Civil society leaders in Southern Africa have called for enhanced efforts to combat violence targeted at women and children which they say has escalated during the Covid-19 pandemic.

President, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has lauded, Most Rev. George Desmond Tambala, new Archbishop for Lilongwe Archdiocese, describing him as a suitable shepherd.

Renowned columnist and social commentator Emily Mkamanga has passed on.

Guardians at Karonga district hospital have described the erratic water supply being experienced as a recipe for an outbreak of waterborne diseases.

A legislator is pushing for the devolving of the District Emergency Fund to the constituency level, arguing that this can assist in ensuring timely response to natural disasters at local level.

Statistics from the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services-DRTSS show that 1,141 people have died on the road this year from January to September.

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) says its fertilizer market survey has found minimal challenges in compliance with standards such as under-weight and overweight.

Vice President Saulos Chilima has urged the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) member states to adopt commerce platforms so as to explore new market opportunities.

Police in Ntchisi have arrested a 43 year - old Chakhadza Banda for allegedly posing as a police officer at an Agricultural Input Subsidy program (AIP) satellite depot at Nthesa trading centre in the district.