NATIONAL NEWS (5297)
Ministry Recommends Schools Re-opening
Ministry of education has recommended to the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 that only schools that can demonstrate COVID-19 preventive measures can re-open.
EC Invites More Witnesses in Elections Case
The Electoral Commission wants to add three more witnesses in a case where some people who contested in the parliamentary elections in Nsanje and Chikwawa last year are challenging the results.
Councilors Hail Community Journalists in Chikwawa
Ward Councilors in Chikwawa have praised Community Journalists (CJs) in the district for promoting transparency and social accountability.
Leather Manufacturers Eyeing Government Market
Manufacturers of leather materials have called upon government to consider buying their products so as to help their economic growth.
Govt Pledges Continuity of Development Projects
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Lingson Belekanyama says it will be a grave failure and waste of public resources to ignore projects that are expected to transform lives of citizens once completed.
ADMARC in Produce Outreach Buying System
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation ADMARC has embarked on a produce outreach buying system where the parastatal is buying produce from big farmers at their door step.
Thyolo-Thekelani- Muona- Makhanga Road Project Delays
Government has conceded that the deadline for completion of 27 billion kwacha Thyolo- Thekelani- Muona- Makhanga road project will be missed again.
Limbe – Sandama Rail Renovation Makes Headway
There are high prospects of a boost in socio-economic development of small scale farmers in Thyolo, Chiradzulu and Blantyre once renovation of Limbe - Sandama rail way stretch completes.
Govt Faulted for Project Delays in Mzimba
Governments’ delay to pay contractors is delaying construction of Mzimba Stadium as well as the Mbelwa District Council Office complex in Mzimba, according to contractors at the projects site MANOBEC.
Oxfam Donates PPE to Chambe and Mpasa Health Centres
Oxfam says the country’s rural public health facilities require direct support towards COVID-19 management amid a surge of local transmission which has not spared rural areas.
