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FISP Targets Over 1.2 Million Farmers as Government Introduces New Reforms

Sep 25, 2026 12:05 PM By Mellie Chipula Bayani

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has today launched the 2026/27 Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme, FISP, at Kalira 1 Primary School ground in Traditional Authority Vuso Jere in Ntchisi district. This year's FISP targets 1,221,862 resource-constrained smallholder ma...

NASFAM ikhutira ndi momwe pulojekiti ya Regain ikuyendera m’boma la Nkhotakota

Sep 21, 2026 02:28 PM Tapiwa Mbewe

Bungwe la NASFAM lati ndilokukhutira ndi momwe alimi m’boma la Nkhotakota alandirira komanso kugwiritsa ntchito uphungu wokhudza kasamalidwe ka zokolola, kuyambira kumunda mpaka kumsika, womwe ukuperekedwa kudzera mu pulojekitiyi. Polankhula atangocheza ndi alimi komanso alangizi a zaulimi...

African Parks Highlights Importance of Rangers Through Annual Challenge

Sep 19, 2026 04:47 PM By Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

African Parks Acting Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve Park Manager Timothy Maseko Chana has described the annual Ranger Challenge as crucial in raising awareness of the importance of game rangers in protecting wildlife and the reserve. Chana says although the work of rangers is often not fully ...

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Calls For Patients Care

Sep 18, 2026 08:12 AM By Melie Chipula Bayani

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has called upon all healthcare workers to adhere to clinical guidelines, promote safe medication practices and actively involve patients in decisions concerning their care. The call comes as Malawi on Wednesday joined the global community in commemorat...

Shot During Protests, Forgotten After: Victims Families’ Demand Justice

Sep 17, 2026 02:16 PM By Humphreys Bomba

Almost 8 months have passed after a 20 year old Grant Rajab Phiri of Chiwaula Village in Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district was allegedly shot dead by Police after it allegedly opened fire to disperse a demonstrating crowed. His family says they are still waiting f...

Nzika Digital Wallet Launched to Improve Access to Public Services

Sep 16, 2026 02:05 PM By Patrick Kachere.

The Minister of Homeland Security says the country’s digital transformation must remove barriers and leave no one behind, warning that no shortcuts will be tolerated in the implementation process. He said the transformation should empower citizens rather than expose them, emphasizing that...

The Battle for Government Land in Kasungu

Sep 15, 2026 08:48 AM By Collings Kalivute

It is early morning in Kasungu, and as a cold wind sweeps across the fields, Masautso Mbewe, 54, makes his way to the farm he has relied on for years. For Mbewe, farming this two-acre piece of land near Lisasadzi Agricultural Experimental Station has been part of his livelihood for several...