Neno and Zomba districts have been earmarked to benefit from a two-year €900,000 and $150, 000 disaster risk management basket under the Localisation Drive project funded by Save the Children-Italy.

The minister of transport and public works Jacob Hara says the Tsangano, Neno, Mwanza road construction project is delaying to take shape because "the contractor seriously underquoted" and a remedy to this requires a price adjustment subject to approval by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assents Authority.

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Monday had an interactive session with the Neno District Multi Party Liaison Committee and the District Elections  Supervisory Team on the establishment of Voter Registration and Constituency Tally Centres ahead of the June, 2025 Tripartite Election.

Players in child protection and education in the country have been urged to prioritize and advocate for access to the digital environment like e-learning by primary school learners in a bid to allow the children to have limitless learning environment and walk with time.

Health authorities at Neno district hospital say they plan to roll out the 5th Oral Polio vaccination campaign from 12 to 15 July this year using door to door strategy.

Players in the Agriculture sector in Neno say the district is losing 29 metric tonnes of soil per hectare per year due to unsafe agricultural activities and deforestation where steep slopes, river banks and forests are being cleared for cultivation.

Learners and teachers at Ligowe Community Day Secondary school in Neno have warned that science education standards will continue to dwindle at the school as it has now operated for 13 years without a science laboratory and library.

The Neno district council through its agriculture department has been alarmed by an increase in cases of soil erosion, persistent dry spells and droughts escalated by climate change and increase in population.

The Neno First Grade Magistrate court has today resumed hearing of a case of former Primary Education Advisor (PEA) Benito Mpapa who is suspected of defiling and impregnating a 16-year-old female child.