News In Southern Region (3244)
NGO Offering 3.8% Interest Rate On its Loan Program
Parkstreet Conventional Savings, Loan and Investment (PACOSALI) Foundation, a local money lending organization says collaterals and high interest rates bar poor people from accessing loans.
Phalombe Council Warns Parents
Phalombe District Council has issued a stern warning to parents who are sending their children to work as house-boys where they are selling some items in various trading centres.
Minister Concedes Nsanje-Marka Road was Poorly Designed
Minister of Transport Jacob Hara has conceded poor workmanship on a 27-kilometer Nsanje-Marka road that has cost over K11 billion.
Go Back to School, Education Authorities Challenge School Dropouts
A senior education official in Mulanje has challenged children that were affected by the Tropical Cyclone Freddy and dropped out of school to go back to school as life has to go back to normal after the disaster.
CPHIA Introduces Journalism Fellowship; Malawian Journalist Hails the Move
The Conference in Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) says it will launch the journalism fellowship in its quest to arm journalists with necessary knowledge to effectively cover issues pertaining public health in the continent.
Shortage of Toilets, Desks Hit Kapichi Primary School
Two weeks after opening of the 2023/2024 school calendar, it has been revealed that Kapichi primary school in Thyolo is operating without proper toilets and with a few desks.
Glengarry Primary School Closed
Authorities in Thyolo have closed Glengarry primary school following growing theft and vandalism of property last month.
CISANET Expresses Concerns on AIP
The Civil Society Network on Agriculture (CisaNet) has expressed its concerned over delays by government to roll out the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) with almost a month and a half to go before the rainy season starts.
Chikwawa Court Fines Zimbabwean for Causing Death
The Chikwawa Magistrate’s Court has slapped a Zimbabwean, Tinashe Sharen 28, with a K1 million fine for causing death of an 11-year boy.
CDEDI Writes VP on Stalled Muloza-Chiringa Road Project
Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked the country’s Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima to use his executive powers and push the Ministry of Transport and Public Works and Roads Authority to resume construct Muloza-Chiringa road which stalled two years ago.
