In a bid to keep girls in school under a conducive environment, two organizations, Shape Our Future Foundation and Days for Girls, are implementing a project in Neno and Mangochi which aims at providing girls with free locally made sanitary kits.

Some interns and civil servants undertaking the mass national identification exercise registration have threatened to withdraw labor arguing they have not been paid since the commencement of the exercise.

Neno district has held its candlelight memorial service together with Nutrition Open Day in a bid to raise awareness on the need to get tested, start ART treatment while observing a nutritious diet.

Neno district has been named a champion and model to copy in as far as ending sexual gender-based violence is concerned in the country.

Youth and Sports minister, Ulemu Msungama, has today Wednesday took to task Mangalasi construction company which is constructing the Neno Integrated Youth Centre under the Jobs for Youth, saying works on the site are behind schedule and will not meet the June dateline.

As disasters still continue to disturb school calendars and affecting progress of learners, the Blantyre Synod Education Department of the C.C.A.P has trained teachers and Area Civil Protection Committees on best practices of reducing disaster impact.

Parents and guardians in Neno district have been urged to prioritize sending their children to Early Childhood Development Centers (ECDCs) as one way of ensuring that no child is left behind in education and mold productive future leaders.

The Mock Full Council Meeting organized by the Women Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC) has raised issues of unhygienic market places, recruitment of the aged as council support staff, bloated wage bill, deforestation and lack of job opportunities as some of the factors affecting development of Neno.

Partners in Health (PIH) has donated intravenous fluid drug worth K30 million to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre in a bid to improve hydration and increase electrolytes and blood sugar levels in patients.

Commissioner of police responsible for South West Region, Ellobiam Banda, has acknowledged that human resource and infrastructure challenges are hindering police operations in the South West region.