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Lilongwe City Mayor signs International Walking Charter

Lilongwe City Mayor Councilor Richard Banda on Thursday became the first Mayor in Africa to sign the International Walking Charter in a show of commitment that Lilongwe city will ensure a more friendly mobility environment that is more conducive to pedestrians and cyclists to promote walking and cycling.

MHRRC fights GBV, nips suicide in Dedza

Brave and caring men, faith leaders and chiefs in Traditional Authority (T/A) Tambala in Dedza district are mobilizing their subjects to tame twin problems of suicide and violence targeting girls and women in the area.

CEM banks hope on Kuphikira Moganizira Chilengedwe Project to address environmental degradation

Community Energy Malawi (CEM) – a Malawian organization advancing usage of cleaner energies to save the remaining natural resources from depletion – has disclosed that it is banking its hopes on the ongoing Kuphika Moganizira Chilengedwe Project to address environmental degradation.

CHRR, CEDEP call for concerted efforts to end stigma, discrimination against LGBTIQ

Local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called for concerted efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination, which sometimes result in violent attacks against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) individuals.

Mzimba communities impress MPs with initiatives to avert hunger

Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology have expressed satisfaction with initiatives community members in Traditional Authority Kampingo Sibande in Mzimba have undertaken to avert food insecurity in the area.

MPs tout science, technology as key to socio-economic development of Malawi

Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology says science and technology are key to the attainment of Malawi’s social and economic development.

NCST courts MPs to support rural-based innovators

In its continued effort to promote local talent and innovation, the government-funded National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) on Wednesday took members of Parliament (MPs) to Mzimba where a young man by the name Colred Nkosi invented hydroelectricity to address energy problems in his community.

Fired DPP officials demand immediate reinstatement

Recently fired Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials, Ackim Mwanza, Kelvin Chirambo and Joyce Chikukula, have written to their party leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, demanding their immediate reinstatement into their respective positions, arguing their dismissal was illegal.

Chakwera meets Scottish First Minister in UK, pleads for support to cyclone survivors

Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Saturday held bilateral talks with newly-elected Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf, hours after he attended the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Author: Blessings Tambala