NATIONAL NEWS (5373)
NRB Withdraws 300 Registration Officers
For the second time, the National Registration Bureau has withdrawn 300 registration officers from the field where they were doing mass identity card replacement.
More Malawians Fail to Patronize Tourism Places
The 2019 Malawi Domestic and Outbound Tourism Survey Report has revealed that 87.5 percent of people in the country do not make touristic trips due to financial constraints.
Save the Children Intensifies Mobile Courts in Neno
Save the Children Malawi in Neno district has appealed to child led clubs and youth groups to develop a culture of reporting cases of child abuse in a bid to reduce child marriages and incidents of defilement that are becoming common in the country.
Action Aid Donates Covid-19 Equipment
An international organization, Action Aid, has bailed out the country's health facilities with Covid-19 supplies valued at K22 million.
Parly Women Caucus Sound SOS Over Shortage Of Gender Officers
The parliamentary women caucus has complained over a huge vacancy rate of gender officers in district councils.
MEC Employees Frustrated Over A Restraining Order On Unvaccinated Staff
Workers at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) are scheduled to engage their bosses over a decision barring them from work if they are not vaccinated for COVID19.
11 Bills Sent To Chakwera; Labour Relations Amendment Bill Not On The List
Zodiak has established that the controversial labour relations amendment bill is not part of the eleven bills that parliament has sent to President Lazarus Chakwera for assent.
Political Parties Censored On Exploiting University Students
Two local governance organizations, Women’s Legal Resources Center, and Democracy Works Foundation have noted that University Youth Wings and political parties need to work together in an attempt of dealing with issues of exploiting young people in institutions of higher learning.
Poor Finance Management Choking Development
An economic governance arm for the Catholic Church in Malawi, Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says poor public finance management is hampering implementation of development initiatives that would benefit the citizenry.
FCB Responds To Financially Hit Bandawe School For The Blind In Nkhatabay
Management of the Bandawe School for the deaf in Nkhatabay has told Zodiak Online that the financial crisis has hit the institution such that they are struggling to buy foodstuffs for students.
