News In Southern Region (3242)
There is No Electoral Commission - AG Silungwe
Attorney General, Dr. Chikosa Silungwe, has written the Chairperson for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Dr. Chifundo Kachale, not to discharge any duties as there is no Electoral Commission according to the law.
Rising Mob Justice Cases Worry Police
Police delayed response to crime scenes has largely been attributed to the rising cases of mob justice being recorded in the country where suspects have been apprehended by ordinary people.
10, 000 AZ Vaccine Doses Expire
About 10, 000 doses of the AstraZenecca vaccine have been confirmed expired.
SRWB Bails Out Nkhudzi Community
In one year and half coming people of Nkhudzi bay in Mangochi will say bye to salty water.
SADC Urges Member States to Sign and Ratify AfCFTA and TFTA
The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has urged Member States that have not yet signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa-East African Community-SADC (COMESA-EAC-SADC) Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) to do so to allow for the implementation of the agreements.
Activist Hopes Dialogue Will End Govt-TUM Impasse
A prominent education activist says the outside court dialogue between government and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) should lead to more trust and confidence between employer and employee.
Secrecy Continues Over Tonse Alliance Agreement
Two major parties in the governing Tonse Alliance, UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), have not come out explicitly to disclose what is contained in the agreement between nine parties forming the grand coalition, a year after its formation.
MCHS Students Hit at Management
There is an outcry among students at Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS) following a management decision to introduce accommodation fee for students on campus and stopping provision of meals.
Nsanje Flood Survivors Decry Water Challenges
People who were displaced by floods at Mchacha James in the area of Traditional Authority Mlolo in Nsanje, have taken authorities to task to provide them safe drinking water.
MERA Worried with Low Usage of Gas for Cooking
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) says only 1% of the country’s households use Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as source of energy for cooking in their homes.
