NATIONAL NEWS (5376)
Advocates Differ on Status of Malawi’s Media Freedom
Media advocates have expressed diverse views on the accusations that the government is stifling freedom of the media in Malawi, and that the acts are having a bearing on the country’s democracy.
Classroom, Desks Shortage Affecting Education in Thyolo
Education authorities in Thyolo have conceded that shortage of classroom blocks and desks is affecting education standards and performance in the district.
Govt Issues 20 Cooking Oil Import Licenses
Government has issued 20 import licenses for cooking oil to different traders, a move designed to stabilise the rising cost of the commodity on the local market.
CAMA Doubts Impact of Petrol Price Reduction
The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) has cast doubt on whether the downward adjustment in the pump price for petrol will trigger any adjustments in general commodity prices.
MACRA is Violating Right to Free Speech - MISA Malawi
The media advocate group MISA Malawi on Tuesday appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Media, Information and Communications in Lilongwe where reiterated its stand that the revocation of licences for radio stations undertaken recently by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is too drastic.
MLW to Intensify Immunisation Campaign
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Program says it will roll out a free comic book in native languages to dispel myths surrounding vaccines.
Mzuzu Central Hospital Suspends All Minor Surgical operations
Authorities at Mzuzu Central Hospital have suspended conducting all minor surgical operations owing it to the limited availability of oxygen gas used for the medical procedures.
2000 Mangochi; Nsanje Families Graduate from Poverty
Concern Worldwide has hailed its five-year project which has seen over 2000 households from Mangochi and Nsanje graduate from extreme poverty to relative economic security.
Thyolo OC Vows Crackdown on Corrupt Officers
Thyolo Police Officer-in-Charge Ulemu Kaluwa has asked communities to report police officers requesting money for police bail, stressing that it is free.
SAVE Spurs Evans’ Aerospace Dreams
Save the Children has helped Evans Banda, an 18-year-old innovator, to secure a partial scholarship to study Aerospace Engineering in India.
