A mental health expert, Dr. Precious Makiyi, has advised the youth in the country to have a mind-set change and embrace innovation if they are to depart from government dependency syndrome which has failed them.

The Malawi Interfaith and AIDS Association Neno chapter has impressed on Church leaders to encourage their faithful to take anti-retroviral drugs and not discourage them based on belief they can be cured through prayer.

Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) says it is waiting for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development to announce the date to start selling maize.

Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has introduced a legal representation system where it is using paralegals to represent the marginalized population in rural areas in accessing Justice through a three year project called "paralegal".