NATIONAL NEWS (5376)
Lack of Clean Water Worsens Cholera Situation in Makhetha
Malawi has a long way to go to contain the current cholera outbreak.
Govt Tipped on Disaster Survivors’ Relocation
Nsanje and Chikwawa Socio-Economic Development Trust has snubbed the government's move to stop helping victims of manmade disasters such as floods and mudslides before providing amenities in the upper areas.
DoDMA Responds to Hunger in Neno
The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DODMA) has over the weekend distributed 920 bags of maize to hunger stricken families in Neno district as they await cash transfer for the months of December last year to March 2023.
Road Users in Liwonde Worry with Congestion
Road users around Liwonde Township in Machinga on Monday asked the district’s council to identify a new parking space for trucks that are ferrying fertilizers from the township, noting that the trucks are causing panic along the Liwonde–Ntaja road commonly known as the Bakili Muluzi Highway due to congestion.
Police Hunting Chilima's 'Resignation' Letter Author
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has launched an investigation to track the author of a 'fake letter' purporting the resignation of state vice president Saulos Chilima.
Councilors Push for Food Distribution to Cholera Patients
As the cholera outbreak continues to hit most parts of the country, three ward councilors of the most affected areas of Makhetha, Limbe and Bangwe in Blantyre say apart from providing treatment to patients, the government and development partners need to consider supplying food aid to those receiving treatment in cholera units.
ESCOM for Resilient Power Structures in the Shire Valley
The country’s power utility body says it will replace its current structures in Nsanje with more resilient ones as a long-term solution to frequent power outages which some parts of the district usually experience during the rainy season.
Over 100 MPs Respond to AIP Logistics
Minister of agriculture, Sam Kawale, says they are receiving overwhelming response from parliamentarians to help in dispatching Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) fertiliser from the warehouses to the beneficiaries.
Fall Armyworms Attack 7950 Hectares in Thyolo
Agriculture authorities in Thyolo say the fall armyworms have attacked 7, 950 hectares of crops in the district.
NOMN Supports Servants Strike
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwifes of Malawi (NONM) says it is supporting the planned civil servants nationwide strikes organised by the Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) next week.
