The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has commended the government for allocating MK900 billion to the education sector in the 2024-2025 budget, stressing that the increase in allocation demonstrates government’s recognition of the pivotal role the sector has in national development.
Kanyangala Nkhoma, a 60-year-old peasant farmer from Kuliyani Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitukul
a in Lilongwe, will face yet another life-threatening hunger this year.
Agriculture and development experts have advised the Government of Malawi to consider making greater investment in the extension services, stressing that this is key to the realization of enhanced productivity and production.
The Early Childhood Development Coalition of Malawi (ECD Coalition) has lamented the declining government contribution to the ECD sector, fearing the country risks missing the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.2 if the trend continues.
In his quest to resolve the system failure at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Wednesday summoned heads and technocrats from various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to a meeting at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe to discuss and find a lasting solution to the problem.
The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) has pledged continued support to the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) in its efforts to provide assistance to food-insecure Malawians.
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) – an association of the Catholic Bishops in Malawi – has thanked the Scottish Government (SG) for providing a £250, 000 (approximately MK452 million) grant towards supporting families affected by hunger in Malawi.
Marist Brothers in Malawi have rolled out a goat pass-on programme targeting young people from underprivileged families.
The Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) has brokered a US$30,000 Development of National Sport Systems where the Malawi Aquatic Union, with their international expert coach, Cedric Finch, have been training 20 coaches targeting lake districts including other districts in Kasungu and Mangochi
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Mining, Joseph Mkandawire, has called for enhanced transparency and accountability in exportation of mineral resources for the country to realize the benefits.
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