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Lilongwe City Council launch K100 million conservation project

Apr 16, 2021 0

The Lilongwe City Council has embarked on K100 million Lilongwe Rivers Ecological Corridor Initiative which seeks to restore the city’s rivers to their natural state. Speaking with reporters after a media briefing and site tour,… ...

HRDC to conduct demos over abuse of Covid-19 funds

Apr 16, 2021 0

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has demanded the arrest of people suspected to have abused Covid-19 funds, saying it will hold anti-government demonstrations on April 29 if the suspects are not arrested within seven days.… ...

Dowa turn-off to have clean, piped water

Apr 16, 2021 0

Dowa turn-off residents in the Central Region of Malawi will have access to piped water courtesy of a project that is targeting 2,000 households. The solar water project is being implemented at Dowa turn-off in… ...

HRDC urges Govt to recover stolen Covid-19 funds

Apr 14, 2021 0

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called on Government to ensure that people who stole Covid-19 funds are prosecuted and the resources are recovered. Chairperson of the grouping Gift Trapence said this in a… ...

MPs undergo training to enhance their contributions in Parliament

Apr 13, 2021 0

Members of Parliament (MPs) are undergoing a three-week long training which aims at sharpening their knowledge and enhancing their contributions in the House. The training for the Second Cohort of the Parliamentary Training Program (PTP)… ...

MHC under fire for constructing houses on private land

Apr 12, 2021 0

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has appealed to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), and the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the circumstances that prompted the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) to venture… ...

CDEDI to conduct anti-govt demos on Wednesday

Apr 10, 2021 0

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says it will hold demonstrations on Wednesday to push government to remove tax on cooking oil. CDEDI's Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa said this during a press briefing… ...

Govt says more is needed to curb human trafficking

Apr 08, 2021 0

Government through Minister of Homeland and Security Richard Chimwendo Banda says the chains binding the victim to the traffickers are underestimated hence the need to ensure that victims are effectively responded to in order to… ...

UNDP donates ICT equipment to Malawi Parliament

Apr 07, 2021 0

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over information and communication technology equipment to the Parliament of Malawi on Tuesday. The organisation has provided 377 ICT equipment ranging from laptops, desktops, MIFIs, TVs, Cameras, Audio-Visual equipment,… ...