News In Southern Region (3214)
Child Labor Hits 61 % in Phalombe
Labour officials in Phalombe have expressed worry over the growing tendency of child labor which is currently pegged at 61%; way above the Malawi national labor prevalence rate of 38%.
Delayed Technical Colleges Construction Worries Youth
A local organization that advocates for the rights of youth in Phalombe has expressed worry over the delay by government to roll out the construction work for the constituency community technical colleges in the country.
MACOHA Rescues 200 Needy Students
The Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has bailed out 160 students with disabilities from challenges of school fees in various secondary schools across the country.
Over K40 million Stolen at Mulanje CCAP
At least K46 million is reported to have gone missing at Mulanje CCAP Presbytery headquartered at Mulanje Mission CCAP Church.
WOLREC in a Fight against GBV
In a bid to curb Gender Based Violence in the country, Women's Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC) has launched an "Improved action in ending gender based violence against women and girls" project, that is seeking to unearth reasons perpetuating the vice and deal with them right in the villages before complaints are brought to other authorities.
Evangelist Mbeta Calls for Continued Peace
Evangelist Linley Mbeta has called for continued prayers as presidential elections case appears to be far from over following President Peter Mutharika’s intention to appeal the Monday judgment.
Parliamentary Election Case Set for March 4
The High Court in Blantyre will on March 4, 2020 start hearing the case in which a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary aspirant for Mangochi Monkey Bay, Gerald Kazembe, is contesting the victory of Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma, of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
SDA Church President Jets in Friday
After a long wait for the arrival of the global leader of the Seventh day Adventist Church, Adventist community in Malawi is set to welcome Pastor Ted Wilson who is slated to land at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe this Friday.
Chilima Pens MEC on Costs; Chakwera Assessing
UTM president, Saulos Chilima, has written Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on the bills incurred during the elections case as lawyers for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarus Chakwera, are still assessing the costs.
Mutharika Challenges Elections Nullification
President Peter Mutharika has instructed his legal team to file an appeal against a ruling by the high court sitting as a constitutional court that nullified the May 21, 2019 presidential elections on Monday.
