News In Southern Region (3242)
Cholera Kills Headteacher in Thyolo
A primary school headteacher at Mwitere in Thyolo has died of cholera, Wednesday, health authorities have confirmed.
Crime Rate Decreases in Mangochi
Mangochi Police Station has registered an overall 16 Percent crime decrease in the just ended year 2022.
Activist Dragged to Court over Alleged Fraud
The senior resident magistrate’s court in Blantyre has started hearing a case which an environmental activist, Godfrey Mfiti, is being accused of defrauding Jacqueline Makiyi.
Lack of Clean Water Worsens Cholera Situation in Makhetha
Malawi has a long way to go to contain the current cholera outbreak.
Govt Tipped on Disaster Survivors’ Relocation
Nsanje and Chikwawa Socio-Economic Development Trust has snubbed the government's move to stop helping victims of manmade disasters such as floods and mudslides before providing amenities in the upper areas.
DoDMA Responds to Hunger in Neno
The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DODMA) has over the weekend distributed 920 bags of maize to hunger stricken families in Neno district as they await cash transfer for the months of December last year to March 2023.
Road Users in Liwonde Worry with Congestion
Road users around Liwonde Township in Machinga on Monday asked the district’s council to identify a new parking space for trucks that are ferrying fertilizers from the township, noting that the trucks are causing panic along the Liwonde–Ntaja road commonly known as the Bakili Muluzi Highway due to congestion.
Police Hunting Chilima's 'Resignation' Letter Author
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has launched an investigation to track the author of a 'fake letter' purporting the resignation of state vice president Saulos Chilima.
Councilors Push for Food Distribution to Cholera Patients
As the cholera outbreak continues to hit most parts of the country, three ward councilors of the most affected areas of Makhetha, Limbe and Bangwe in Blantyre say apart from providing treatment to patients, the government and development partners need to consider supplying food aid to those receiving treatment in cholera units.
ESCOM for Resilient Power Structures in the Shire Valley
The country’s power utility body says it will replace its current structures in Nsanje with more resilient ones as a long-term solution to frequent power outages which some parts of the district usually experience during the rainy season.
