March 2017

Just in: ADMARC workers down tools

Mar 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Workers at the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) headquarters in Blantyre are staging a strike in a bid force management to up their salaries and give them better house allowances. This morning the workers… ...

Chaponda still under investigation – ACB

Mar 13, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 4 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says it is still investigating former minister of agriculture and water development George Chaponda after money was found at his home. Last month ACB found K124,500,000, US$57,500, R22,370 all in cash… ...

Malawi govt wants IFMIS at councils

Mar 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Malawi government through ministry of local government and rural development has disclosed willingness to have Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) adopted at council level. This comes in the wake of reports of financial… ...

DPP wants you to participate in development projects

Mar 13, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has called on communities in Zomba to participate in the development projects taking place in their areas. Minister of local government and rural development Kondwani Nankhumwa said this in Zomba-Chisi… ...

Blantyre Mayor pleads for support for kidney failure patients

Mar 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Blantyre City Mayor Wild Ndipo has pleaded for support for patients diagnosed with kidney failure. Speaking during commemoration of World Kidney Day in Blantyre, Ndipo called for need to have more dialysis machines in the… ...

Lack of role models fuelling school dropout among girls in Malawi

Mar 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Lack of women in rural areas who finished secondary school is one of the factors that is making a lot of girls to drop out of school in Nkhotakota district, it has been observed. As… ...

Malawi in sight of electricity highway

Mar 13, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of natural resources, energy and mining Bright Msaka says he is impressed with the progress of the construction of the 400kv Phombeya power substation and construction of the 400kv line from Phombeya in Balaka… ...