News In Southern Region (3211)
Chiefs in Phalombe Want Contractor Redeployed
Government has come under fire from some six traditional authorities in Phalombe who are pushing the latter to redeploy contractors to complete rehabilitation works for two gravity fed water schemes in the district after two previous workers abandoned the site without completing works.
Save the Children Lauded in Balaka for Cholera Response
Health workers in Balaka say they are now relieved of stress they had to contain cholera cases, thanks to Save the Children and other partners for beefing up staff.
MPS Non Committal on Shelving Height Requirement On Police Recruitment
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) is not coming out clear if it has shelved a height requirement for those wishing to join the service as has been the case.
Security Expert Suggests Sweeping Firearms in the Hands of Criminals
A security analyst, Aubrey Kabisala is suggesting that security apparatus should check the availability of firearms in the country which criminals are using to attack the citizenry.
Balaka CSO Tips Authorities on Cholera
Balaka Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have tipped health authorities in the district not to relax but to step up efforts in fighting against cholera.
CARD Launches a K388 Million Social Cash Transfer in Mulanje
Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) has started disbursing cash to 2500 households in Traditional Authority Juma in Mulanje that were affected by Tropical Storm Ana in January, 2022.
CYDT For Boys Inclusion in Protecting Girls From GBV
Center for Youth Development and Transformation (CYDT) has joined non-governmental organizations that are calling for inclusion of boys in fighting against abuse on girls and women.
Thyolo Man Jailed for Robbing a Dairy Farmer of K6. 8 million
Limbe First Grade Magistrate, Soka Banda has sentenced a 30-year-old, Edward Msendawana to 14 years imprisonment for robbing a dairy farmer about K6.8 million at gunpoint at Bvumbwe in Thyolo.
2 Jailed for Requesting to Buy Human Placenta
The Mangochi First Grade Magistrate's Court on February 21, 2023 convicted and sentenced Richard Lameck, 22 and Friday Dickson, 23, each to 3 months imprisonment with hard labor for requesting to buy a human placenta from a nurse at Malombe Health Centre.
Adolescents Empowered to End GBV
Adolescents in the country have been urged to be vigilant in the fight against child marriages and gender based violence through among other means the use of art to relay messages of child marriages and gender based violence they face in their communities besides the use of youth advocates.
