National News
-
Phalombe discusses primary justice exit strategy
Phalombe District Council and its stakeholders on Friday discussed the exit strategy for a primary justice project implemented by…
Read More » -
Initiation counsellors drilled in SRH rights
Initiation counsellors from six traditional authorities (T/As) of Lundu, Chigaru, Kuntaja, Kunthembwe, Makata and Machinjiri in Blantyre on Thursday…
Read More » -
Chiefs empowered to handle cases
Communities in Dowa have commended the establishment of primary justice systems in their areas by Catholic Commission for Justice…
Read More » -
LL District Council hails partners for classrooms
Lilongwe District Council says shortage of classrooms in primary schools within its jurisdiction is gradually ending, thanks to efforts…
Read More » -
Churches blamed for learners’ performance
Primary education advisor (PEA) for Kanjuchi Zone in Mzimba, Emmanuel Thosi, has said churches have a hand in learners’…
Read More » -
Intermittent power supply chokes NRWB
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) has attributed its failure to provide uninterrupted water supply to intermittent power supply. NRWB…
Read More » -
AG pledges action on Tractorgate report
The Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale says he is studying the Ombudsman report on how the law was broken in…
Read More » -
Body wants FISP linked to Public Works, School feeding programmes
A relatively new Non-Governmental Organization on the block has come up with various ‘radical’ suggestions that it argues will be…
Read More » -
APM clashes with media
The State House has declared it would be ridiculous for anyone to think they can mediate between a Head of…
Read More » -
Catholic Church rejects abortion bill
The leadership of the Catholic Church in the country has said abortion constitutes a grave moral disorder because it is…
Read More » -
Shortage of qualified teachers haunts primary schools
Malawi faces a critical shortage of qualified teachers in its primary schools with the qualified-teacher ratio hovering at 1:75 which…
Read More » -
ACB boss admits shortcomings
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Deputy Director Reyneck Matemba has said the public’s mistrust in the graftbusting body is well-deserved due to…
Read More » -
‘Fuel price hike points to tough times ahead’
Malawians should brace for tough times ahead following Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) decision on Thursday to raise the prices of paraffin,…
Read More » -
More rot in embassies
K538m abused, mismanaged—NAO Report Bank balances for K778m could not be verified An Auditor General’s preliminary review of use of…
Read More » -
Hospital worker in Mzuzu jailed 16yrs IHL for drug theft
The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu on Friday sentenced former Mzuzu Central Hospital laboratory assistant, Kondwani Kanthenga, to 216…
Read More » -
MBTS fires six nurses
The Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) last week fired six nurses for insubordination, but the nurses are seeking court redress…
Read More » -
MCP councillor facing rape charges now answering six counts
The State yesterday amended the charge sheet for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Councillor for Chibanja Ward in Mzuzu, Charles…
Read More » -
Can Malawi reverse environmental degradation?
Overwhelmed and overpowered by demand for burnt bricks from the building and construction industry, government is now considering formulating a…
Read More » -
Agriculture policy crucial in transformative agriculture- agriculture analysts
Senior policy advisor, in the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development Flora Nankhuni says the preparation and implementation of…
Read More » -
‘Kachasu claiming more lives than malaria in KU’
Councillor for Lisasadzi Ward in Kasungu, Fyson Tchezani, has disclosed that local and uncertified distils especially kachasu is claiming more…
Read More »