Youths in Mzimba District have been warned against flirting with road contractors working on the rehabilitation of M1 Road to avoid falling prey to sexually transmitted infections and avoid getting unwanted pregnancies.
A 5-magnitude earthquake was Sunday felt in some parts of the northern region causing panic to some people in Mzuzu City, Karonga, Mzimba, Karonga and Nkhata Bay districts.
Some community members in Mzimba have asked the District Council to expedite the operationalization of some structures constructed with funding from the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) Project.
Some children from Traditional Authority (TA) Khosolo in Mzimba have commended Impact Centre for Economic and Development (ICEED) for rescuing them from child labour in the coffee and tea estates they were working in and offering them vocational training.
At least 129 youths in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Khosolo in Mzimba on Friday graduated in various vocational trades after completing a three months mobile training programme under Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET).
Public Relations Manager for Northern Region Water Board (NRWB), Edward Nyirenda says vandalism of water infrastructure in Mzimba south poses great danger to sustainable provision of potable water to communities.
Lilongwe University Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Department of Nutrition and Health has embarked on research to establish underlying factors behind higher cases of malnutrition and stunted growth in people in two districts of Mzimba and Dowa which stand at 39 percent.
Some families in Mzimba South have hailed Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) for enabling them construct and live in decent houses following their enrolment into the programme.
National Planning Commission (NPC) Director General, Thomas Chataghalala Munthali says chiefs hold an important role in the successful implementation of the Malawi 2063 (MW2063) as they are influential in bringing about mind-set change among their subjects.Â