News In Southern Region (3242)
VMMC, PreP Vital to End New HV Infections
Population Services International (PSI) and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (EGPAF) say targeting the youth and young women with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PreP) and Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) services can assist the country to drastically reduce the risk of new HIV infections in the country.
Councils Challenged on Transformative Construction
Government has challenged local councils to come up with few but life transforming projects other than constructing many but meaningless projects.
Commission Cautious on Boundary Demarcations
The Electoral Commission has cautioned district demarcation committees not to take instructions from any office apart from the Commission on how to conduct the review of constituency and ward boundaries.
Breaking Condom Barriers
Buying condoms is one of tough experiences men and boys have ever experienced.
Chakwera Adamant on AIP
President Lazarus Chakwera says he will not abandon Affordable Input Programme (AIP) until alternatives are fully developed.
DPP Responds to Chakwera on Debts
Former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says president Lazarus Chakwera must tell the nation how much debt the country has accumulated since he assumed the presidency.
Story Workshop Drums Up Support for Covid-19 Vaccination in Neno
In a bid to ensure that the citizenry is protected from Covid-19 pandemic and its health and economic implications, The Story-Workshop has resorted to using drama groups as a tool of wooing people to vaccine.
Not My Sister!
It is a tradition in most Malawi’s rural setups, just like in many African countries, to send young girls to initiation camps in preparation for adulthood.
Form 1 Student Commits Suicide
A form one open student at Nsanje Secondary School, has committed suicide by hanging himself to the roof of a house using a rope yesterday morning, police have confirmed to Zodiak online. This is a fourth suicide case in the district in less than two months.
2 Jailed for Selling a Human Being
A Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Mangochi on Thursday, 4th November 2021, convicted and sentenced two men to 12 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for offering for sale a 4-year-old boy.
