Month: February 2021 Posts

Rumphi-Nthalire road in pathetic state: Chakwera urged to fulfil promise  

Feb 16, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

People who travel between Rumphi to Chitipa through Nthalire have complained over the poor state of the road connecting the two areas and have urged the Lazarus Chakwera administration to fulfil its promise to construct… ...

Zomba Central MP launches road construction project

Feb 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Innocent Nyondo Zomba Central Parliamentarian Bester Awali has launched a project which will see the rehabilitation of Mpondabwino Bridge and the construction of the road that connects Mpondabwino and St Mary’s. According to business… ...

MP Chilenga, constituents clash over maternity wing

Feb 13, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Chitipa South Member of Parliament Welani Chilenga and people in his constituency have clashed after the legislators blocked the constituents from accessing funds from Chitipa District Council for construction of a maternity wing in the… ...

Chingale residents drilled on public finance tracking

Feb 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Centre for Social Concern has emphasized the need to empower communities in tracking public funds as one way to promote transparency and accountability in the implementation of various development projects in the… ...

Organisation empowers female headed households in Mzimba

Feb 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An organisation in Mzimba has empowered female headed families looking after orphans and vulnerable children to be self-reliant in the long term through agribusiness. This comes as the ever-growing number of orphans and vulnerable children… ...

Parliamentarian launches construction of youth resource centrer

Feb 02, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Phalombe North Constituency Mabvuto Bokosi has launched the construction of a Youth Resource Centre in the constituency. The youth resource centre will be constructed in the area of the… ...

Phalombe Council urged to take projects supervision seriously

Feb 01, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Phalombe District Council has been asked to take issues of monitoring and evaluation of developmental projects seriously so that contractors should not be doing shoddy works. The plea was made on Saturday during a virtual… ...

NGOs call for more investments in social protection programs

Jan 29, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) and International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for more investments in social protection programs such as cash transfer, saying such programs can improve the welfare of people. OSF with support from… ...

Chakwera urged to spearhead Vision 2063

Jan 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Saidi Winnes A political analyst has urged President Lazarus Chakwera to take a lead in implementation of Vision 2063, saying development plans fail because leaders concentrate on personal political goals in order to stay… ...

Council calls for speed boat support

Jan 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Zomba District Council has requested well-wishers to assist the council with a speed boat in order for the council to effectively and efficiently serve people of Chisi Island and other areas across… ...

Let’s be problem solvers, not faultfinders – Chakwera

Jan 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has said that to be Malawian is to be a problem solver, not a faultfinder, and has called for focused, collective action for Malawi to make progress in the new year. The… ...

Youths in Phalombe take authorities to task

Dec 30, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Youths in Phalombe district on Tuesday pinned down authorities in the district to explain what they are doing in as far as youth development is concerned in the district. The youths expressed their views during… ...

200 boreholes repaired in  Lilongwe

Dec 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A borehole rehabilitation project has repaired about 200 boreholes in rural areas of Lilongwe amid increased number of non-working boreholes in the district which force women to walk long distances to search for potable water.… ...

Thyolo NGOs complain over K250,000 registration fee

Dec 10, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Thyolo have expressed concern over the K250,000 registration which they are required to pay in order to operate in the district. In a bid to enhance coordination between Thyolo district council… ...

Malawians ask authorities to investigate Plem over Chapananga

Dec 08, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians have demanded government and regulators in the construction sector to investigate Plem construction company over Chapananga Bridge. The demands follow the circulation of pictures on social media showing significant damage to the road and… ...