National News
National News
Chisomo Club lobbies chiefs on human trafficking
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 10:00
- Written by Albert Sharra
Chisomo Children’s Club on Wednesday advised chiefs in Blantyre to influence their Members of Parliament (MPs) to pass the human trafficking bill into law once presented into the House.
Japan gives Malawi K4bn for TTC
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:33
- Written by Dumbani Mzale
Japan and Malawi on Thursday signed a grant agreement worth $11.2 million (about K4 billion) for the construction of a teacher training college (TCC) for secondary school teachers in the capital, Lilongwe.
15 yrs IHL for robbing judge
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 10:00
- Written by Albert Sharra
The Blantyre Magistrate’s Court has sentenced four criminals to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour each for breaking into a house of a retired High Court judge Friday Makuta in Blantyre.
Malawi will achieve MGDS II goals—Maseko
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:31
- Written by Bobby Kabango
Malawi Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Grace Maseko says provision of small- scale rural infrastructures and ground preparation for future infrastructure development in the irrigation sector can enable Malawi to achieve Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS II).
MEC broke, elections under threat
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:36
- Written by Anthony Kasunda
Malawi Electoral Commission (EC) has delayed implementation of the electoral calendar because it has no money to start preparations for the 2014 tripartite elections as government did not consider a K1.8 billion (about $4.5m) advance allocation during the Mid-Term Budget Review, The Nation has learnt.
Former NSO official convicted
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:30
- Written by Phillip Pemba
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court has convicted former chief statistician for population and housing census at the National Statistical Office (NSO), Willie Kachaka, on charges of corruption in connection with the hiring of vehicles for the 2008 census.
Kapito cautions on fuel prices
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:35
- Written by Emmanuel Muwamba
Outspoken Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director John Kapito has cautioned Malawians not to get excited by reduced pump prices of fuel and stabilisation of the kwacha, saying the developments are short-lived and have no impact on consumers.
Genet launches ‘Keeping Girls in School’ Project
- Category: National News
- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:49
- Written by James Chimpweya
_may16.jpg "Kulemeka (R) being briefed on sanitary pads")
Girls Empowerment Network (Genet) Malawi, Carlsberg Malawi and Cordaid have launched a ‘Keeping Girls in School 100 percent’ campaign, at Lunzu Primary School in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre.
Mzuzu residents defy minister
- Category: National News
- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 08:33
- Written by George Singini
Irate residents around the Mchengautuwa dumping site have defied Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change Management Godfrey Kamanya by closing the dumpsite when the minister ordered that it should be closed in November this year.
Managers, technocrats drilled in early childhood
- Category: National News
- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:47
- Written by Solomon Manda
At least 30 managers and technocrats in various departments of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare have undergone a two-day training in Zomba on Early Childhood Development (ECD) to increase their knowledge on the initiative.
