Memory Chatonda

Minister of Local Government, Unity and Culture, Richard Chimwendo Banda has advised the newly installed Traditional Authority (T/A) Makata V to lead by example by uniting his subjects and fighting against corruption at the community level.

Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare has urged Blantyre District Council to popularise the National Male Engagement Strategy (NMES) and Public Service Workplace Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in all places.

Beneficiaries of Emergency Urban Cash Transfer Intervention (Mtukula Pakhomo wa Mmizinda) in Blantyre have hailed government for providing them with cash transfers to alleviate immediate economic hardships they face in day to day life as each of the 43,355 beneficiaries received K150,000 this week.

Chichiri Prison has reported 61 confirmed cases of viral conjunctivitis also known as pink eye disease among the inmates, totaling 353 cases registered so far in Blantyre.

Blantyre District Council is geared to roll out a US$100,000 (approximately K180 million) Direct Facility Financing (DFF) to support health centres, dispensaries and community hospitals address minor and urgent needs affecting health service delivery.

District Commissioner for Blantyre, Alex Mdooko, has advised head teachers from primary schools under Blantyre Rural South West Education Division to desist from chasing learners out of classes because of school development fund and uniforms.

Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Michael Usi has encouraged Malawians to utilise the National Forestry Season by planting more trees along the river banks as one way of restoring and protecting the rivers and conserving the environment.