Month: February 2017 Posts

Dry spell victims facing starvation, Muslims warn

Feb 28, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 7 &

Following the dry spells that have hit the Lower Shire districts of Nsanje and Chikhwawa, the Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) has warned that people of the two districts will die of hunger if they… ...

Dry spells hit Nsanje, Chikwawa

Feb 27, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 59 &

There are fears that hundreds of Malawians in the Lower Shire districts of Nsanje and Chikwawa may yet again face starvation this year following a dry spell that has hit some parts of the districts.… ...

Constituents fault MP over Nsanje-Marka Road

Feb 20, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 1 &

Nsanje South Parliamentarian is under fire for failing to push for a good road network involving the 27 kilometre Nsanje-Marka Road which is currently in very bad shape. Concerned constituents including the business community have… ...

Nsanje health worker arrested for selling blood

Feb 16, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 20 &

A Nsanje District Hospital employee has been arrested for receiving money from a guardian in order to source blood for a patient who required transfusion. Nsanje police publicist Sergeant Agnes Zalakoma has identified the suspect… ...

Nsanje chief accused of demanding bribes from hunger victims

Feb 12, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 29 &

A chief in Malawi’s Lower Shire district of Nsanje has been reported to have demanded money from hunger victims in order to allow them to receive humanitarian aid, Malawi24 has learnt. Residents of Village Headman… ...

Nsanje chiefs threaten to drag NPL to court for defamation

Feb 03, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 11 &

Traditional leaders in Nsanje are planning to drag to court Nation Publications Limited (NPL) for defamation over a story published in The Weekend Nation on January 14, 2017. According to a report which the Weekend… ...

Armyworms threaten food security in Nsanje

Jan 23, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 33 &

Over 10,000 farmers in Nsanje district may face hunger this year following the invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in the district. Maize and sorghum are the most seriously attacked crops and agricultural authorities… ...