The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it has lost about 400 transformers from January this year, owing to vandalism.

Scientists in the country believe exposing primary and secondary school girls to science environment is key in increasing the number of female scientists that can join forces to solve emerging problems such as Covid-19 and fuel shortage.

At least five incidents of indiscipline were recorded in the just ended 2022 academic year where secondary school students damaged infrastructure.

An agriculture expert, Ronald Chilumpha, has expressed concern over the delay by the government to finalise the farmer club’s registration to benefit from this year's Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP).

The Malawi Police Service is weighing in options to have Bvumbwe and Nansadi police formations to be under Thyolo police station as requested by the District Council in April this year.

A 34-year old primary school teacher who was answering a defilement case in Thyolo has been found hanging dead on a tree, police suspect suicide.

Education authorities in Thyolo have conceded that shortage of classroom blocks and desks is affecting education standards and performance in the district.

Government has issued 20 import licenses for cooking oil to different traders, a move designed to stabilise the rising cost of the commodity on the local market.

Thyolo Police Officer-in-Charge Ulemu Kaluwa has asked communities to report police officers requesting money for police bail, stressing that it is free.

The Ministry of Transport and Public Works says it will issue a warning to public institutions which are yet to authorize public projects to be uploaded into the Information Platform for Public Infrastructure (IPPI) in accordance with President Lazarus Chakwera's directive.