News In Brief (876)
MLS Warns Against Amendment of Legal Aid Act
The Malawi Law Society has cautioned against amending the Legal Aid Act to allow legal assistants to offer legal representation in minor cases for people at magistrate's courts.
85 Students Withdraw From MUBAS & UNIMA on Financial Grounds
85 students have withdrawn from the University of Malawi and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, MUBAS after failing to pay tuition fees.
Stakeholders Demand Answers on Security Lapse During PSLCE Exams
Hot on the heels of reports of theft of Standard Eight examinations-related material in Rumphi, education experts are urging authorities to investigate what exactly happened.
One Month On, Duty Free Week Yet To Be Authorized
Malawians will need to hold on a little longer before they start to enjoy duty-free week since a law on the same is yet to be gazetted, over a month after parliament passed this year’s national budget.
TEVETA Struggles to Find Land for Extension of Training Centers
Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training Authority-TEVETA say it is struggling to find land for extension of training centers in the country, a development which is hindering their desire to meet the demand for increased vocational skills training.
Scabies Out-Break in DZ Worries Health Authorities
Out of two thousand four hundred and seventy-five people screened in Dedza recently, two thousand and ninety-nine have been diagnosed with scabies, a development that is of increasing concern to health authorities in the district.
Border Reaffirmation Exercise Robes Mangochi Villagers Farm Land
Malawians living on the border with Mozambique around Makanjira in Mangochi say they are now paying to access their gardens after some of their land was declared foreign following border reaffirmation exercise.
Pray For The First couple,” Says First Lady Monica Chakwera
First lady, Monica Chakwera, has requested the religious in Malawi to remember to pray for the first couple always.
WIDREM Backs Capacity Building & Mentorship Programs
A research organization, Women in Infectious Diseases and Health Research Network in Malawi, WIDREM says enhancing capacity building and mentorship programs is crucial in developing the career of female scientists in the country.
MHRC to Ensue With Investigations Into Allegations of Sexual Abuse at Kalibu Academy
The Malawi Human Rights Commission says will proceed with investigations into allegations that a teacher sexually abused a female student at Kalibu Academy in Blantyre.