News In Southern Region (3244)
Immigration Dept Suspends Passports Printing
Some Malawians working in South Africa and beyond who returned for holidays are fearing for their jobs following the prolonged stay owing to the slowdown in passport printing at the Immigration Department.
Nsanje Girls Demand Protection
Girls in the area of Traditional Authority Chimombo in Nsanje district have made an emotional appeal to authorities to engage an extra gear on girl child protection endeavors.
Govt Wants Changed VDCs
Government says there is a need to change the village development committees (VDCs) across the country whose tenure expired two years ago amid reports of alleged corruption on social protection programmes.
Nsanje District Hospital Patients Shot in the Arm
A charity organization, Davies Fundraising, has bailed out 50 patients at Nsanje District Hospital with a donation of food and non-food items.
Child Rights Activist Tips Govt on Child Labor
Child rights activist, Memory Ngosi Chisenga, has asked government to enhance monitoring of child labour hotspot areas to address issues of child labor as farmers start processing tobacco in readiness for the opening of this year’s selling season.
T/A Mchinguza Warns Chiefs on Child Marriages
Traditional Authority Mchinguza of Machinga has threatened to remove from positions chiefs who are aiding perpetrators of child marriages to escape into neighboring Mozambique, saying it is affecting efforts to end the vice in the area.
CHREAA Demands Tabling and Passing of Prison Bill
State human rights organs and the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) have demanded the immediate tabling of the Prison Bill in the February sitting of parliament, (a bill) which they feel has gathered dust on the shelves for about ten years now.
Industrial Hemp Farmers in Thyolo Accuse CRA, USCA
Some industrial hemp farmers in Thyolo have accused the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) and an off-taker, United States Cannabis Association in Malawi (USCA) of dumping them despite the agreement to buy their hemp.
7 Suspects Arrested in Thyolo Murder Case
Four men have been arrested in Thyolo on suspicion that they defiled and killed a 12-year-old school girl last week on Tuesday.
Luchenza Constituency Raises Hopes among Residents
Residents of Luchenza Municipality are optimistic that the socioeconomic development that has been dwindling the past two decades will be restored as Luchenza is now a constituency on its own following the constituency demarcation exercise last year.
