News In Brief (876)
Stray Buffalo Injures 2 in Ekwendeni
A stray buffalo is looming in communities around Ekwendeni in Mzimba North and has injured several people in the area in the past two days, according those we spoke to.
Malawi Needs Outside Help on Food - CHRR
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) wants government to urgently declare a food emergency for Malawi as it’s becoming increasingly clear that food shortage is worsening.
Paramount Holdings Court Case Fails to Start Again
A court case involving Paramount Holdings Limited has again failed to start at the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court, after the state asked the court through a written notice to adjourn plea-taking proceeding.
Stambuli Dumps UDF
Clement Stambuli who was director of elections in the United Democratic Front (UDF) has resigned from his position and dumped the erstwhile governing party.
Man, 27, Dies of Electrocution in Mangochi
A 27-year-old man identified as Geoffrey Matewere has died of electrocution at a Catholic parish in Mangochi where he reportedly went to steal.
CCAP Livingstonia Backs Govt on Farm Subsidies Abolishment
The Church and Society of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has weighed in calls on for government to abolish the Affordable Inputs Programme, describing it as highly politicized, bedeviled with corruption and benefiting a selected few.
3,440 Hectors of Crop Fields Damaged in Dowa- DoDMA
The Department of Disaster and Management Affairs (DoDMA) has said that about 3,440 hectors of crop fields have been damaged in Dowa owing to the flash floods caused by Kasangadzi river in areas of Traditional Authorities Mponela, Dzoole and Msakambewa on the 13th of this month.
Free Mosquito Nets Coming to Malawi Households
BLANTYRE, Malawi - The government of Malawi through the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) is expected to embark on a free mass mosquito net distribution exercise in all the districts in the country in October and November this year, writes Elita Nkalo of AfricaBrief.
Malawi, Zambia in Partnership to Prevent Cross Border Cholera Infections
The ministry of health says it has strengthened collaboration with their Zambian to prevent the further spread of cholera which has caused havoc in that country.
Huge Gap Between the Poor & Rich - OXFAM Report
A recent global report by OXFAM on inequality shows that the inequality gap between the rich and the poor I African countries is still huge, Malawi included.