Chief Mwansambo of Nkhotakota has condemned the burning of houses by irate community members following witchcraft accusations and regreted that such atrocity happened in his community. The chief made the apology on Friday at Kaso Primary School in Chitsulo Village in the district where Minister of Homeland Security Nicolas Dausi sympathised with the victims…

  National Local Government Finance Committee has urged Traditional Authorities (T/As) in Chitipa to exercise ownership of projects amid poor results in Public Works Programme (PWP) implementation. The committee’s budget director Yohane Nyanja made the remarks during a full council meeting at Chitipa District Council where the committee introduced Enhanced Public Works Programme (EPWP) pilot…

Paprika farmers in Mkombezi, Rumphi say they are failing to exploit paprika farming business due to lack of extension services. Group village head Mkombezi said in an interview on Tuesday that lack of extension workers is a big challenge for paprika farming in his area where the crop has potential to change people’s economic status.…

  Medical staff at Sankhulani Health Centre in East Bank, Nsanje, have threatened to leave due to ‘strange things’ they claim are signs of witchcraft, the facility’s medical assistant Patrick Tebulo has confirmed. The facility, located in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlolo, has since reopened barely a week after its closure amid witchcraft allegations. Speaking in…

  The Department of Climate Change and Metrological Services says Rumphi District will receive normal rains in 2018/19 season if the current rainfall forecast is anything to go by. Chief agriculture meteorologist Adams Chavula said this on Friday when he briefed Rumphi District Executive Committee members and other stakeholders on rainfall forecast for the district.…

  Some parents in Karonga have expressed dissatisfaction with the school feeding programme in primary schools, saying it is becoming unhygienic for their children. Speaking in an interview on Monday, one of the concerned parents Anastanzia Mwafulirwa alleged that the programme at Karonga Church of Central Africa Presbetyrian (CCAP) Primary School is contributing to the…

  Ntcheu District Hospital has appealed to well-wishers to donate sanitation tools to prevent infectious diseases and improve quality care and management of patients. Speaking on Friday during a cleaning exercise the hospital organised, Ntcheu district heath officer (DHO) Mike Chisema said besides medication, a good environment contributes hugely to the recovery of patients. “This…

  The Women’s Manifesto Movement (Woman) Malawi is today holding a women’s assembly to develop a manifesto for advocating for women’s issues. The assembly, to be held under the theme Time For a Focused Women’s Voice, will be held at Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe. Woman Malawi comprises various organisations, including the Women…

Government has appealed to Malawians to change their attitudes and mindset toward solid waste management within their locality. Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Anna Kachikho said this Wednesday during the commemoration of the World Habitat and World Cities Day at Masintha ground in Lilongwe. She said:  “We have noted that poor solid waste…

Kachere Rehabilitation Centre in Blantyre has appealed to well-wishers for an ambulance after the one they had was badly damaged in a road accident in Thyolo. The development has crippled the centre’s operations since October 8 this year. The centre’s chief executive officer  Dr. Sydney Ndembe said in an interview yesterday the absence of an…

The Central-East Education Division (Ceed) has transferred the head teacher of Nyangoza Community Day Secondary School in Ntchisi following demands by students over alleged poor administration and ill-treatment. There has been bad blood between the head teacher, Elled Mwale and the students, a thing which led to Ceed to intervene. Speaking with Malawi News Agency…

First Lady Gertrude Mutharika says Malawi can become one of the first countries globally to achieve the fast-track elimination of HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) target of five percent or less by 2020 and eliminate paediatric Aids by 2030. She was speaking yesterday in Lilongwe when she officially launched the Free to Shine Campaign as part…

Hitches ranging from theft to destruction by pests have marred relief maize distribution in Mulanje District, denying some potential beneficiaries access to the grain. The development has seen 84 households earmarked to receive the maize from the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) being left out. A report presented to a full council meeting on…

  Mzuzu University (Mzuni) says lack of knowledge about occurrence and mitigation of natural disasters is a major contributing factor to different tragedies happening in the country. Mzuni vice-chancellor Professor Fred Msiska said this on Thursday in Karonga during a workshop marking the end of a five-year Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban Ark) research project…

    Communities along Lake Malawi in Nkhotakota have expressed concern over stray pigs in their areas, saying they are  compromising hygiene and sanitation in the district. Some families in Vinthenga Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Makuta say they are at risk of contracting diseases caused by poor hygiene and sanitation due to the stray pigs…

  Members of Parliament (MPs) in Mzimba have contributed about K34 million from Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the construction of a new guardian’s shelter at Mzimba District Hospital. Mzimba district commissioner Thomas Chirwa on Thursday said the new shelter will accommodate about 300 people. The existing structure accomodates 100  people. “The guardian shelter we…

  The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has forecasted that some parts of Nsanje District will likely be hit by either floods or dry spells in the 2018/19 rainy season due to impending El Nino. Chief meteorologist responsible for weather forecasting in the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Charles Vanya, gave…

  Local leaders in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwirang’ombe in Karonga say they will seek police intervention to force some households to use water treated with chlorine to avert a cholera outbreak. Group village head Gangamwali on Tuesday said it is worrisome that some people were refusing chlorine administered by Participatory Development Initiative (PDI) under Emergency…