News In Southern Region (3211)
PLO Organises Land Vigils at Thyolo District Council
The Registered Trustees of People's Land Organisation (PLO) has announced that it will hold vigils at Thyolo district council from 3 July 2023 to force minister of lands to address them on land issues in the district.
Thyolo DHSS, Administrator Demand K632 Million from Health Workers for Defamation
Thyolo district's Director of Health and Social Services, Dr. Arnold Jumbe and administrator, John Phiri have filed a claim demanding K632 million from some district health workers as damage for defamation.
100 Makandi Tea Estate Workers Yet to Receive their Compensations
At least 100 workers for Makandi Tea Estates in Thyolo claim that they are yet to receive their worker's compensations amounting to about K50 million.
13 Years of No Science Lab, Library at Ligowe CDSS
Learners and teachers at Ligowe Community Day Secondary school in Neno have warned that science education standards will continue to dwindle at the school as it has now operated for 13 years without a science laboratory and library.
SADC Education Ministers Urged on Investment
Civil Society Education Coalition in Malawi (CSEC) and Southern Africa Moderator for Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA) have challenged education ministers in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region to ensure that about 50 million children have the right to education and cover the 17 million teachers deficit.
CRS Bails Out 450 Freddy Displaced Households with Temporary Shelters
As one way of bailing out survivors of Cyclone Freddy in Chikwawa, Nsanje and Zomba districts, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has allocated 450 temporary shelters to 450 households who were displaced due to the natural disaster which claimed lives and destroyed property in the southern region.
Disaster Relief Brewing a Health Crisis
Three months have elapsed since tropical cyclone freddy wreaked havoc in the southern region, a development which rendered thousands destitute as homes were destroyed, forcing them to live in makeshift relief camps. But what they do not know is that this is a risky pose to health.
Mulanje DHO Resumes Mobile Clinic Services
Neno Geared Up for Conservation Agriculture
The Neno district council through its agriculture department has been alarmed by an increase in cases of soil erosion, persistent dry spells and droughts escalated by climate change and increase in population.
Neno Former PEA Defilement Trial Adjourned to 14 July 2023
The Neno First Grade Magistrate court has today resumed hearing of a case of former Primary Education Advisor (PEA) Benito Mpapa who is suspected of defiling and impregnating a 16-year-old female child.
