NATIONAL NEWS (5376)
The “No Name Campaign”: A Game-Changer In Ensuring All African Children Acquire Legal Identity
In June 2020, the African Union and UNICEF launched the No Name Campaign, an initiative aimed at promoting the right for every child in Africa to a legal identity, and therefore to justice. With barely half of the children under 5 years living on the continent registered at birth, thereby denying millions of others the ability to enjoy their human rights, the No Name Campaign calls on Governments and relevant stakeholders to accelerate measures that have proven efficient to provide children with a legal identity.
Maoni Primary School in Mulanje Remains Closed
Maoni Primary School in Mulanje has remained closed for over a month after some irate parents beat up three teachers there on accusations that they were practicing Satanism.
COVID 19 Urban Cash Transfer Beneficiaries Yet to Benefit
Some shortlisted beneficiaries of the Covid-19 Urban Cash Transfer Intervention (CUCI) are yet to receive their three-month cash though the project ended two months ago.
Only Four Companies Licensed to Produce Sustainable Charcoal
The Department of Forestry says only four companies have been issued sustainable charcoal production licenses in the country as provided for in the Forestry Act of 1997.
UDF Yet to Fill Vacant Post Of Veep For South
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) is yet to fill the vacant post of party Veep for the South weeks after Lance Mbewe resigned.
No Good Governance Without ATI - MEJN
The Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) says secrecy or any obstruction to access to information regarding the mining industry in the country, will just reduce further peoples’ benefits from the sector.
Three Arrested Over Fake Currency Production
Three people are in police custody in Mulanje for allegedly possessing gadgets they used to produce fake currencies.
MDF Soldier Dies During Airborne Training
A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier has died following a hard landing when his parachute allegedly failed to launch as he jumped from an aircraft during a basic airborne course at Parachute Battalion in Salima.
80 Teachers in Nkhotakota Not Paid in January
About 80 Primary School teachers in Nkhotakota district have accused officials at the District Council of playing hide and seek by delaying to process their January 2021 salaries, five months since they were skipped on the payroll.
Road Accident Claims a Life; Injures 13
One person has died while 13 others have sustained serious degrees of injuries when a vehicle, they were travelling in, to a football match in Nkhata-Bay from Dwangwa in Nkhotakota, overturned at Mlowe in Nkhata-Bay.
