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Mangochi CTC Develops Modern Hand washing Machine
As part of enhancing mitigation measures against the spread of the Coronavirus in the country, students at Mangochi Community Technical College have come up with an improved version of a hand washing facility.
APAM Calls for Immediate Resignation of Ntaba as Chairperson for National Technical Committee on PWA
President of Association of Persons with Albinism, Ian Simbota has written president Peter Mutharika demanding immediate resignation of Hertherwick Ntaba from the chairmanship of National Technical Committee on Persons with Albinism in Malawi.
Malawi Among 25 to Benefit From IMF’s Immediate Debt Relief
Malawi is among 25 poorest and most vulnerable member countries of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to benefit from an immediate debt service relief.
World Bank Applauds Tanzania on Anti Corona Policy Response; Warns African Countries Copying Western Anti- COVID 19 Policies
The World Bank Group has applauded Tanzanian unique approaches to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fisheries Dept Probes Fish Killing in Shire River
The department of fisheries has launched an investigation to find out what has killed a lot of fish in Shire river on Saturday in Chikwawa district.
10 Years IHL for Defilement
A 53-year-old man in Mangochi will spend the next decade Imprisonment with Hard Labor (IHL) after a magistrate’s court in the district on Thursday slapped him with a 10-year jail sentence for defiling a 10-year-old girl.
ZA Eyes MCHS as COVID-19 Isolation Center
Zomba Central Hospital says is planning to make part of Malawi College of Health Sciences to be used as an isolation center for Covid-19 in case the hospital receives cases.
Chiefs, Councilors Tussle at Meeting
Commotion marred the Chikwawa full council emergency meeting on Friday when councilors and chiefs traded barbs as the councilors refused to discuss the COVID-19 preventive tough measures without a report from health and environment service committee.
Police Urged to Avoid COVID-19
A senior nurse at Mulanje District Hospital on Thursday urged police officers and Community Police Forum to observe hygiene practices to avoid coronavirus.
Poverty Affecting COVID-19 Prevention in Ntchisi - Chiefs
Traditional leaders in Ntchisi district say adherence to preventive measures in remotest villages in Ntchisi is proving to be hard considering that access to clean water is still a big problem.
