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Two children drown in Kasungu

Oct 25, 2020 0

Two children aged 10 and 13 drowned on Saturday in separate incidents in Kasungu. The boy aged 10 drowned in Loti dam while the girl drowned in Lisasadzi river. Kasungu Police Publicist Station Harry Namwaza… ...

Chiefs in Karonga demand health centre

Oct 25, 2020 0

People living at Mpata in Traditional Authority Kyungu in Karonga district have demanded a health centre, saying K190 million was allocated for the facility in the budget in 2012 but government did not construct the… ...

Parliament concludes 7-week long budget meeting

Oct 23, 2020 0

The first Budget Meeting in the 49th Session of Parliament has ended today. Speaking with reporters, Leader of the House Richard Chimwendo Banda said that the meeting has gone according to plan as they have… ...

Parliament approves K2 billion loan for Lilongwe water project

Oct 23, 2020 0

Members of Parliament on Thursday authorized government to borrow K2 billion for Lilongwe Water Supply and Sanitation project. The parliamentarians passed the loan authorization for European Investment Bank (Additional Financing for Treatment Works III Project)… ...

Parliament approves K57 billion loan for watershed project

Oct 21, 2020 0

Parliament on Tuesday approved the borrowing of K57 billion for the Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project. International Development Association (Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project) Loan (Authorization) bill will allow government through the minister of Finance… ...

Funding for family planning methods increased by K24 million

Oct 21, 2020 0

Government has increased funding for family planning commodities from the initial K176 million to K200 million with an increment of K24 million. The increment comes after White Ribbon Alliance Malawi lobbied the Parliamentary Committee on… ...

Court, Police burn 300kgs of Cannabis

Oct 20, 2020 0

The police and the court in Mangochi have burnt 300kgs of Indian hemp which was confiscated from nine offenders in the district. The exercise took place on Tuesday morning at Mpima Forest and was led… ...

Hockey Stadium launched in Blantyre

Oct 19, 2020 0

Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama on Sunday commissioned the Hockey Stadium in Blantyre as Malawi plans to host the Africa Hockey Club Championship next year. The launch comes four years down the line… ...

Israel to support Malawi in fight against trafficking

Oct 18, 2020 0

Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malawi in the state of Israel Nir Gess has pledged to support Malawi in the fight against trafficking persons which is currently on th rise in the country. Gess… ...

Two boys die, 8 others injured in Mangochi road accident

Oct 16, 2020 0

Two boys from the same family died while eight others sustained serious injuries after a motor vehicle they boarded failed to ascend a slope and overturned at Changali-Labana earth road in Mangochi. Mangochi Police Station… ...

Parliament passes K2.2 trillion budget

Oct 14, 2020 0

Parliament on Wednesday passed the K2.2 trillion 2020/21 national budget. The budget was passed after completion of committee of supply where members were debating each allocation vote by vote. Speaking with reporters, Minister of Finance… ...

MEC yet to set new date for by-elections in three constituencies

Oct 14, 2020 0

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is yet to set a new date for by-elections in three constituencies which are expected to be conducted as a result of nullification of 2019 Parliamentary elections. The by-elections for Mangochi… ...

Man gets 18 years in jail for raping one-year-old child

Oct 14, 2020 0

A court in Mangochi has sentenced 34-year-old Paul Wandala to 18 years in prison for raping a one-year-old girl. The Monkey-Bay Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting as Child Justice Court delivered the ruling on Tuesday.… ...

Malawi to undergo human rights review in November

Oct 13, 2020 0

A review of Malawi's human rights record is expected to be conducted in November. The Universal Periodic Preview (UPR) is a state-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity… ...

Health Surveillance Assistant dies after drinking ‘Kachasu’

Oct 11, 2020 0

A Health Surveillance Assistant for Malombe Health Centre in Mangochi has died after excessively drinking locally distilled spirits (Kachasu) without having any meal. Mangochi Police Station spokesperson Sub-Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi identified the man as… ...