NATIONAL NEWS (5292)
NO Monkey-Pox Case In MW-MoH
The Ministry of Health says initial test results of a suspected Monkey-pox case have come out negative.
BWB Signs Contract with Indian Firm on Power Plant
The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has signed a contract with an Indian company, TATA Consulting Engineers to conduct a feasibility study and a detailed design for the development of a 30 megawatts solar power plant at walkers’ ferry Nkula site.
Malawi Govt Challenged in Ending Child Labour
Government has been challenged to increase investment in child protection and strictly enforce child labour laws in order to end the vice in the country.
NCD Alliance Calls for Increased Awareness on Hypertension
Lack of awareness and screening among most Malawians is said to be derailing efforts to fight growing cases of hypertension in the country, with a current prevalence rate standing at 16 percent.
RBM Advised to Maintain K10, K20 Denominations
Following a recent 25 percent devaluation of Kwacha, economists have advised the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to maintain small denominations such as K10 and K20 in the economy to facilitate business transactions.
Locals Clean Torched Bvumbwe Police Station in Thyolo
Communities around Bvumbwe in Thyolo held a clean-up exercise at the torched police station on Thursday in readiness for the renovation of the facility amid reported criminal activities.
AGE Africa Supports Rehabilitation of Secondary School in Mulanje
Normal classes at Thuchira Community Day Secondary School in Mulanje are expected to resume soon, after a girl child organization- Advancing Girls Education (AGE) in Africa donated wood planks valued at close to K1 million for rehabilitation of the destroyed roofs of forms one and two classrooms.
World Vision Hands Over Projects to MW
World Vision Malawi has handed over 213 infrastructure projects to the Malawi Government that were implemented in the 2020/2021 national budget.
CHRR & YAS to Boycott CONGOMA Meeting
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation and the Youth and Society are planning to boycott Council for Non-Governmental Organizations-Congoma dissemination meeting on the 2022 NGO Amended Law scheduled for this coming Tuesday.
SA Laboratory Tests Uranium Samples from Livingstonia and Chilumba
Lotus Resources Limited a company that has bought the Kayerekera Uranium mine in Karonga has disclosed that it has sent mineral samples to a South African laboratory to ascertain whether deposits in their new sites in Livingstonia in Rumphi and Chilumba area in Karonga contain Uranium.
