NATIONAL NEWS (5369)
Government Upbeat Lost Banana Production Will Be Revitalized
The Ministry of agriculture says there is a positive response from farmers on calls from agricultural extension workers to uproot old banana plants as all are feared to have been infected with the deadly banana bunchy top and replace them with disease free banana suckers.
Exhumation Case Adjourned to March 18
Mulanje Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has adjourned to 18 March hearing of a case where a man is accused of attempting to exhume body a boy with albinism.
NGOs Faulted For Failure to Align Interventions with Council's Plans
Authorities in Phalombe have faulted some non- state actors who are failing to align their interventions with the council’s development plans.
A Pencil that Draws Lifa’s Life
Ndirande boasts to be a place for everything. Dwellers say it is the ghetto where you will find anything your heart desires.
Mutharika Tells Confusionists to Leave DPP
President Peter Mutharika has asked some senior members that are causing confusion in the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to leave.
The Beating Heart in Social Cash Transfer
When Tropical Cyclone Idai hit the southern part of Africa in 2019, the ultra-poor in Malawi, just like any other hard hit regional country, needed a beating heart to keep their lives going.
Minister Worried With Child Marriages in Mangochi
Minister of local government and rural development, Ben Malunga Phiri, has asked the new Chief Bwananyambi of Mangochi to help government in fighting child marriages which he says are a cause to worry in the district.
Govt Owes Adult Literacy Instructors K3.5 Bn
Government is yet to settle K3.5 billion honoraria arrears for adult literacy instructors dating back to 2017.
Look beyond Relief; Partners Urged
Partners responding to disasters the country has been experiencing have been challenged to look beyond providing relief assistance to the affected communities as some infrastructures damaged by the recent disasters in Zomba remain unchecked.
Bees Cause Havoc at St. Mathew’s Primary School
Two standard one learners have been admitted at St. Montfort hospital and several others are enduring the stings in homes after a swarm of bees attacked the learners at St. Mathew’s Primary School in Chikwawa on Tuesday morning.
