Martha Chikoti

Parliamentary committee wants more spending on development projects

Sep 28, 2020 0

The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament has urged government to allocate more funds to productive development projects which will spur economic growth. Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee Gladys Ganda made the remarks… ...

Police officers urged to intensify routine traffic checks

Sep 28, 2020 0

Police officers have been urged to intensify routine traffic checks in order to remove unregistered vehicles and unlicensed drivers from the roads. Station Traffic Officer lnspector Rhodes Chitera made the call on Friday at Mangochi… ...

Police bust fake currency syndicate

Sep 26, 2020 0

Police in Kasungu are keeping in custody six suspects accused of manufacturing fake Malawi Kwacha and United States dollar banknotes and distributing the fake currency in various areas across the country. The six suspects were… ...

Three in cooler for human trafficking in Mangochi

Sep 24, 2020 0

Two Malawians and a Mozambican have been arrested in Mangochi for trafficking nine young men aged between 22-30 to Mozambique. The three were arrested during the wee hours of Tuesday at Mwawa crossing border point.… ...

NGO pushes for more investment in family planning

Sep 24, 2020 0

A rights group has asked government to increase funding towards provision of family planning methods as a way of curbing teenage pregnancies. Speaking after meeting Members of Parliament in Lilongwe, White Ribbon Alliance Malawi Executive… ...

Activists complain over decrease in funding for textbooks

Sep 19, 2020 0

Education activists have expressed concern over the decrease in government funding for procurement of textbooks, saying learning materials are already inadequate in schools in the country. The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) raised the concerns… ...

ACB slow in handling corruption cases – HRDC

Sep 16, 2020 0

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been slow in handling corruption cases in the country despite receiving funding. The grouping’s Chairperson Gift Trapence said this on Wednesday at a press… ...