A Dutch, Johan Van Der Ham, has cycled all the way from Chitipa in the north to Nsanje in the south, covering a 1, 200 kilometre, in a drive to raise awareness on the need to support the country's orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs).

Zodiak Online can reveal that the National Registration Bureau (NRB) is failing to issue National Identity cards (ID's) due to faulty printing machines, the Bureau's Spokesperson, Norman Fulatira, has confirmed.

A senior official responsible for Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources in Nsanje district, has decried failure by most farmers in the district to adopt soil and water conservation technologies.

Three people who were allegedly hired as health surveillance assistants under Nsanje District Council without following laid down procedures, have been removed from the pay roll, District Commissioner, Dr. Medson Matchaya has confirmed.

Zodiak spot checks in some primary schools under Mlonda and Nyamadzere education zones in Nsanje has revealed little or no adherence to Covid-19 preventive measures among learners.

An international organization, Action Aid, has bailed out the country's health facilities with Covid-19 supplies valued at K22 million.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has blamed delay to finish its investigation into alleged mismanagement of millions of kwacha meant for developmental projects at Nsanje district council on the council's alleged failure to provide proper records among other factors.

The first of its kind, a cultural festival will be held in Nsanje on July 17, 2021.

It has been revealed that most of the inmates at Nsanje prison are habitual criminals.

Nsanje police have arrested a 24-year-old primary school teacher, Isaac Guta, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year Standard 5 learner.