News In Southern Region (3242)
BCC Under Fire Over Poor Waste Management
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has come under fire from Namiyango residents in Bangwe for failure to collect refuse from a waste dumping site which is located within their vicinity.
Action Aid Targets Hunger Stricken Families in Neno
Action Aid Malawi (AAM) has announced it will bail out hunger-stricken families of Sub-Traditional Chikalema in Neno district who year in and year out fail to produce enough food due to fall armyworm and poverty.
COVID-19 Threatens HR at Mulanje DHO
Mulanje District Health Office says continued attack of health workers by COVID-19 is posing a threat to the sector’s human resources department.
DODMA Worried with Increasing Lightning Caused Deaths
The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DODMA) has expressed worry with increasing number of lightning caused deaths as death toll due reaches 42 out of the 48 disaster related deaths this rainy season alone.
79-Year-Old Widow Dragged to Court Over Land
Emilida Chapendeka, 79, in 2014 agreed with his husband Slick Chapendeka (now deceased) to sell part of their land in Sosola village in Balaka district to meet some of their needs.
Mob Assaults Man to Death in Nsanje
An angry mob in Nsanje has assaulted a 45-year-old man to death on allegation that he battered his wife and his two step children.
HRDC Bemoans Delay in Probing Complaints By ACB
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has bemoaned delay by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate alleged corrupt practices which the Coalition has been reporting to the Bureau.
450 Cuffed in 3 Weeks for Violating COVID-19 Rules
At least 450 people have been arrested for contravening COVID-19 prevention and containment rules and regulations in three weeks across the country.
Lujeri Tea Pluckers Call Off Strike
A three-day strike by tea pluckers at Lujeri Tea Estate Company in Mulanje over alleged abuses by Operations Manager has come to an end with the company’s directorate and tea industry’s mother body, Tea Association of Malawi Limited (TAML) promising to discipline the manager.
Dry Spell Hits Lower Shire
Communities in Lower Shire have pleaded with government to provide them with long term measures for survival as most of their crops have wilted due to prolonged dry spells.
