News In Southern Region (3244)
4 Jailed for Torchin Bvumbwe Police
Limbe Senior Resident Magistrate, Byson Masonga, has sentenced four men to seven years imprisonment for torching Bvumbwe Police Sub-station in Thyolo in January last year.
Chiefs Urged to Champion Girl Child Education in Phalombe
Chiefs in the country have been challenged to protect girls in ensuring that they remain in school as failure to do so affects the country’s economic growth.
MH Police Arrest Two Foreigners, Recover Fake Money, Printing Equipment
Barely days after Mangochi Police Station arrested, Panganani William, 21, for possessing K300, 000 fake banknotes, Fort Maguire Police Unit in the district have also arrested a Rwandan and a Burundian believed to be master-minders of processing the fake banknotes.
74 Households Yet to Receive DoDMA Maize in Thyolo
At least 74 hunger-stricken families in two villages of Loti and Mkwata in the area of Senior chief Mphuka claim are yet to receive maize under the government's lean season intervention, a week after they were told to wait when others were receiving the items at Mkhathe.
Govt to Hold First Ever City Summits from Next Week
The ministry of local government says waste management will be top on the agenda as city council’s gear up for the first-ever series of city summits.
Project Last Mile Creating Demand for Covid Vaccine Uptake
In the wake of a looming Covid-19 fourth wave, Project Last Mile has embarked on a six-month campaign in Thyolo and Zomba districts to scale up Covid-19 vaccine uptake.
Mangochi DHO Calls For More Cholera Support
Health authorities in Mangochi district have asked partners to assist them with chlorine and Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) as the district continues to register more cholera cases.
Poor Road Network Delays MVAC Response To Makanjira
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has assured hunger stricken families targeted to benefit from the 2022/23 lean season response in Lulanga and Makanjira in Mangochi district that they will start receiving their provisions from next week.
Floods Cause Havoc in Phalombe
Heavy rains have damaged water infrastructure and displacing scores of people in Phalombe district.
FPAM Orients Volunteers to Counter Covid-19 Misconceptions in Thyolo
The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) says there is a need to invest in interventions targeting the community structures in a bid to counter the existing misinformation on Covid-19 which has impacted negatively on HIV, TB and Malaria programmes.
