Month: February 2020 Posts

Communities trained on gender based violence

Feb 22, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

People from different Traditional Authorities in Phalombe have been taught on issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in order to curb cases of GBV in the district. These orientation programmes were organised by Phalombe Youth… ...

Man jailed 14 years for raping one-year-old baby

Feb 08, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

The Phalombe First Grade Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old-man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a one-year-old baby. The convict has been identified as Maxwell Galimoto from Mwaapa village of… ...

Cyclone Idai survivors receive money from Oxfam

Feb 03, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

There were smiles from Cyclone Idai survivors in Phalombe over the weekend as they received cash from Oxfam in Malawi as part of recovery response. Over 1,600 households from the area of traditional authority Jenala… ...

2020 Forest Restoration Programme commences next week

Feb 01, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Youths in Phalombe district on Friday strategized for the implementation of this year's Malawi Youth Forest Restoration Programme (MYFRP) activities which will commence next week in the district. The youth together with officers from the… ...

Police officers equipped with HIV/AIDS prevention advocacy knowledge

Jan 27, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

As Malawi seeks to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030, Non-governmental organization called Mzake ndi Mzake has taught Police officers on how they can tackle issues of prevention, care and counseling in the fight against HIV. The… ...

Heavy rains displace over 3900 families

Jan 18, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Over 3900 families have been left homeless in Phalombe following heavy rains which have led to destruction of the families’ houses and their property. The affected traditional authorities are Kaduya, Nazombe, Nkhulambe and flood prone… ...

Nine arrested for damaging road

Jan 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Police in Phalombe have arrested nine men for digging a drainage across the newly constructed Zomba-Jali-Phalombe Road. According to Phalombe Police spokesperson Innocent Moses, the incident occurred on January 15 around 09:00 hours along Zomba-Jali-Phalombe… ...

Police condemns parents for enabling child trafficking

Dec 12, 2019 Cosmas Kagulo 0 &

Police in Phalombe say some parents in the district are involved in child trafficking as they encourage their children to go to Mozambique to find work. Assistant Superintendent Maureen Mkhwamba of Phalombe Police made the… ...

Parents forcing girls into marriages in order to escape poverty

Dec 12, 2019 Cosmas Kagulo 0 &

A chief in Phalombe says parents in the district are forcing their children to get married as a way of overcoming their financial problems. In an interview, Sub-Traditional Authority Namasoko highlighted that the driving force… ...

Magistrate concerned over rape in Phalombe

Dec 11, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Phalombe First Grade Magistrate, Damson Banda, has expressed concern over the increase of rape and sexual abuse cases in the district saying men are raping babies less than two years old. Banda said this during… ...

Rise in teenage pregnancies worries Phalombe council

Dec 09, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

The Phalombe District has expressed concern over the rise in pregnancies among girls below the age of the 18 in the southern region district. Last year in the same district, over 30 girls made the… ...

Oxfam to donate treadle pumps to Phalombe farmers

Dec 07, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Farmers who are cultivating in gardens around irrigation schemes which were established as a response to cyclone Idai in Phalombe can now smile as Oxfam says IT will provide treadle pumps for easy supply of… ...

Phalombe youths trained in leadership and advocacy

Dec 05, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

A total of 30 youths from different communities across Phalombe district have been trained in advocacy on matters which affect their day to day lives including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The three… ...

Construction works fuelling spread of STIs

Nov 28, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

…STIs up by 200 percent in villages around Phalombe Hospital Health authorities in Phalombe have revealed that cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) have increased in the district because of construction works. This was revealed… ...

Cervical cancer increase worries health officials

Nov 17, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Health experts in Phalombe district have expressed worry over the increase in number of women diagnosed with signs of cervical cancer. This was said on Friday during official launch of mass screening campaign of the… ...