News In Southern Region (3242)
Snr Chief Mthiramanja Calls for Correction of Girls’ Behaviors
Senior Chief Mthiramanja of Mulanje says unless stakeholders devise mechanisms of correcting behaviors of some girls, it will be difficult to end teenage pregnancies and child marriages in the country.
Social Cash Transfer Calms Down Rural Poverty
Gladys Tione Pedro (not a real name) is a 16-year-old girl and a mother of a nine-month-old baby girl. She is the head of a child -headed family.
Road Accident Kills 2, Injures 13 in Thyolo
Two people have died with 13 others injured in Thyolo after a vehicle which they were traveling in involved in an accident.
One Stop Centre Paralyzed in Thyolo
Lack of resources and capacity has paralyzed operations at the One Stop Centre in Thyolo at a time the district is registering a minimum of three defilement cases on weekly basis.
Doctors Warn on Herbal Supplements
The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has expressed concern over what it calls are misleading adverts on herbal medicine and supplements which it says are growing in the country.
Remembering Prof Molyneux
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES) says health research has improved a lot in the country owing to contribution by Professor Malcom Molyneux who established the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) Programme in Malawi in 1999.
CDEDI Takes on Roads Authority
The Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has told Roads Authority (RA) to disclose within 15 days how contracts were awarded for 9 road projects.
Witchdoctors Told to Report Crimes
Traditional healers in Thyolo have been challenged to report criminals that seek concoction from them with ill-intentions.
3 Family Members Drown in MHG
Three family members have drowned in Namandanje River which they attempted to cross in the area of group village headman Mwikala under Senior Chief Liwonde in Machinga.
18 Family Members Destitute
Thyolo District Commissioner Douglas Moffat says increased knowledge gap among stakeholders on Deceased Estates (Wills, Inheritance and Protection) Act is fueling property grabbing in the district.
