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- Christian Aid, CICOD...
  
  Christian Aid and Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD) on Friday, donated Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) items to people affected by Cyclone Freddy at Ngabu Sports Club Camp and Pakamwa Camp in the areas of Traditional Authorities Ngabu and Makhuwira.
  
  Chilima for speedy...
  
  Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima on Thursday called for speedy rehabilitation of Muloza bridge which was partly swept away by floods.
  
  Vuwa Kaunda urges...
  
  Former Minister of Information in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration, Symon Vuwa Kaunda, has urged the government to employ information attaches in its foreign missions to help in mobilizing resources for survivors of natural disasters.
  
  Chakwera challenges developed...
  
  Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has challenged world leaders to match their words of solidarity with action in helping people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy with relief assistance.
Health
- Japan donates 28...
  
  The Japanese Government, through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated 28 three tonner hino trucks and five units of cold rooms with generators to the Malawi Government.
  
  CONGOMA, MHEN worried...
  
  Council for Non-Governmental Organization (CONGOMA) and Malawi Health Equity Network (MEHN) have expressed disappointment with the low Covid-19 uptake among Malawians despite numerous efforts to encourage people to get the jab.
  
  Zomba DHO working...
  
  Zomba District Health Office (DHO) says it is doing everything possible to arrest the spread of cholera and cholera deaths in the district.
  
  TB fight, leprosy...
  
  Deputy Minister of health Halima Daudi has expressed the need for more investment in efforts to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy in Malawi.
Politics
- APM admits he...
  
  Former President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has admitted for the first time since he was booted out of power in June 2020 that he has no solutions to the social and economic challenges weighing down Malawians at the moment.
  
  28-year-old Denis Khang’a...
  
  A 28-year-old Denis Mahata Thanthwe Khang'a has announced plans to contest for the presidential seat in the 2025 tripartite elections.
  
  Goodall Gondwe, Jappie...
  
  A writing could certainly be on the wall for the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that Northern Region will not allow to be used as an election pawn again.
  
  APM confesses DPP...
  
  Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) has, for the first time since Malawians booted him out of power through the Fresh Presidential Election on June 23, 2020, confessed that his party did not and could not win the presidential race.
Education
- Malawi Govt sees...
  
  Secretary to the Treasury (ST) Dr. MacDonald Mafuta Mwale has expressed Malawi Government’s commitment to providing continued financing for research, science, technology and innovation in an effort to achieve import substitution and wealth creation.
  
  Malawi launches first-ever...
  
  The Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa-Wirima says Malawi needs to embrace and integrate research, science, technology and innovation in its development planning and the transformative process if the country is to attain its developmental aspirations.
  
  Government impressed with...
  
  Deputy Minister of Education Nancy Chaola Mdooko has said the government is impressed with Joint Program on Girls Education, citing improvement in class attendance, reduction in school dropout, and improved examination pass rate.
  
  HCA commits to...
  
  Human Capital Africa Educational Alliance (HCA), a non-governmental organization committed to improving the quality of education for children in Africa, has partnered with the Ministry of Education to support the development of fundamental learning and numeracy in the country.
Environment
- Luntha Television plants...
  
  Luntha Television has joined Likuni Girls Secondary School, with guidance from the Lilongwe City Council (LCC), in planting 800 trees in City Centre and along Lilongwe River in an effort to conserve the environment.
  
  We need to...
  
  Players in the climate change and Disaster Risk Management sector have described the recent disastrous Tropical Cyclone Freddy as a wake-up call on how the country can best engage in loss and damage conversations.
  
  Continental women’s assembly...
  
  The Southern Africa Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) has demanded that African countries should impose sanctions and penalties on companies and organization that pollute the environment in the continent.
  
  Castel Malawi commits...
  
  Castel Malawi Limited has committed K20 million to this year's tree-planting exercise in Malawi, aimed at restoring lost forests.
News
- ICT skills as...
  
  African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has highlighted Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills as critical ingredients for fostering social and economic growth in Africa.
  
  Deputy SPC emphasizes...
  
  Deputy Secretary for President and Cabinet (D/SPC) Dr. Janet Banda has emphasized the need for an effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system as well as capacities to achieve the country's development aspirations.
  
  President Chakwera, ITU...
  
  Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Monday afternoon held discussions with Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, on how Malawi and ITU can work together to develop information communication technology (ICT) in the country.
  
  President Chakwera lobbies...
  
  Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has taken advantage of his official trip to Doha, Qatar, to lobby for more funding from OPEC Fund, pleading with the Fund to consider expanding its three-year funding to Malawi from US$60 million to US$200 million.
Human Rights
- CRS Malawi Women...
  
  Catholic Relief Services (CRS-Malawi Women) last week joined the international community in commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day with a call to the world to embrace equity.
  
  Undule against blank...
  
  Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) Board Member Undule Mwakasungula has urged human rights activists in Malawi to exercise caution when advocating for abortion, stressing that life must not be terminated willy-nilly.
  
  CSOs push for...
  
  After Parliament failed to debate the Termination of Pregnancy Bill (TOP), some civil society organizations (CSOs) are pushing the Judiciary to deliver its determination on unsafe abortion, which is reportedly affecting women's and girls' right to health in this country.
  
  Child rights literacy...
  
  Dedza district has registered a decrease in cases of child rights violations, thanks to a child rights literacy project, which National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust is implementing in conjunction with the Malawi Law Commission.
Entertainment
- Mingoli music bash...
  
  Organisers of the Ku Mingoli Music Bash have unveiled three international artists and one local artist to headline the music event
  
  Frank Kaunda tackles...
  
  Malawian artist, Frank Kaunda has continued to make good on his promise to release a song every month in 2023 with the release of his second single titled 'Nango' on March 3, 2023.
  
  MultiChoice grows operations...
  
  MultiChoice has disclosed plans to introduce a Decoder Service Centre in order to provide GOtv and DStv customers with technical support through decoder diagnostics, repairs, swapping of decoders under warranty and the sale of hardware and accessories.
  
  JEG Tellem impresses...
  
  The country’s urban music industry has been on fire since the dawn of the 2023 year with the likes of Sean Morgan and Mzuzu-based rookies, Pop young and Merchah taking center stage with their hit songs, Ndizagenda, Mesa, and Naji respectively.
Sports
- CFRA for better...
  
  Central Region Football Association (CRFA) has appealed to Central Region Referees Association to improve their officiating standards in the coming football season.
  
  CFRA fixture abscondment...
  
  Central Region Football Association (CRFA) has said fines for failing to fulfill a fixture to K250,000 from K50, 000.00.
  
  ABC Lions makes...
  
  African Bible College (ABC) Lions Basketball team will be playing in the 2023 Central Zone Basketball League (CEZOBAL) finals against Bravehearts Basketball Club having played in the finals last in 2013.
  
  Zikhale Ng’oma committed...
  
  Member of Parliament for Nkhata Bay South, Kenneth Zikhale Ng'oma who is also Minister of Homeland Security has said that he is set to implement projects that will see youths prospering through sports.
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Christian Aid, CICOD donate...

Christian Aid and Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD) on Friday, donated Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) items to people affected by Cyclone Freddy at Ngabu Sports Club Camp and Pakamwa Camp in the areas of Traditional Authorities Ngabu and Makhuwira.

Japan donates 28 vehicles,...

The Japanese Government, through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated 28 three tonner hino trucks and five units of cold rooms with generators to the Malawi Government.

Chilima for speedy rehabilitation...

Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima on Thursday called for speedy rehabilitation of Muloza bridge which was partly swept away by floods.

Malawi Govt sees potential...

Secretary to the Treasury (ST) Dr. MacDonald Mafuta Mwale has expressed Malawi Government’s commitment to providing continued financing for research, science, technology and innovation in an effort to achieve import substitution and wealth creation.

Serah Chikwapula

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National

President Chakwera orders MDF deployment to assist Tropical Cyclone Freddy victims

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has ordered deployment of Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers in the Southern Region to render their logistical support in the affected areas ravaged by Cyclone Freddy.

Serah Chikwapula - March 14, 2023

National

Business operators plan vigil to force authorities to enforce relocation of refugees to Dzaleka

Small-scale business operators have disclosed a plan to hold a vigil on 16th march 2023 at Capital Hill in Lilongwe to force the Malawi Government to relocate the refugees and asylum seekers back to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa.

Serah Chikwapula - March 8, 2023

National

Dedza North communities cry for development

Communities from Dedza North have appealed to government, organizations and people of goodwill to assist them with safe and potable water to address problems of sanitation and hygiene in the area.

Serah Chikwapula - February 28, 2023

Education