NATIONAL NEWS (5372)
NICE Promotes MW2063 in Neno
The National Initiative for Civic Education-Trust in Neno district has challenged faith leaders to champion the popularization of the Malawi2063 blueprint in a bid to transform the economic status of the country.
Paramount Chief Kawinga Calls on Chief to fight GBV
Paramount Chief Kawinga of the Yao tribe has called on local chiefs in the country to take a leading role in the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) if the vice is to be completely dealt with.
Review Witchcraft Law - CCJP Mzuzu Diocese
The Catholic Commission for Justice of Peace (CCJP) of the Mzuzu Diocese has called for an immediate review of the Witchcraft law so that it deals with atrocities perpetrated on people suspected of practicing witchcraft, most of them the elderly.
60, 000 Land Parcels Registered in Malawi Through Projects
At least 60, 000 customary land parcels have been registered in the country through various land and agricultural based investments in relation to the newly enacted Land (amendment) Act of 2022.
New Teachers Hardship Allowance Awaits WB Assessment
The Ministry of Education says implementation of the remote-rural school-attached hardship allowance scheme will wait until next year, after satisfying the World Bank's Performance Based Condition (PBC) of reducing the pupil: qualified teacher ratio to less than 90 in lower classes.
Primary Schools Learners, Police Clash in Chiradzulu
Some primary school learners in Chiradzulu were on Monday and Tuesday involved in clashes with law enforcers during protests.
African Armyworms Hit Neno
Agriculture authorities in Neno district say two villages of Kanono and Tchenga have been affected by an African Armyworm outbreak that has so far affected 33 hectors of rain fed maize fields.
2 Suspected Murderers Arrested in Thyolo
Police in Thyolo have arrested two men for allegedly killing two women in brutal circumstances in the district some two weeks ago.
Police Arrest 109 With Indian Hemp from January
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has arrested 109 people who were found in possession and cultivating Indian hemp illegally from January to October this year.
PAC Fails to Hold Elective AGM; Extends Leaders’ Mandate
The Bord of Trustees of the quasi-religious organization Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has extended mandate for its executive board members with six months, to June 2023 when elections for new office bearers will be held.
