Fuel Prices Go Up
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has announced an increase in fuel prices from K1, 746 to K2530 petrol and from K1, 920 to K2, 734 diesel.
Action for Rural Development for Improved ECD Services in Nsanje
A local Non-Governmental Organization in Nsanje, Action for Rural Development, has decried gaps in Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in the district.
Gendered Programming; Key To Ending TB In Malawi
For close to two years, 42-year-old Sharifu Chiunjiza from Mbalameyanyengo village in the area of Traditional Authority Kaphuka in Dedza district in Malawi has been receiving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) after being diagnosed with the disease in 2022.
ESCOM, EGENCO Come Up with Automatic Generation Control
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation (EGENCO) have introduced a huge innovation by coming up with Automatic Generation Control (AGC) that will improve power efficiency and system stability.
Man Arrested for Alleged Theft of K4 Million in Neno
Police in Neno district have today arrested a 28-year-old man, McFalen Kazembe, for alleged theft of money amounting to K4,500,000 belonging to a 25-year-old business woman, Esther Chimbiya.
Advocates Push for 1948 Mental Treatment Law Amendment
Stakeholders have made fresh calls for speedy amendment of the Mental Treatment Act of 1948 saying the law does not talk with other health and human rights laws.
Cyclone Freddy Relocation: BCC Calls for Support
The Blantyre City Council (BCC) has pleaded with well-wishers to support the relocation exercise of Cyclone Freddy survivors from Soche to Mapanga area.
Kwacha In Biggest Tumble Yet; Hard Times Ahead – Economists
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has announced the biggest yet adjustment in the trading value of the kwacha against the US dollar, devaluing the selling rate at 43.29% - from K1180.29 to K1700 effective November 9.
Authorities Under Fire Over Nsanje Market Project
Nsanje Civil Society Network is on authorities’ neck demanding action on completion of Nsanje boma market project.
Malawi and Mozambique Discuss Prisoners Repatriation
Malawi consul general for Tete province Happy Saka says there are plans to allow Malawian inmates with minor offences or about to complete jail terms in Mozambique to be allowed to complete their sentences back home.
CISANET Endorses Megafarms Initiative
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) has thrown its weight behind the megafarms initiative by government.
Malawi Makes Progress in Malaria Fight
The Ministry of Health says the country reduced malaria cases from 6.1 million in 2016 to 4.2 million cases in 2022 and malaria deaths from 4,000 to 1,829 in 2022.
Lilongwe District Council Sets Conditions for Unemployed Nurses, Teachers Vigil
"Some of our conditions include an order for the organisers to deploy no less than 40 marshals and avoid noise pollution at the government offices.
D-Day for Malawi: IMF Board to Decide on U$174m ECF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will on 15th of November 2023 meet to decide on whether to approve US174 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Malawi, weeks after local authorities and IMF staff reached a staff level agreement.
AIP Not Answer to Malawi's Food Insecurity - Expert
An agriculture expert says Malawi cannot achieve food security with this year's Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) amid an outcry that in some villages the beneficiary's list has been trimmed three times.
CCJP Supports Vulnerable Girls in Neno
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) through MISEREOR Germany says there is a need to empower vulnerable young girls who have been selected and have interest to pursue secondary education and Mother Groups with bursaries and entrepreneurial skills.