News In Southern Region (3244)
Man Arrested for Attempted Abduction in Thyolo
Luchenza police in Thyolo have arrested a 35-year-old man, Edson Wilson, on suspicion that he attempted to abduct a boy.
Flood Survivors Call for Resettlement Package
Some flood Survivors who have been displaced by the recent cyclone Ana and are living at Medram displaced camp in Chikwawa have appealed to government to consider providing to them a resettlement package apart from relief items.
3 Arrested Over ESCOM Transformer Theft
Police in Balaka have arrested three suspects in connection with Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) stolen transformer which was vandalized at Andiamo last week.
Immigration Deports 2 Pakistanis
The central region office of immigration department and citizenship service on Sunday deported two Pakistanis for contravening immigration laws.
Govt Urged to Raise SCT Money
Government has been urged to raise the money going to the ultra-poor under the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) program considering the rise in cost of living.
Ministry and MUST Sign MoU to Advance Industrialization
Minister of Trade and Industry Mark Katsonga has admitted that over 80 percent of imported products have flooded the country's chain stores since the manufacturing industry has collapsed.
Experts Call for Biogas Energy and Residue Fertilizer Production
Energy and agriculture experts in the country have called for a revamped bio-based fertilizer and energy production as a solution to challenges in agriculture and electricity sectors.
Govt Says Industrial Zones to Ease Investment Hurdles
Government is upbeat that establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) across the country will fast-track investment processes, industrialization drive and reduce prices of goods in the country.
Mposa Communities Worried with Schools Rehabilitation Delay
Communities around Chilimba Community Day Secondary School and Chilimba Primary School in Machinga, have blamed lack of political will on failure to rehabilitate some schools blocks which were blown off by Cyclone Ana a month ago.
Balaka Secondary School Alumni Plant 350 Trees
Alarmed by the school's use of firewood not electricity, a class of 1992-1996 have moved in to preserve and replenish their former school by planting 350 trees at Balaka Secondary School.
