CCJP Moves in to Check Financial Management in Local Councils
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace says continued abuse of public resources in local councils is due to shunning residents from participating in financial management activities like tendering of big projects.
Rural Communities Gaining Demand Power for Development
Some communities in Zomba, Chikwawa, Machinga and Balaka districts are boasting about utilizing their skill to demand developments from duty bearers according to their priorities, ousting imposition.
DoDMA on Track With Lean Season Response
Commissioner for Department of Disaster Relief Management Affairs DODMA, Charles Kalemba has pleaded with the beneficiaries of maize in the lean period response to make good use of the maize they are receiving so it can take them through to the harvesting period.
Pregnant Mothers Demand Facility Rehabilitation
Some pregnant women around Nchalo in Chikwawa have asked government and development partners to fast-track the rehabilitation of Nchalo health Centre located within Hunger project premises which currently has no water and electricity after being hit severely by the tropical cyclone Ana.
Balaka Farmers Urged to Plant Early Maturing Crops
The Balaka District Council Agriculture Department says 27, 893 families have been affected by prolonged dry-spell and floods caused by tropical storm Ana between October 2021 and January 2022.
Old Mutual Invests K4.5million In Restoring Forest Cover
Old Mutual Malawi says it is sad that the country continues to lose about 32,000 hectares of forest cover due to cutting down of trees for wood and charcoal every year at a time the country is already racing to 2040 which has been predicted that Malawi will have exhausted its off-reserve.
NRB Procures New ID Printers
The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has procured three medium printing machines to speed up the citizen registration process across the country after numerous concerns emerged on delays in the renewal and replacement of the National Identity Cards.
Minister Faults Consultant on Thyolo-Thekerana-Muona Road
Transport minister Jacob Hara has faulted consultants for some technical disparities in designing Thyolo-Thekerani-Muona-Makhanga road which has affected implementation of the project on the ground.
Malawi Farmers Hail AFLs Blue Deebaj Fertilizer Products
For the fourth crop season now in Malawi, Hosten Kathelamo, has consistently used Blue Deebaj branded fertilizer products and services from Africa Fertilizers Limited-AFL-and he attests that it has always paid him back quality crop and a bumper yield.
Chilapondwa Goofs- Says Cooking Oil for Elites
Parliamentarian for Ntchisi South, Ulemu Chilapondwa, has come under fire for a statement he made in Parliament that cooking oil is for the elite and that it is not an essential commodity for rural Malawians.
Minibus Operators Shun Luchenza Municipality Depot
Minibus operators in Thyolo have asked the government to complete the 245 million Kwacha Luchenza municipality bus depot which stalled in 2020.
Thyolo Youths Mobilizing Resources for School Renovations
Almost a month after Thyolo district education authorities sounded an SOS on the state of some learning infrastructure in the district, owing to strong winds and heavy rains including Cyclone Ana, a local youth-led NGO has partnered with communities in the resource mobilization and renovation drive called Tiyeni Tikonze Project.
MP Concerned With Safety of Bottled Water
Parliament has sent to the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) samples of water for testing, following water quality concerns raised by a lawmaker who allegedly observed impurities in the bottled water given to him.
Chakwera’s SONA Draws Mixed Views
There have been mixed reactions to President Lazarus Chakwera’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered in Parliament last week, with Opposition Parliamentarians trashing it as a document of lies and Government MPs backing it.
DODMA Ready For Swift Response to Possible Floods
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs - DODMA, says it has intensified disaster preparedness measures, following a warning by the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, that some districts in the Northern and Central Regions, may experience heavy rains, leading to floods in the next four days.
Two Women Testify in Pastor Bellow Case
Senior Resident Magistrate Assunta Muwalo Maxwell, has adjourned to February 23, 2022, the rape case involving Pastor Wyson Bellow, of Chisomo ministry who is accused of sleeping with two women in his church in disguise of anointing.