News In Southern Region (3244)
Kazako Calls for Accountability Among Humanitarian NGOs
The Minister of Information and Digitalization, Gospel Kazako has encouraged organizations and well-wishers to demonstrate honesty and accountability when reaching out to desperate flood survivors that were hit hard by the recent cyclone Ana.
DoDMA in MVAC Report Response Exercise
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) says they have made a good progress in their response to a Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) report.
14 In for Damaging Police Unit and Crop Fields
Police in Thyolo have arrested 14 people for damaging Khonjeni Police Unit, vehicle and slashing down maize crops.
UREA Runs Out of AIP Stock
Minister of agriculture Lobin Lowe says government has resorted to allowing farmers to redeem two bags of NPK or CAN instead of Urea fertilizer which is in short supply in most of the markets across the country.
Chiefs Urged to Refrain from Politics and Corruption
Deputy minister of Local government, Halima Daudi has advised local chiefs in the country to refrain from abusing their powers by indulging in active politics and acts of corruption as they are custodians of people from all political parties.
MALGA Stands Firm Against CDF Officers Recruitment
Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) has reiterated its stand against Parliamentary Adhoc Committee's report which recommended Parliament to recruit Constituency Development Fund (CDF) desk officers in district councils to be handling the Funds.
Cannabis Farming Facing Hiccups
The Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) says cannabis farming is facing technical and financial challenges in its maiden year.
ECHO Reaches Out to Ana Survivors
Oxfam and Plan Malawi have extended humanitarian intervention to survivors of Tropical Storm Ana which rendered many people destitute in a number of districts in the country.
Three Incarcerated for Defilement In Thyolo
Thyolo Senior Resident Magistrate Assunta Muwalo Maxwell has today sentenced three people; Christopher Namaona, Odala Makoto and Thokozani Michere to 19, 21 and 21 years respectively on defilement charges.
Bushiri Eyes Ana Damaged Water Systems
Leader of Enlightened Christian Gathering Church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has made a commitment to support rehabilitation of water systems that were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Ana last week in the southern part of Malawi.
