NATIONAL NEWS (5372)
One Acre Fund Farm Input Loan Program Hailed
Agricultural officials and farmers in Thyolo have hailed a Farm Input Loan Program which One Acre Fund has started implementing in the district this year.
Middlemen Blamed for Pangolins Trafficking
Ecologists and wildlife authorities in the country have expressed worry over increasing tendencies of Malawians who act as middlemen for smugglers in trafficking pangolins.
Stakeholders Call for Peaceful Chikwawa East By-elections
Electoral stakeholders in Chikwawa have urged various political players in Chikwawa east constituency to maintain peace as polling day for parliamentary by-elections draws closer.
PACHI Joins Fight Against Malaria in Neno
Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has engaged faith leaders in Neno district in the fight against malaria.
Low SRH Funding Worries Mulanje CSOs
Mulanje District Council has expressed worry over low funding towards Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH).
Dedza Traditional Leaders Ask Gvt To Re-Introduce Public Works
Traditional Leaders in Dedza have asked government to invest more in social protection programs and to re-introduce public works programme that was suspended.
Release Farm Gate Price, Experts tell Govt
The farmers Union of Malawi FUM and an economic expert have implored government to swiftly release farm gate prices for the 2020/21 season to protect farmers from exploitation in the hands of vendors who have already flocked the communities.
No Board of Trustees to Operationalize Disability Fund
Government has conceded to taking longer to establish the board of trustees to oversee disability funds as provided for in the 2012 Disability Act owing to the review of the Act currently in progress.
COVID19 Has Affected Safe Motherhood, Advisor Worried
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has put economies including that of Malawi on a tight corner.
NLGFC Introduces Citizen Budget Template
National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGF) has come up with a Citizen Budget Template that will simplify communication between councils and communities on budgeted development projects.
