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Nkhotakota Information Officer urges journalists to verify facts on CDF reporting
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US">Nkhotakota District Information Officer Wongani Mkandawire has urged journalists to verify facts and maintain professionalism when reporting on the Reformed Constituency Devel...
CSO Urges Ministry of Health to Implement High Court Ruling on Abortion Access
<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: left;">Delays in implementing a High Court ruling affirming access to safe abortion for adolescent survivors of sexual violence could continue exposing young women and girls to unsafe procedures and life-threatening complications, the Ladder for Rural D...
The Seed That Refused to Die
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend">Before sunrise, when the lakeshore air is still cool enough to keep the morning catch from spoiling, Anusah Banda of Kamange Village in the area of Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota District is already preparing for the da...
Ministry of Health and Sanitation Calls For Patients Care
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara, sans-serif;">The Ministry of Health and...
Shot During Protests, Forgotten After: Victims Families’ Demand Justice
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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 Po...
The Battle for Government Land in Kasungu
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">It is early morning in Kasungu, and as a cold wind sweeps across the fields, Masautso Mbewe, 54, makes his way to the farm ...
CSOs, Council react to Nkhotakota's bottom ranking in LAPA assessment
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Network in Nkhotakota has described the district council's poor performance in the 2025 Local Author...
Mchinji District Council plans new revenue collection measures
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The Mchinji District Council says it is considering introducing new revenue collection measures targeting owners of sports grounds and contractors awarded development projects aimed at increasing the council's locally generated revenue and streng...
Nkhotakota gender office commends Umunthu Plus’ efforts in advancing women’s participation in peace building.
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; font-size:12.0000pt;">Umunthu Plus says the Women for Voice Peace Project which it has been implementing in Nkhotakota district has made more strides...
Systemic failures rock Immigration Department, Ombudsman report reveals
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-s...
CFTC finds 649 expired, uncertified products in 14 shops
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has uncovered 649 expired and uncertified products in 14 shops during inspections con...
Health Experts Raise Concern Over Growing Use of Sexual Performance Enhancement Substances
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>Health experts have expressed concern over the growing use of drugs and other substances by some men who believe the products can enhance their sexual performance.<o:p></o:p></p> <p data-start="548" data-end="784">Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) Executiv...
Roads Authority Warns Against Encroaching Road Reserve Areas
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The Roads Authority has expresse...
Inside Malawi’s maternity waiting homes: the hidden use of labour -inducing herbs.
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Expecta...
From Stories to Change: SADC Journalists Close Gender Media Drive in Johannesburg
The Media Parity Project has concluded in Johannesburg with media practitioners from across the SADC region calling for stronger commitment to gender-sensitive reporting in newsrooms. The French Ambassador to South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, David Martinon, said the project has helped widen h...
Nkhotakota Agriculture Office Urges Farmers to Embrace Irrigation Farming Following Heavy Rains.
For years, Nkhotatoka district has been known for producing more rice harvest in the country, but this year things seem to be on the wrong turn following recent floods that destroyed most of the rice during its early stages in some areas particularly along the river banks such as Thiwi, among oth...
Fuel Price Hike Sparks Concern Among Minibus Owners: A Local Reality of Global Power Plays
In March 2026, Malawians woke up to a sharp increase in fuel prices announced by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA). Petrol rose from K3,499 to K4,965, a 41.9% jump, while diesel climbed from K3,500 to K4,945, representing a 41.3% increase. The hike was justified by MERA as a response ...
MHEN raises alarm over sewer leak discharging into Lilongwe river
The Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) has expressed serious concern over a leaking sewer pipe discharging untreated sewage into Lilongwe River. MHEN Executive Director, George Jobe says the leaking sewer line, located behind a building south of SANA Mega Shop, is posing a significant public ...
Retired public servants demand increased pension allocation to clear arrears
Retired public servants under the Public Pensioners Forum (PPF) have pleaded with the government, through the Ministry of Finance, to consider increasing the allocation of pension funds to clear outstanding gratuity arrears for pensioners in the country. Dyson Mutipe, the Forum’s Chairperson, ...
Tree Planting Not Enough in Addressing Climate Change; Experts Warns.
Civil society actors and environmental experts have warned that Malawi’s current climate responses remain inadequate to match the severity of floods and droughts affecting communities, despite annual tree-planting exercises and the existence of environmental policies. The Civil Society Network...