News In Northern Region (496)
Green Belt Authority Decries Low Funding
The Green Belt Authority has attributed low funding for contributing to the slow pace for the construction of the 30 billion kwacha Ilora-Nthola irrigation scheme project in Karonga.
Police in RU Arrest Woman For Aiding Illegal Immigrants
Police in Rumphi is keeping in custody a woman while her husband is on the run, for aiding 19 illegal immigrants.
Local Councils Feast on Covid-19 Funds as Officials Pocket Hefty Allowances
While health workers in remote based health centers were struggling to work in the wake of the raging corona virus, their bosses at district health offices and councils were wallowing in covid 19 funds - Pocketing daily subsistence allowances, diverting funds to non covid19 activities and in some instances inflating figures on covid19 PPEs.
Mmbelwa District Council Petitioned For Adjusting Taxes Upwards Without Consultations
Some concerned small scale business owners in Mzimba have petitioned the Mmbelwa district council to stop new hiked taxes saying they were instituted without consultations .
Two NGOs Team up To End GBV in Mzimba and Nkhatabay Districts
Two upcoming NGOs in the north - Purple innovation for women and girls and Mzuzu Entrepreneurial hub will embark on a two year project dubbed 'Wukani stop violence against women and girls' aimed at curbing the rising cases of gender based violence in Mzimba south and Nkhata - bay districts with funding from the spotlight initiative.
Protect Babies at Mphompha Health Center in Rumphi, Expert Tells Govt
Hospital In-charge for Mphompha Health Center in Rumphi, Kumbukani Kasiyamaliro has confirmed to us that they female patients suffering from other diseases are being accommodated in a maternity ward due to lack of space at the facility.
Chiefs Ask Government to Share them Dwambazi Livestock Farm Idle Land
Traditional leaders in Nkhota-kota, Nkhatabay and Mzimba districts have warned that they will continue encroaching Dwambazi Livestock Farm until government shares them part of the idle land for farm use.Senior Group Village Head Katumbi Mbalale of Nkhota-kota says their subjects do not have land for farming yet government has several idle land.
Students Vow to Continue With Demonstrations
Students from public schools in Mzuzu have vowed to continue demonstrations against the stay away by their following a directive by the Teachers Union of Malawi.
Teachers Resume Stay Away
Some teachers in various schools in Mzuzu are currently staging a stay away demanding risk allowances from Government.
