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Revenue Gaps Threaten Kasungu District Council Development Plans
<div style="text-align: left;">Kasungu District Council’s Finance Service Committee said its first-quarter financial report has revealed significant gaps in revenue collection, a development threatening the achievement of its projected revenue target.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br...
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
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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...
Mutharika urged to address renewed fears over safety of persons with albinism
The Association for Persons with Albinism of Malawi (APAM) has called on the President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika to directly engage with the albinism community and clearly outline concrete measures being taken to ensure their safety. APAM President, Young Muhamba, says fresh fears have ...
Mixed reactions over proposed sale of the airfield land
The Mchinji Civil Society Organisations has denonuced the Mchinji district council’s decision to sell the airfield land, saying the council has several development priorities that could be implemented on the land. This follows reports from the council about plans to sell the airfield land on g...
Women with disabilities demand equal access to SRHR services
Victoria Supuliyano, a teacher at Chilanga School for the Blind in the area of Senior Chief Kaomba, in Kasungu district recalls how negative attitudes from health workers affected her. During one antenatal visit in 2023 a nurse remarked, “even you got pregnant,” as if pregnancy were impossibl...
Invisible Labour, Visible Loss: How Economic Abuse Is Stripping Rural Women in Nkhotakota of Their Livelihoods
In the quiet rice fields of Nkhotakota, the day begins long before the sun fully rises. But for many women, including 38-year-old Esinart Mwale, dawn is not just the start of work, it is a reminder of what they have lost. After months of planting and weeding side by side with her partner, she wat...
Human-Wildlife Conflict Turning Women into Wildlife Defenders
The sun had begun dipping behind the trees in the midst of Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve at Chipungu village, 47 kilometers from Nkhotakota Boma as a 57 year old Christina Ngoleka offered her sharp welcome ready to share the experiences she has acquired in protecting her community and the wildlife....