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Parly Women Caucus Sound SOS Over Shortage Of Gender Officers
The parliamentary women caucus has complained over a huge vacancy rate of gender officers in district councils.
MEC Employees Frustrated Over A Restraining Order On Unvaccinated Staff
Workers at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) are scheduled to engage their bosses over a decision barring them from work if they are not vaccinated for COVID19.
11 Bills Sent To Chakwera; Labour Relations Amendment Bill Not On The List
Zodiak has established that the controversial labour relations amendment bill is not part of the eleven bills that parliament has sent to President Lazarus Chakwera for assent.
Political Parties Censored On Exploiting University Students
Two local governance organizations, Women’s Legal Resources Center, and Democracy Works Foundation have noted that University Youth Wings and political parties need to work together in an attempt of dealing with issues of exploiting young people in institutions of higher learning.
Poor Finance Management Choking Development
An economic governance arm for the Catholic Church in Malawi, Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says poor public finance management is hampering implementation of development initiatives that would benefit the citizenry.
FCB Responds To Financially Hit Bandawe School For The Blind In Nkhatabay
Management of the Bandawe School for the deaf in Nkhatabay has told Zodiak Online that the financial crisis has hit the institution such that they are struggling to buy foodstuffs for students.
11 Million People To Access Covid-19 Vaccine In Malawi by 2022, Government
Government targets to at least give 11 million people access to the Covid-19 vaccine by 2022.
Local Councils Struggling To Procure Fire Fighting Engines
Zodiak has it that local councils in the country remain challenged to timely respond to fire accidents as most councils are lacking fire fighting equipment.
Five Elephants Escape From Thuma Forest Reserve
A herd of five elephants is reportedly loitering around Kansapato village, in the area of Traditional Authority, (T/A) Ganya in Ntcheu.
Govt To Review National Parks' Management Concessions
Government says it will review all national parks' management concessions, to make them beneficial to Malawians than favouring foreigners.
