NATIONAL NEWS (5292)
MoE Extends Auxiliary Sec. School Teachers Contracts
The ministry of Education has extended contracts for all auxiliary secondary school teachers who were recruited at the peak of Covid-19 to help decongest schools, as a measure to stem further spread of the pandemic.
DPP Demands Chakwera To Step Down
The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party has challenged President Lazarus Chakwera to resign for failing to run the economy which is in total shambles, leaving Malawians struggling.
NRB to Sub-contract Printing of National IDs
The National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it is in the process of identifying an international firm to assist in printing of National Identity Cards in an effort to clear a backlog of expired IDs from last year.
Saccos, Gateway To Beating Rising Cost of Living
The Malawi Police Service says time is now for Malawians to find better ways of getting out of economic hardships, by way of joining Saccos for alternative means of earning an income.
Leprosy Patients Call For Help
Patients suffering from leprosy in the country have expressed concern over continued challenges they are facing to access basic needs.
Mkukula Magistrate Releases On Bail Anti-Chizuma Demonstrators
The Mkukula Magistrate Court in Dowa on Friday released on bail five concerned citizens arrested on Thursday for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, following demonstrations that were headed for the office of the Anti-Corruption Bureau chief, Martha Chizuma, to seal it.
Most Small and Medium Businesses Not Benefiting From NEEF - MHub
The Mzuzu Entrepreneurs Hub says it is worrisome to note that most macro small and medium enterprises are failing to access loans from the government-funded, National Economic Empowerment Fund - NEEF, a development that is hindering their development.
A K45 Million Girls Hostel to Reduce High School Dropout Rate In Tukombo-Nkhata Bay
Early marriages, teenage pregnancies, and high school dropout rates are expected to decline at Tukombo Community Day Secondary School in Nkhata Bay, following the construction of a K45 million girl’s hostel, by the Gronn-Hagen B-gorke Malawi Foundation.
Chilima Refuses to Comment on Satter Issues
Mangochi Gate Way College Principal Remanded to Prison
The Magistrate’s Court in Mulanje on Friday remanded the Principal of Mangochi Gate Way College –Mulanje campus Clifford Pangani to Mulanje prison pending further investigations into alleged creation of a bogus examination board.
