NATIONAL NEWS (5372)
Foot and Mouth Disease Hits Nsanje
A suspected Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has hit Nsanje’s Mpatsa Extension Planning area (EPA) forcing authorities to immediately ban the slaughtering, marketing and movement of livestock to and from the infected area.
LUANAR Opens Lab to Deal with Toxins in Crops
Malawi is one of the countries in the tropics with warm climate that is favorable to cause post-harvest losses and toxic infestation in crops due to several factors. These are both nature-include and manmade.
Health Rights Activists Speak Out on Cholera
As the country continues registering cholera cases, health rights activists George Jobe and Maziko Matemba have observed that the fight against the disease needs multi-sectoral collaboration as it is unhygienic related disease.
Chiringa - Muloza Road Missing in Budget
Road users and communities along the Chiringa - Muloza road which connects Phalombe and Mulanje districts should wait a bit longer to have a tarmac road as there is no allocation for the road in the 2022/2023 national budget.
Adult Literacy Instructors Recruitment Halts
The Ministry of Gender says its initial plan to recruit extra two thousand adult literacy instructors has been halted in compliance with an order from the Department of Human Resources to let local authorities determine the number of instructors needed.
Financing Major Constraint in Malawi’s Quest to Meet 2030 Water Targets
Development partners in the water and sanitation sector in Malawi have bemoaned the financial gap that is hampering the access to clean water. Data by Malawi’s National Statistics Office shows that 14 percent of Malawians, about 2.6 million people, do not have access to safe water and about 27% of the population walk for over an hour to access safe water.
Scottish University Signs Pact to Help Preserve Malawi’s Botanic Gardens
The National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi (NHBG) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scotland’s University of Dundee to promote civil engagement and value creation of sustainable natural resources.
Mountain View School of the Deaf in Thyolo Needs Support
Inadequate resources and special needs teachers are said to be affecting education at Mountain View boarding primary school for the deaf in Thyolo.
Medical Help Costly for Chilengo People in Thyolo
At a time citizens are grappling with the current economic hardships in the country, a population of about 64, 000 locals in Traditional Authority Mphuka in Thyolo is spending over K10, 000 for transport to access medical help due to lack of a public health centre in the area.
Public Sector Reforms Continue in Absence of Chilima-PSRMD
The Public Sector Reforms Management Department (PSRMD) says it is continuing to carry out its mandate on reforms at a time President Lazarus Chakwera stopped delegating tasks to Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima.
