NATIONAL NEWS (5376)
Govt Ready to Take-Over Bingu's Mausoleum
The Ministry of Tourism and Culture says it is now ready to engage the Bineth Trust in a roundtable discussion regarding the take over care of late Bingu wa Mutharika's Mpumulo wa Bata Mausoleum in Thyolo as ordered by President Lazarus Chakwera early this year.
MHRC Discontinues Kalibu Academy Abuse Hearing
Financial constraints have forced the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to discontinue the planned virtual hearing of the alleged Kalibu Academy corporal punishment and sexual abuse; now analysing the statements.
MANEB E-payment Registration Officers Worried
Some teachers carrying out the 2023 Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) fees E-payment exercise in Thyolo and Machinga have expressed concerns that the Board has not provided them with resources.
Jenala Women Support Police in GBV Fight
Authorities at Chitekesa Police Unit in Phalombe have singled out mobility challenges and inadequate personnel as major challenges affecting their operations.
FMD Forces Thyolo District Council to Ban Cattle Movement
Thyolo District Council has issued movement restrictions of cattle from Nsanje and Chikwawa districts to avoid moving the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) from the lower shire to the district.
Diabetes Patients in Phalombe Appeal to Authorities
Some diabetes and hypertension patients in Phalombe have appealed to health authorities in the district to consider starting administration of some medications at health centre level for easy accessibility among the patients.
Govt Wants 80% of Malawians on Internet by 2023
The Principal Secretary of E-government in the Ministry of Information and Digitalisation Francis Bisika has said several interventions are being put in place by the government to reach over 80 percent of Malawians with cheaper and reliable Internet by 2023.
Limbe Police Goes Biomedical, Mounts Cameras in Limbe Town
Limbe Police Station has become the first in the country to install CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras in Limbe to track criminal activity in the township.
Bvumbwe Police Re-opened, Commissioner Encouraged Dialogue
A fresh appeal has gone out to the police officers and the community members to prioritize dialogue in sorting out their differences as opposed to resorting to violence where police station infrastructure is damaged and, in some instances, life lost.
Neno DHO Records First Maternal Cholera Death
Neno district health authorities say they have registered a first maternal death due to cholera at Ligowe health centre, bringing the total number of cholera deaths to four.
