NATIONAL NEWS (5369)
Mutharika Orders MDF, MPS to Stop Protesters
President Peter Mutharika has ordered the Malawi Defense Force (MDF) and the Malawi Police Services (MPS) to stop the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) led protests from shutting down the state house.
No Land for Market Relocation; Learners Disadvantaged
Phalombe District Council says it has no land where it can use to relocate some markets that share boundaries with schools.
Help Will Never Be Enough – Bishop Dube
The Assemblies of God Church in Malawi has pleaded with people who were affected with disasters to use the little assistance they are having to transform their lives, saying help will never be enough.
Minister Fails To Facilitate MEDEF/Vendors Loan Deal
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri on Saturday failed to facilitate a loan deal between Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDEF) and Limbuli vendors who lost their property during the February 19 fire accident after the vendors insisted they will not relocate to the new market.
Deforestation Rate Surpasses Afforestation Efforts, Says a Forest Cooperative
A Mulanje based forest cooperative - Muloza Forest Cooperative Limited says deforestation rate in Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve has surpassed re-afforestation efforts.
Lower Shire Youth Want Better Share in MEDF Loans
Plan Malawi Underscores Need to Empower Young People
Plan Malawi has underscored the need to empower young people with vocational skills, if the country is to make strides in creating meaningful employment.
K74.1 Million worth Property Lost In Limbuli Market Fire
Assessment on damages caused by fire that razed down part of old Limbuli market in Mulanje two weeks ago reveals property worthy K74.1 million was damaged by the inferno.
Government to Start Buying Maize April
Government says this year vendors will have slight chance to blindfold farmers as it will hit the market first week of April to start purchasing maize from farmers.
Malawi’s Clean Energy Dream, Dead in its Tracks
Malawi on Thursday, 13 February 2010, made a bold decision in its quest to deal with the impact of climate change by passing the Forest Amendment Act. It was in response to unprecedented impact climate change had on the Sub-Saharan country.
