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Ntcheu NGOs Shunning Remote Areas, NGO Board Study
A district mapping exercise conducted by the NGO Board in Ntcheu on operations of organizations there has revealed that a majority are working in areas with easy accessibility living out the hard-to-reach areas.
Ntcheu DHO Registers 5000 Teen Pregnancies in a Year
The Ntcheu district health office says it registered at least 5,000 teen pregnancies in 2020, which is a sharp increase from about 1, 200 in the previous year.
MLW Empowers Media on Health Research Reporting
The Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) Trust has trained journalists on health research reporting through its Journalist in Training (JIR) programme in Blantyre.
MACOHA Urges PWDs to Access Skills
The Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) says provision of vibrant skills development and employment opportunities can assist to curb availability of persons with disabilities (PWDs) begging in the country's cities.
MW To Have a New Low-cost Passenger Airline
Some Malawians have expressed interest to develop a new low-cost passenger airline and make it affordable for Malawians and serving domestic flights within the country on routes that have not been served in recent times.
The spokesperson for the group Mr. John Mkumba has confirmed the development to Zodiak online.
"The company will create jobs in all airports in Malawi, we will look at bringing back Malawian pilots and we shall also make direct flights from places like Mzuzu to other neighboring countries in the future," said Mkumba.
Mkumba said the group will obtain a license by the fourth quarter of 2021 and commence flights between Lilongwe, Blantyre, and Mzuzu.
He added that the airline will be able to provide safe, reliable, and affordable air transport to travelers and also provide an important boost to the national economy.
Smile Life Pushes Universities to Be Innovative
An insurance company says government can achieve the creation of 1 million jobs if institutions of higher learning are geared to scale up hands on entrepreneurship and innovations programs.
St Michael and All Angels Clocks 130 Years
The St Michael and All Angels Church of the CCAP has asked government to consider rehabilitating national monument churches in the country in order to sustain the history of such places.
MUBAS Graduates 91 ODL Electrical Installers
The Ministry of Education has hinted that enhancement of vibrant and competitive higher open distance learning can assist the country to have skilled workforce.
Police IG Vows to Deal with Corrupt Officers
The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Kainja, says the general public should expect more arrests of corrupt police officers as the institution has intensified the fight against corruption to reverse the trend in the service.
Mulelewaka Foundation For Right Information on Covid-19
As the third wave of the covid-19 pandemic is looming in the country, a local organization called Mulelewaka Foundation has started providing psychosocial support to students in Nkhatabay following reports that some parents are providing false information to their children about the pandemic.
