Government officials say 80,000 workers are wanted in Israel to work in the construction industry...
Authorities in Nsanje have expressed satisfaction with the progress of the Bangula-Marka Railway Construction Project....
By Salome Gangire Neno, April 24, Mana: Learners at Nandzanga Primary School in Neno District have hailed Neno District Council for constructing a K35 million classroom block under Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) which will accommodate learners in senior classes that used to travelled long distances to access education. Before the construction of the school block, standard 7 and 8 learners were travelling up to 10 kilometres to another school to access education as Nandzan...
By Rose Cross Mahorya Mzuzu, April 25, Mana: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Mzuzu City have asked Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to be fair in accrediting CSOs which will be involved in voter civic education in preparation for the 2025 general elections. The remarks were made Thursday by Peter Mumba of Apause Organisation in Mzuzu during a stakeholder engagement organised by MEC on revised electoral laws, constituency and ward boundaries and voter registration centres. He sai...
By Martin Chiwanda Machinga, April 23, Mana: In 1995, baby Patuma was born at Lifani Bridge in Machinga while her mother, Edna Saizi, was waiting for water in Lifani River to recede on her way to seek medical attention at Machinjiri Health Centre in Zomba. Saizi says the river has a great history to her family as she delivered her first born right at the bank of the river, as the make shift bridge, she recalls, was washed away in 1994. “Lifani Bridge has a great history to our family. ...
By Robert Nayeja Nsanje, April 25, Mana: Principal Nutrition, HIV and AIDS Officer for Nsanje, Noza Mpesi, has attributed the rising cases of malnutrition among children in the district to effects of tropical cyclones and dry spells that hit the district last year and this year respectively. He was speaking at Group Village Head Mnembe in Traditional Authority (TA) Tengani in the district during the launch of a week to disseminate messages to promote good nutrition. He said the number ...
By Rennie Tembo Lilongwe, April 25, Mana: Malawi has signed a charter with Africa Strategy Mining Group, which would assist in transforming the nation through sustainable mineral extraction. Speaking during the signing ceremony on Wednesday, Minister of Mining Monica Chang’anamuno said the agreement would help safe guarding the country’s minerals and address issues affecting companies and miners. By signing the pact, Malawi becomes an official member of the group. “I am very happy with...
By Manasse Nyirenda Rumphi, April 25, Mana: Manuel Mwang'onga Mkandawire, who served as Minister of Education after his appointment in 1978, has been laid to rest Thursday at his home, Mwang'onga Village in the area of Sub Traditional Authority (STA) Chisovya in Rumphi. In his eurology, Minister of Youth and Sports, Uchizi Mkandawire, who represented President Dr Lazarus Chakwera, said the President was saddened by the passing on of a very loyal Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member who c...
By George Mponda Karonga, April 24, Mana: The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has advised community members in Karonga to refrain from trafficking illegal immigrants who pass through the border district. MHRC Deputy Director for Civil and Political Rights Chance Kalolokesya said this Tuesday at Group Village Head Mweniyumba in the district when the commission engaged community members on human rights. Kalolokesya said one of the main responsibilities of MHRC is to raise awareness...
By Wongani Mkandawire Nkhotakota, April 22, Mana: Playing trade at Lozi Trading Centre in the area of Traditional Authority Mwadzama, 10 kilometres North of Nkhotakota Boma, has not only been an awful experience during the rainy season but also a deadly activity as business activities are carried out in the edges of the all-time tied-up M5 Road. Accommodating over 400 vendors, the market continues to welcome several people from different parts of Nkhotakota and surrounding districts, w...
By Willy Kadewere Chikwawa, April 23, Mana: District Community Development Office in Chikwawa is in the Community Development Month (CDM) and is mobilising communities to work in self-initiated development activities as part of its reform agenda. District Community Development Officer Maxmoss Governor described the CDM as innovative approach to foster community engagement in self-initiated development activities, devoid of external support, adding that April was designated as the offic...
By Brian Wasili Mwanza, 23 April, Mana: Minister of Gender, Community development and social welfare, Jean Sendeza has called on Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) beneficiaries in Mwanza to buy maize to be in line with government's objective of addressing food insecurity among households that have no food in the district The minister made the call at the launch of Vertical Expansion Lean Season Response and Horizontal Expansion Lean Season Response under SCTP at Mofati Village in t...
By Steve Chirombo Dedza, April 23, Mana: Police in Dedza District have arrested 28-year-old Solomon Simango of Kanduna Village in Traditional Authority Kamenyagwaza in the district on suspicion that he killed his wife. According to Dedza Police Station publicist Beatrice Jefita, it is reported that Simango and his wife were drinking beer on Sunday at a certain place where they started arguing about the wife talking to other men. Jefita said the quarrel continued until they got home whe...
By Tione Andsen Lilongwe, April 25, Mana: Bottom three sides in the TNM Super League have daunting fixtures this coming weekend as they face inform teams in the week four of the season. The three sides are Dedza Dynamos, Baka City and Bangwe All Stars who are yet to register a win for the season and are in relegation battles. Dedza have managed two draws against FCB Nyasa Big Bullets 1-1, Silver Strikers 1-1 and lost 3-0 on the road against Civil Service United. Baka City lost in a Kar...
By Beatrice Bangula Blantyre, April 25, Mana: Social workers in the country have been urged to continue working hard so that they can change the lives of people they serve by promoting social change and development. President of Association of Social Workers in Malawi (ASWIM) Chisangalalo Ntonio made the call on Tuesday during a social service practitioner’s certification ceremony held at Malawi Sunday Hotel in Blantyre. Speaking to 49 social workers from Southern and Central region wh...