NATIONAL NEWS (5295)
Educationist Worried with Division Among Education Bodies
A Prominent Education activist has cautioned that the division that has rocked the public and private related education organizations has the potential for political elites to manipulate and weaken their operations in the country.
Action Aid Malawi Intensifies Irrigation in Neno
Action Aid Malawi (AAM) through IHART has distributed seeds for irrigation farming to some three hundred households of Sub-Traditional Authority Chikalema in Neno district who were affected by Cyclone Idai and fall army worms.
Standing Voice Houses PWAs
A local organization that supports human rights of persons with albinism, Standing Voice, has rolled out a program which seeks to construct houses for some of the survivors on brutal attacks of Persons with Albinism (PWAs).
COVID-19 Not Yet Gone - Mulanje DMO
Despite a significant drop in COVID-19 cases and a slight ease of some COVID-19 restrictions, District Medical Officer for Mulanje, Dr. Lloyd Njikho says the virus is still with us and therefore no need to relax much.
ADMARC to Start Buying Maize Next Month
The Agricultural Development Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) says it will not start buying maize from farmers now as moisture content is still high.
Public Hospitals in Critical Shortage of Dental Lignocaine
Shortage of dental lignocaine has hit public health facilities across the country with patients in need of tooth extraction seeking the service in private health facilities.
Ensure Quality Public Infrastructure Projects, Dr Chilima Tells Nkhatabay Chiefs
Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima has tipped traditional leaders to start supervising public infrastructure projects that are being implemented in their respective areas for quality assurance.
Supreme Court Declares Nkhata Bay Central Seat Vacant
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre has nullified the results of a Nkhata Bay Central Constituency elections in which Raphael Mhone of People's Party challenged the victory of Symon Vuwa Kaunda of Democratic Progressive Party DPP winner, as declared by the Malawi Electoral Commission MEC.
Nkhotakota Widow Accuses Police of Burning Her House
A 46-year-old widow in Nkotakota has blamed the police for setting her house on fire after a tear gas canister they fired on Sunday landed on the roof of her grass-thatched house and ignited the inferno.
CSAT Gives Parley Committees 7 Days to Disclose Officers Yet to Declare Assets
Center for Social Accountability and Transparency-CSAT has given the public appointments committee of parliament and the parliamentary monitoring committee 7 days to publicly disclose the names of public officers and members of Parliament who have defied the law by failing to declare their assets
