NATIONAL NEWS (5382)
Man, 60, Jailed for Defilement
A Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Mangochi Tuesday convicted and sentenced, Phara Pius, 60 to 21 years’ imprisonment with hard labor for defiling a 11-year-old girl contrary to Section 138 of the Penal Code.
Thyolo Police Hunt Murder Suspects
Police in Thyolo are looking for murder suspects who have killed a security guard and stole window frames.
Nchima Bemoans Increased Theft of Macadamia, Tea, Blue Gum Trees
Nchima Estate, a subsidiary of Lujeri Tea Estate has bemoaned an increase in theft of macadamia nuts, cutting down of tea bushes and blue gum trees in Thyolo.
Faith Leaders Trained in Psycho Social Support to SGBV Survivors
As a way of promoting psycho social support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the country, World Relief Malawi has embarked on a training project to empower faith leaders to be providing counseling to such victims, in three districts of Lilongwe, Mangochi and Machinga.
Neno Girls Sec School and Dept of Forestry in Tree Planting Exercise
In an effort to reclaim the lost glory of Neno forestry cover, the department of forestry has partnered with Neno Girls Secondary school to plant five hundred trees around the campus.
35 Thousand Households Targeted For Free Electricity Connection
Ministry of Energy says it is analyzing data for 35 thousand rural households that are set to be connected to the national grid free of charge under the free electricity connection programme for the 2022/23 financial year.
MUST Closed
Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has indefinitely closed down the institution following students protests that disrupted examinations over fees balances on Monday.
Govt Dared on Sanitation Emergency Plan
Health expert Professor Maureen Chirwa has asked the government to set up an emergency plan that will provide for immediate solution to the sanitation infrastructure damaged by Tropical Storm Ana to avoid cholera outbreak and waterborne diseases in the country.
CSAT Calls for Accountability During Humanitarian Response
The Centre for Social Concern and Accountability (CSAT) has asked for the integration of accountability in the ongoing humanitarian response amid increasing reports of corrupt practices in camps of flood survivors.
18 Children Reported Cases of Abuse in Neno
In Neno district, 18 children have reported cases of being abused to the social welfare office thanks to Save the Children which has drilled the children on case reporting mechanisms.
