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HRDC Bemoans Delay in Probing Complaints By ACB
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has bemoaned delay by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate alleged corrupt practices which the Coalition has been reporting to the Bureau.
450 Cuffed in 3 Weeks for Violating COVID-19 Rules
At least 450 people have been arrested for contravening COVID-19 prevention and containment rules and regulations in three weeks across the country.
Lujeri Tea Pluckers Call Off Strike
A three-day strike by tea pluckers at Lujeri Tea Estate Company in Mulanje over alleged abuses by Operations Manager has come to an end with the company’s directorate and tea industry’s mother body, Tea Association of Malawi Limited (TAML) promising to discipline the manager.
Dry Spell Hits Lower Shire
Communities in Lower Shire have pleaded with government to provide them with long term measures for survival as most of their crops have wilted due to prolonged dry spells.
Sotto Sopra Supplies Thyolo Hospital with Oxygen
Sotto Sopra Malawi has supported Thyolo District Hospital with five oxygen cylinders, days after Zodiak Online reported about the challenges choking the facility in the fight against COVID-19.
Court Fines 6 for Damaging Bank Notes
The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday convicted and ordered five women and a male to pay fines between K100, 000.00 to K350, 000.00 for damaging and soiling Malawi Kwacha banknotes which is contrary to section 54(2)(c) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi Act.
MZUNI Graduands Flash a Warning At School Management
Mzuzu University 2019 graduands have given until 12 February to the university management to release details of their graduation ceremony scheduled for February 26, saying they are forced to act because management is playing games.
Afikepo; Ending Wasting in Mzimba South
When 57-year-old Lufina Nyathi of Kayuni Nyathi village in the area of Inkosi Kampingo Sibande in Mzimba heard about the death of her daughter-in-Law in South Africa in 2017 she was utterly devastated.
Coalition Threatens to Withdraw Workers Over Attacks
The Human Resource for Health Coalition of Malawi says will withdraw front-line health workers in responding to COVID-19 if communities continue to harass the workers.
MAGGA, DAPP Embarks on "Keeping Girls in School" Initiative
Concerned with high unemployment rate among graduates, Malawi Girl Guides Association (MAGGA) in collaboration with Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) has embarked on training girls with technical skills in Dedza and Salima.
