Members of Parliament yesterday passed the 1.995 trillion kwacha 2021/2022 national budget.

Death has been recorded of a 44-year-old man after the motor vehicle; he was driving lost control and fell into Lingadzi River along Kamuzu Procession Road in Lilongwe on Monday morning.

Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) has honoured local leaders in Dowa district in recognition of their contribution to the promotion of girls’ rights.

Kasungu District Council has applauded Good Health Organisation (GHO) for supporting 15 Youth Networks in the district with sports balls through Kulimbikitsa Ufulu WA Achinyamata (KUUWA) project.

The fish disease - Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) which was first detected in Mchinji last year has been reported for the first time in the north.

Last evening, Motorcycle Taxi operators in Dowa have vandalized Mwangala Police Unit a day after unknown thugs allegedly killed one of their own.

There is a major shake-up at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services that has seen the relocation of 76 officers.

The Blantyre City council has introduced electronic issuance of business licenses to ease the process of regulating businesses in the city.

The Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources has warned manufacturers of thin plastics that government will start closing their businesses if found violating the thin plastics ban which was uplifted by the courts recently.

Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Nutrition has expressed concern with the reduced allocation to the Nutrition Department in the 2021/2022 National Budget from K80 billion to K58 billion.