Agriculture authorities in Thyolo have challenged smallholder farmers to diversify crops and embrace the climate smart technologies to maximize the crop harvests amid surge in fertilizer prices in the country.

Government says establishing Paramount Chiefs Council will help to reduce backlog of chieftaincy wrangles that are derailing development in the country.

Two learners of the same family have been hit by a speeding vehicle yesterday morning at Bvumbwe in Thyolo and one has dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre.

A 59-year-old man, Luka Sipoko, has been found dead in Thyolo district in circumstances the police suspect is suicide, a week after he went missing.

Thyolo police has registered a 10 percent crime decline with suicide cases up by 89 percent from January to July 2022.

Police in the South Eastern Region have arrested 12 suspected armed robbers and murderers during a week-long 'Ndakuona' Rapid Response which police carried out.

The country’s disability movement, FEDOMA has rated highly the Ministry of Health, Education, Labour, Finance and Local government to have responded positively to disability issues in line with the five-year National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan (2018-2023).

Mikolongwe ward councillor George Matiya has been elected as new chairperson for Thyolo District Council with a promise to improve revenue collection and working relationship between the council members and secretariat.