The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been accused of barring Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leadership in Thyolo to speak during funerals, on the basis it does not support and has no leadership representation in the district.

Forestry department says the country has exceeded the target for this year's tree planting season before its closure this April.

Thyolo District Council says it is banking hope on 10 percent of the increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to bail out needy students who are at the verge of dropping out due to school fees.

Minister of Labour Vera Kamtukule says government will set up a skills programme which she says will help to produce relevant workforce for the tea industry in the next three years.

Flood survivors in Thyolo have been urged to rebuild strong structures which would withstand harsh climatic shocks.

Police at Luchenza in Thyolo have arrested three people in connection to the theft rail materials along Limbe-Sandama railway line valued at K3.8 million.

Government has admitted that inadequate capacity by district council Information and Communication Technology (ICT) officers to manage vibrant ICT ecosystem is affecting the effective implementation of the Unified Beneficiary Registry (UBR) rolled out five years ago to minimize duplication of social protection interventions.

Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) says it is mobilizing private investors to finance the construction of hostels at Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Thyolo after terminating the contract of the other investor who shown interest.

Government has been challenged to double its road safety efforts to reduce road accidents estimated to be causing deaths and life-changing injuries to around 62, 000 lives in the country annually, with a direct financial cost of US$404 million.

Geological authorities say the tremor that has hit some parts of the southern region Thursday afternoon is of 5.0 magnitude.