President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday launched this year’s forestry season with a call for every Malawian to plant more than one tree this forestry season.

A girl who was assaulted and paraded nude in Mulanje on suspicion she was in a love affairs with a married man says she will be heading back to the courts for higher compensation after a magistrate awarded her K60,000 only with an extra K40,000 to be paid to government.

There were nasty scenes on Monday morning when angry mob descended on two men suspected to have had a hand on the death of Mr. Rodrick Gomiwa on Sunday evening.

In her sermon on Saturday in Mulanje when she hosted the elderly, people with disabilities, orphans and other vulnerable people to a luncheon, evangelist Linley Mbeta said the clergy are using the pulpits for wealth accumulation by demanding offerings instead of preaching the gospel of salvation.

Malawi has for the first time commemorated International Mountain Day which falls on every 11^th December.

As the world is commemorating International Human Rights Day today, Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has called for care and protection of persons with mental illness.

As the world is commemorating International Human Rights Day today, Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has called for care and protection of persons with mental illness.

Palliative care specialist, Dr. Cornelius Huwa, says Malawi continues to lag behind in meeting palliative care targets close to 20 years after government mainstreamed palliative care in its health system.

Over 150 families whose property was destroyed during upgrading of Nkhonya-Thabwa road in Mulanje district continue pushing government to compensate them.

On Tuesday, the affected people stormed the district council’s office and Margret Chipowa whose tea field was affected told us that for three years now when they go to the council’s office, they are tossed from one office to another.

“Each time we come here, officers push us from one office to another.We are like their puppets,” said Chipowa.

Another person Kondwani Mahala whose property was also damaged said since 2017 they have been discussing the matter with several District Commissioners but the responses have been unconvincing.

Said Mahala, “we have discussed this issue with the past three District Commissioners but what they tell us is not convincing,” said Mahala.

District Commissioner Michael Chimbalanga told Zodiakonline that he has filed the compensation concern to Capitol Hill for its consideration.

“I have written the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development on the same and am just waiting for a feedback, for now that’s what I can tell you,” said Chimbalanga.

However Spokesperson for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Muhlabase Mughogho said had no compensation funds.

“As far as I know the Districts Road Upgrading Project had no compensation,” said Mughogho.

Meanwhile the affected people have said next week they will also go the district commissioner’s office to ask for their compensation.

Government in 2017 piloted upgrading of district rural roads in Mulanje Central, Thyolo East and Balaka North constituencies.

 

Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda says establishment of local courts in the country will help take justice closer to the people and ease case congestion in upper courts.