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We Are Now Paying to Access Our Gardens - Malamya
Some communities living around Malawi border areas with Mozambique at Makanjira in Mangochi who claim that their land was declared foreign, after a border reaffirmation exercise, say now they have to paying to access their gardens on the other side.
NKK Council Challenge Leaders to Lead In Covid-19 Fight
The Nkhotakota District Council has challenged Traditional and Faith Leaders in the district to champion correct Covid-19 information dissemination that will inspire their subjects to get vaccinated and strictly adhere to the pandemic set preventive measures.
EU Hails Chakwera For Efforts In Curbing Corruption
The new European Union Ambassador Rune Skinnebach has commended president Lazarus Chakwera for his commitment to curb corruption in the country.
"Africa CARICOM" States Urged to Stay United
African and Caribbean countries have been tipped to stay United if the two are to achieve economic and social growth and also to deal with global calamities such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.
Covid-19 Faulted For PSLCE Student Decline
Education and human rights experts have expressed concern with the decrease in the number of learners sitting for the Primary School Certificate of education which commenced yesterday.
On Tuesday, the Malawi National Examinations Board-MANEB announced a decrease in the number of candidates sitting for the Primary School Leaving Certificate examinations this year.
Ministry of education could not justify the cause of the decrease, saying an investigation will be instituted to establish the cause.
But education expert Benedicto Kondowe is not moved with the decline, attributing it to the Covid-19 pandemic which has left many students unprepared.
According to Kondowe, government needs to formulate policies which can safeguard the right to education during global calamities.
“We need to have strategies which can motivate and safeguard our children so that they can sit for any exams regardless of natural mishaps such as this one,” he said.
Concurring with Kondowe, Dr. Jessie Kabwila, human rights activist and education expert says the development is indicative of impacts of the covid-19 pandemic.
“This is not surprising and disheartening at the same time, the Covid-19 pandemic is really affecting us and this is just one of those indicators,” she said.
Standard 8 exams have commenced and according to MANEB, 281,329 candidates will sit for the examinations compared to last year's 302,985.
Minister Dares Players To Diversify Marketing Language In Domestic Tourism Promotion
The tourism ministry has petitioned players in the tourism sector to diversify on marketing tourist attraction sites such as using local languages if domestic tourism is to flourish as it is recovering from shocks of Covid-19 pandemic.
IMM Collaborates With Zim Counterparts in Digital Marketing Training
The Institute of Marketing in Malawi (IMM) has entered into a partnership with the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) to offer digital marketing courses for both professional marketers and executives in a quest to equip Malawian marketers with international level skills needed to thrive and compete on the global market.
Lilongwe Low on JJ Vaccine
The Lilongwe District Health Office has almost exhausted the 29,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, barely a month after the administration of the jab started.
Police Investigates Sayama Tea Estate Fracas
In a dramatic turn of events, police in Mulanje have disclosed that there are strong allegations that the death of a man which triggered fracas on Saturday at Sayama Tea Estate Company in Mulanje was as a result of severe beating by the company’s guards.
Dutch Cycles from Chitipa to Nsanje for OVCs
A Dutch, Johan Van Der Ham, has cycled all the way from Chitipa in the north to Nsanje in the south, covering a 1, 200 kilometre, in a drive to raise awareness on the need to support the country's orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs).
