NATIONAL NEWS (5382)
HRCC Query HE on Appointment of Retired Officers
Human Rights Consultative Committee Chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba is querying the president for appointing Brigadier General Charles Kalumo (Rtd) as the new head of the Immigration and Citizenship Services department.
South East Police Region Now in Full Operation
Commissioner of Police for South East Region Chikondi Chingadza says the region is now in full operation with all sections available and vibrant and an increase of manpower at the region’s Police Mobile Service’s G-Division.
Nsanje’s Kuchene Women Forum Drills Women in Improved Farming
There are prospects of improved yield in disaster prone Nsanje district following a training on modern farming technology targeting young women.
Nsanje Health Authorities Decry OPV Resistance Over Religious Beliefs
Health Authorities in Nsanje have decried a tendency by some parents and guardians who are denying their children access to poliovirus vaccine due to religious beliefs.
Graduates Worried Over Unpaid Resettlement Packages
Graduated trainees for the last two cohorts at Mulanje Vocational School for the Blind have expressed worry over delays by the institution to give them their resettlement packages which they receive after graduation.
Continued Blackouts Rile Businesspeople
Businesspeople in the country have pleaded with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and the government to resolve the continued blackouts, saying they have a huge impact on the livelihoods of people.
Thyolo -Thekerani-Makhanga Road Completion October - RA
Government says it is upbeat the 83-kilometres Thyolo-Thekerani-Makhanga Road will be due for completion by October this year, now with six kilometres stretch remaining.
Fraudsters Defraud BCC K12 Million
Blantyre City Council (BCC) says it has tightened its security features on the business license forms following the syndicate it conducted leading to arrest of some suspected unauthorised officers who forged the payment document clips in the city.
Court Grants AG’s Wish in Bus Depots Case
The High Court in Lilongwe has granted Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda a preservation order in a case which he is challenging management of bus depots by National Bus Company.
Nsanje Prison Rations Food
Nsanje prison Spokesperson, Sub Inspector, Chifuniro Mukhuna, says food shortage has forced them to adjust to 60 kilograms of maize flour rations per day instead of the usual 80 to 85 kilograms.