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Construction company donates masks

Sep 06, 2020 0

China Geo Engineering Corporation which is constructing a road in Phalombe has donated 5000 medical face masks to Phalombe district council. The company which is currently constructing Phalombe-Mpata-Nkhulambe eight kilometre road made the donation on… ...

Tombstone for musician Michael ‘Yekha’ unveiled

Aug 31, 2020 0

Tombstone for iconic Musician Michael “Yekha” Mukhito Phiri has been unveiled 31 years after he died, and the tombstone is courtesy of Muthukumano wa Alhomwe. Phiri’s songs hit the airwaves of the then only radio… ...

Documentary about 13-year-old boy up for K2.7 million award

Aug 21, 2020 0

Malawian up-and-coming filmmaker Sam Majamanda says he has hope that his documentary about a 13-year-old boy with disability will win the 2020 Focus on the Ability (FOA) Short film contest. The contest is organized by… ...

Organisation commended for project targeting HIV positive youth

Jul 30, 2020 0

Youth Department at Phalombe district council has applauded a youth organisation in the district for its project aiming at improving delivery and access to HIV services for young people living with HIV. Phalombe Youth Arms… ...

Youths urged to be active in their communities

Jun 19, 2020 0

Youths in Phalombe district have been advised to be active in their communities so that they should not be left behind in developmental activities. The advice was given on Friday morning during the district’s youth… ...

Oxfam supports Cyclone Idai Survivors with irrigation scheme

Jun 01, 2020 0

As part of Cyclone Idai response Oxfam in Malawi has constructed a Mk41 million solar powered irrigation scheme in Phalombe district that will see 3000 people benefitting. Speaking in an interview after handing over the… ...

Increase in GBV cases worry youth organization in Phalombe

May 29, 2020 0

A youth organisation in Phalombe has expressed concern over the increase in gender based violence (GBV) cases in the district. During the period between the months of January – April 2020, the district has registered… ...

Organisation donates bicycles to HSAs for Covid-19 fight

May 27, 2020 0

Save the Children has donated bicycles to Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) and child protection workers in Phalombe to help in the fight against Covid-19. In total, there are 30 donated bicycles, 25 for the health… ...

Organisation to construct 380 houses for Cyclone Idai victims

May 24, 2020 0

People whose houses were affected by the Cyclone Idai which hit most parts of this country last year will get new decent houses courtesy of Habitat for Humanity in Malawi (HFHM). According to the organisation,… ...

Ansah resigns

May 21, 2020 1

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson, Jane Ansah, has announced that she has stepped down from her position. Ansah who is also Supreme Court Judge, had been receiving calls from the opposition parties, Human Rights Defenders… ...

People want Mutharika to continue leading Malawi – Phalombe MP tells Muluzi

May 19, 2020 0

As the campaign heats up ahead of fresh presidential elections, a legislator in Phalombe has assured Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance runningmate Atupele Muluzi that people in the district want… ...

I have no desire to return to presidency – JB

May 10, 2020 0

Malawi’s fourth president, Joyce Banda, has said she has no desire to compete for the office of the President again. The 70-year-old was President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014. She became president… ...

Law expert says alliances not affected by court ruling

May 09, 2020 0

Dean of Law at the University of Malawi Sunduzwayo Madise says the electoral alliances formed by political leaders have not been affected by Friday’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in the presidential elections case. Madise… ...

Nobody can stop reggae: Malawi Supreme Court maintains fresh election

May 08, 2020 0

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Malawi has upheld the ruling made by Constitutional Court that President Peter Mutharika was not duly elected in the 2019 elections and that fresh presidential polls should be held.… ...

Malawi Elections: Three present nomination papers

May 08, 2020 0

Three presidential hopefuls in the forthcoming July 2 fresh presidential polls on Wednesday and Tuesday submitted their nominations papers to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), which will scrutinise the nomination papers and declare eligible to… ...