News In Southern Region (3247)
Absence of Tonse Manifesto Propagates Speculations - UTM
UTM has admitted that absence of the Tonse Alliance manifesto in public might be the origin of assertions that all is not rosy in the Alliance government in terms of priority ideologies.
Mulanje Chief Attributes Early Pregnancies to Technology
Senior Chief Mthiramanja from the tea growing district of Mulanje said technology where children as young as ten years old are accessing unpalatable materials including pornography should be a contributing factor to a surge in early pregnancies and child marriages in the district.
NBM Supports BCC in Donate a Mask Campaign
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has embarked on a Donate a Mask Campaign in a quest to help vulnerable learners to be safe from COVID-19 in school.
Road Accident Kills 3 at Zalewa
Three people have died while six others have sustained serious degrees of injuries at Zalewa road block accident on Monday when a salon vehicle driven by unknown driver lost control and hit pedestrians and two mobile money bureaus.
Community Child Protection Structures Challenged to Protect the Elderly from Witchcraft Accusations
A three day training for Community Victim Support Units (CVSUs) from Mulanje in supporting victims of any sort of violence has started at Luchenza with a call for community child protection structures to consider including protection of the elderly in their activities.
Southern Africa’s Dream to Women’s Access to Land; Dead in its Track
“It is trite that customary law has a disproportionate discriminatory impact on women when compared to men,” writes a Zimbabwean international human rights lawyer and researcher, Dr. Makanatsa Mokonese.
Boy, 2, Dies after Drowning in a Well
A 2-year-old boy has died in Mangochi after drowning in a well within his parent’s compound.
Child Killed in an Inferno
A seven-year-old boy has died in Mangochi after sustaining severe burns following fire that gutted down his parents’ house on Friday.
Bee Keeping Farmers Shine in Mwanza
About 600 people in Mwanza have achieved income and food security thanks to African Parks Majete wildlife officials for scaling up bee keeping farming there.
Chitakale Land Dispute; Community Pens DC
After failing to present their petition to the District Commissioner’s office on Monday, communities at Chitakale and surrounding villages in Mulanje on Thursday presented their petition to the DC’s office.
