News In Southern Region (3242)
MUST Partners John Hopkins to Develop Covid 19 Vaccine
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has partnered with John Hopkins and other organizations to study the sequence of COVID 19 which will eventually result into the development of vaccine in the country.
Stalled Thuchira Bridge Construction Worries Users
Motorists using Robert Mugabe Highway, popularly called Midima road, have bemoaned stalled construction works on the new Thuchira Bridge at Nkando in Mulanje district.
Suspected COVID Money Abusers Out on Bail
The Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court in Blantyre has released on bail eight immigration officers who were arrested last week in connection with the K6.2 billion COVID-19 funds abuse.
ESCOM Partners MUST, Polytechnic on Female Students Scholarships
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ESCOM has signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Malawi Polytechnic to provide merit scholarships for best performing female engineering students.
Man Dies in a Fight Over a Piece of Cigarette
A 38-year-old man is in police custody at Monkey-bay police station in Mangochi for allegedly killing his friend following a fight that started after disagreements over a piece of cigarettes.
PACHI Worried with Abuse of Mosquito Nets in Neno
As Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating Malaria Day today Sunday, the Child and Health Initiative (PACHI) has appealed to people of Neno to desist from selling bed nets to charcoal burners where it has also engaged faith leaders to advance Malaria prevention messages.
MUSCCO Proposes Merging of SACCOs
The Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (MUSCCO) says the merging of Savings and Credit cooperatives (SACCOs) can assist to improve liquidity and efficient management of SACCOs in Malawi.
Educationist Worried with Division Among Education Bodies
A Prominent Education activist has cautioned that the division that has rocked the public and private related education organizations has the potential for political elites to manipulate and weaken their operations in the country.
Action Aid Malawi Intensifies Irrigation in Neno
Action Aid Malawi (AAM) through IHART has distributed seeds for irrigation farming to some three hundred households of Sub-Traditional Authority Chikalema in Neno district who were affected by Cyclone Idai and fall army worms.
Standing Voice Houses PWAs
A local organization that supports human rights of persons with albinism, Standing Voice, has rolled out a program which seeks to construct houses for some of the survivors on brutal attacks of Persons with Albinism (PWAs).
