi) and ECD stakeholders through the transnational advocacy capacity building project (TRANAC) have lobbied members of parliament in SADC Region to push for increase in allocations to early childhood development (ECD) to enable children realise their full potential.
HUAWEI Commits to Bring Digital Transformation For All
President of Huawei in Sub-Saharan Africa Region, Leo Chen, says they are committed to bring digital tansformation to every person; home and organization in Africa.
YouthADAPT Competition Winners Outline Investment Plans
Two Malawian youth who recently won the 2022 African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT Challenge) competition have revealed plans on how they intend to utilize the USD100,000 about K102.7 million business grant.
Govt Wants 80% of Malawians on Internet by 2023
The Principal Secretary of E-government in the Ministry of Information and Digitalisation Francis Bisika has said several interventions are being put in place by the government to reach over 80 percent of Malawians with cheaper and reliable Internet by 2023.
