News In Southern Region (3211)
ESCOM Delays to Fix Faults Irk Customers
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has come under fire for delay to fix faults.
Esperanza Estate Under Fire for Red-Taping COVID-19+ Employee
An employee of Esperanza Tea Estate Company in Mulanje, a subsidiary of Eastern Produce Malawi Limited (EPM) who tested COVID-19 positive has his house been red taped by his employer, an indication that the house premises is a danger zone.
20 Young Women Graduate in Tailoring in Luchenza
Centre for Youth Development and Transformation (CYDT) through its project “Young Women Can Do It” has trained 20 girls and young women in tailoring in Thyolo.
Crocodiles Kill Fisherman; Injure One in CK
Crocodiles have killed a fisherman and injured one in Chikwawa when the fishermen went on fishing errand on Illovo L3 dam in the wee hours of Saturday.
Chikwawa DHO Asks for Treatment Unit Extension
Health authorities in Chikwawa have asked development partners to extend Kasinthula Emergency Treatment Unit which is currently overstretched by the increasing number of patients with severe COVID 19 symptoms.
MPC Seals Govt Offices in Zomba
Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) on Thursday sealed offices of ministries of trade and education in Zomba over unpaid rentals.
ACB Sits on Petition
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is sitting on a petition by Nsanje district concerned citizens who have been pushing for action on alleged mismanagement of over K800 million at Nsanje District Council.
Hunger Hits Chikwawa
Authorities in Chikwawa have asked government to urgently start distributing food to hunger stricken households claiming that some people are sleeping on empty stomach.
13 Fined for Not Wearing Face Masks in Limbe
The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court in Limbe has convicted and ordered Erick Chimpini, 26, and twelve others to pay K5,000 fine each for not wearing face masks in public.
Defiler Gets 10 Years Custodial Sentence
The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate’s Court has slapped a 43-year-old man with a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for defiling an under-16 girl.
