NATIONAL NEWS (5320)
Illegal logging, Fires, Encroachment Choke Progress in Chikangawa Forest
Chrishna Das Chief Executive Officer for Raiply, which has concession to manage part of the Chikangawa Forest in Mzimba district says illegal logging, encroachment upon the concession area and fires are some of the challenges faced managing the forest.
Investigations Into Allegations Mzimba Police Beat-up Girl Inducing Abortion
Malawi Police Professional Standards Unit has moved in to investigate allegations that some officers at Mzimba police station beat-up an under - aged girl inducing an abortion in the process.
TUM Insists; Sit-in Proceeding Despite Government Pleading for Rethink
Teachers Union of Malawi-TUM-insists it is proceeding with a country-wide teachers’ sit-in in all public primary, secondary school teachers and Teacher Training College lecturers to force government pay December salaries to 5,000 teachers.
Chilinde Community Descends on 'Rude" Mourner in Funeral Squabble
Hell broke loose in Lilongwe's Chilinde Township when members of the community stopped a bereaved family from carrying a dead body using what they called an inappropriate vehicle.
Embangweni: Rising Congestion Overwhelms Facility
Embangweni Mission Hospital in Mzimba, will now wear a new face following renovations which are underway to reduce some of the challenges faced by the facility owned by the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia health department.
Malawi Prisons ‘Working’ to Decongest Facilities
The Malawi Prison Service says it is working on devising various ways of making sure that prisons in Malawi are not congested.
APM Out For UK-Africa Investment Summit: Talks 'Peace' For Malawi
Only weeks after castigating the opposition and likening some local civil society groups such as the Human Rights Defenders Coalition-HRDC-as terrorist entities, President Peter Mutharika on Friday extended a political olive branch to the same stressing the need for unity in diversity.
Country-wide Teachers' Strike Over December Salaries Beginning Monday
The Teachers Union of Malawi-TUM- has called on all teachers in public primary and secondary schools, including teacher training college lecturers to start abandoning work beginning Monday coming.
Three More Suspected Cholera Cases in Blantyre
Health authorities have confirmed that three more cases of suspected Cholera have been recorded in Blantyre city.
Thyolo East: Hunger Bites Real Hard
Hungry families in Thyolo East have turned to pumpkin leaves for food as maize has literary become a luxury; not accessible and where available, not affordable.
