NATIONAL NEWS (5291)
MUST Ranked Best University in Malawi
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has been ranked as the best university in Malawi by the Times Higher Education (THE) in the Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings in 2023.
Thyolo Chiefs Vow to Open Goliati Market Without Vendors
Traditional leaders around Goliati in Thyolo have agreed to open a K400 million newly-constructed Goliati market on 4 July 2023 even without vendors that are refusing to occupy it claiming it's not ready for use.
Goliati Vendors Reluctant to Enter New Market
Vendors at Goliati trading centre in Thyolo are refusing to occupy a K400 million newly-constructed market claiming it is incomplete.
PLO Organises Land Vigils at Thyolo District Council
The Registered Trustees of People's Land Organisation (PLO) has announced that it will hold vigils at Thyolo district council from 3 July 2023 to force minister of lands to address them on land issues in the district.
Thyolo DHSS, Administrator Demand K632 Million from Health Workers for Defamation
Thyolo district's Director of Health and Social Services, Dr. Arnold Jumbe and administrator, John Phiri have filed a claim demanding K632 million from some district health workers as damage for defamation.
100 Makandi Tea Estate Workers Yet to Receive their Compensations
At least 100 workers for Makandi Tea Estates in Thyolo claim that they are yet to receive their worker's compensations amounting to about K50 million.
13 Years of No Science Lab, Library at Ligowe CDSS
Learners and teachers at Ligowe Community Day Secondary school in Neno have warned that science education standards will continue to dwindle at the school as it has now operated for 13 years without a science laboratory and library.
SADC Education Ministers Urged on Investment
Civil Society Education Coalition in Malawi (CSEC) and Southern Africa Moderator for Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA) have challenged education ministers in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region to ensure that about 50 million children have the right to education and cover the 17 million teachers deficit.
CRS Bails Out 450 Freddy Displaced Households with Temporary Shelters
As one way of bailing out survivors of Cyclone Freddy in Chikwawa, Nsanje and Zomba districts, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has allocated 450 temporary shelters to 450 households who were displaced due to the natural disaster which claimed lives and destroyed property in the southern region.
MBS Yet to Be Notified on Govt Intent to Import Controversial Fertilizer
In our continuing investigations into the fertilizer import scam, we have found that the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) has yet to register an intention by either Ministry of Agriculture or East Bridge Estates to import fertilizers into Malawi.
