Africa Renewable Energy Fund II Secures €130M With SEFA & CTF Investments
The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has achieved its first close at €130 million, following a joint investment of €17.5 million from The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa and the Climate Technology Fund through the African Development Bank.
Maoni Primary School in Mulanje Remains Closed
Maoni Primary School in Mulanje has remained closed for over a month after some irate parents beat up three teachers there on accusations that they were practicing Satanism.
COVID 19 Urban Cash Transfer Beneficiaries Yet to Benefit
Some shortlisted beneficiaries of the Covid-19 Urban Cash Transfer Intervention (CUCI) are yet to receive their three-month cash though the project ended two months ago.
Only Four Companies Licensed to Produce Sustainable Charcoal
The Department of Forestry says only four companies have been issued sustainable charcoal production licenses in the country as provided for in the Forestry Act of 1997.
UDF Yet to Fill Vacant Post Of Veep For South
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) is yet to fill the vacant post of party Veep for the South weeks after Lance Mbewe resigned.
No Good Governance Without ATI - MEJN
The Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) says secrecy or any obstruction to access to information regarding the mining industry in the country, will just reduce further peoples’ benefits from the sector.
Three Arrested Over Fake Currency Production
Three people are in police custody in Mulanje for allegedly possessing gadgets they used to produce fake currencies.
MDF Soldier Dies During Airborne Training
A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier has died following a hard landing when his parachute allegedly failed to launch as he jumped from an aircraft during a basic airborne course at Parachute Battalion in Salima.
80 Teachers in Nkhotakota Not Paid in January
About 80 Primary School teachers in Nkhotakota district have accused officials at the District Council of playing hide and seek by delaying to process their January 2021 salaries, five months since they were skipped on the payroll.
Road Accident Claims a Life; Injures 13
One person has died while 13 others have sustained serious degrees of injuries when a vehicle, they were travelling in, to a football match in Nkhata-Bay from Dwangwa in Nkhotakota, overturned at Mlowe in Nkhata-Bay.
GENET Drills 175 girls in Peer Education on HIV Testing
At least 175 girls in Mulanje have been trained as peer educators to encourage their peers access HIV testing.
Encroachers Pull Down 3, 000 Trees in Chavu Forest
An environmental governance expert has asked government to be decisive in handling people who are deliberately encroaching public and private forests, saying such malpractices are threatening conservation of natural resources in the country.
Boxing; Chazama Stops Chimkwapulo
Pugilist Salim the Destroyer Chazama returned to the ring in an uncompromising fashion in the first Capital City Boxing Tournament since authorities banned staging of all sporting disciplines due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The M1 Center Point was electric as boxing fans from all walks of life converged to witness the return of the gentlemen’s sport after so many months.
Shiloh Private Primary School in a Day Long Charity and Voluntary Activity
The Mulanje based Shiloh Private Primary School on Friday held different charitable and voluntary activities.
TA Chimombo of Nsanje Embroiled in Land Wrangles
Nsanje traditional leader, Traditional Authority Chimombo, is being accused of making unfair judgements on land disputes.
Police Officers From Presidential Event Survive Road Accident
Two police officers sustained serious degrees of injuries while five others escaped with minor injuries yesterday in a road accident involving a police vehicle on the Nkhotakota-Kasungu-Nkhufi road near Bauti trading Centre in Nkhotakota.