News In Southern Region (3244)
Cotton Farmers Push for Local Production of Hybrid Seeds
The Cotton Farmers Association, (COFA) has asked hybrid seed suppliers to start producing the seeds locally amid complaints that the exorbitant prices of imported seeds are deterring farmers from growing the crop.
Church Program Winds Cyclone Response Project
The Church and Society Program of the CCAP Blantyre Synod on Wednesday finished its Tropical Cyclone Response Project with the distribution of relief items to 50 households from Malunda village in Traditional Authority Njema at the foot of Mulanje Mountain.
Daza Bails Out Neno District Council
A renowned humanitarian and business woman Triephornia Bender Daza has bailed out the Neno district council office by paying a 5 million kwacha water bill.
Govt Sends MoU to Mutharika Family on Mausoleum Take-over
The Ministry of Tourism said it has sent a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the Mutharika family regarding the transfer of management of late Bingu wa Mutharika's Mpumulo wa Bata Mausoleum in Thyolo.
Former Thyolo DC Found With Case to Answer
Thyolo Senior Resident Magistrate Assunta Maxwell on Wednesday found former Thyolo District Commissioner (DC) Justine Kathumba with a case in a matter the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is prosecuting him for allegedly selling the council's land at Bvumbwe trading center without advertisement.
DCT Orients Journalists on Child Marriages Reporting
Development Communications Trust (DCT) has called on journalists in the country to report objectively on issues concerning children and the youth arguing their actions in such reports can perpetrate violence against minors.
57th APUA Annual Meetings Set for 3-9 June, 2023
The Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) annual meetings have been set to take place from 3 to 9 June, 2023 at the Bingu Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe.
Cyclone Freddy Response: Scottish Govt Donates £200,000 to STC
The Scottish Government has provided £200, 000 through Save the Children (STC) to support Cyclone Freddy survivors in Zomba in three areas of food security, water and sanitation and nutrition.
Over 400 People Benefits from the CDF Loans in Chiradzulu
About 450 people from the areas of Group Village, Headman Namulu, and Traditional Authority Kadewere in Chiradzulu are expected to venture into various small-scale businesses after being provided with the start-up capital.
17 People Killed in Thyolo in 5 Months
15 people have been killed in Thyolo from January this year representing 87.5 percent increase, police statistics show.
