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24 YEAR OLD MUBAS GRADUATE INVENTS A LAPTOP POWER BANK

By Kenson McCloud As the country continues to grapple with persistent power black outs which have affected many sectors including education, a 24-year old Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS)graduate, Lloyd Thalavu, has innovated a laptop power bank to ensure that studies and businesses that depend on laptops are not disrupted when the […]Read More

A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR BT & LL STUDENTS AS

By Kenson McCloud  There is a sigh of relief for students in Blantyre and Lilongwe as the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Cholera has finally announced the re-opening of schools in the two cities on 17th January 2023. The announcement comes after a two-week suspension of classes by the Ministry of Education in an […]Read More

LILONGWE’S TSOKA FLEA MARKET IN DIRE NEED OF SANITATION &

By Meclina Chirwa It has been established that the Lilongwe Flea Market has a population of 10000 vendors with only 2 toilets at a time the country continues grappling with the Cholera outbreak. This was revealed when the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change toured the market on Thursday to appreciate the status […]Read More

STAKEHOLDERS BEMOAN CHILD NEGLECT AS 6,250 CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY

By Meclina Chirwa  It has been established that out of the 21,000 registered cases of cholera, 6,250 are children. This represents about 30 percent of all cases. Ujama Pamodzi Africa has confirmed this to Timveni. The organization has therefore urged government to vaccinate all children against Cholera within the acceptable age range. Communications Officer for […]Read More

GOVT TIPPED ON WATER SUPPLY & ACCESSIBILITY IN NATIONAL l

By Meclina Chirwa  The Water and Environmental Sanitation Network (WESNET) has called on government to prioritize water supply and accessibility as a central strategy in the national response to Cholera. In a statement signed by WESNET Executive Director, Willies Mwandira, easy access to water in or near dwellings, markets and health care facilities would also […]Read More

CAT ENGAGES AGRI -ENTREPRENEURS IN BUSINESS CLINIC

By Franco Mwachande Jnr The Center for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) has highlighted the need for local agricultural entrepreneurs to be skillful in their business avenues for scaling up operations in alternative value chains. CAT Executive Director Macleod Nkhoma made the remarks on Monday at Ufulu gardens in Lilongwe during the opening of a two-days business […]Read More

ROTARY CLUB OF LILONGWE PLANTS TREES AT CHATATA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Franco Mwachande Jnr Rotary club of Lilongwe (RCL),  has planted over 1 800 trees at Chatata Primary School in Lilongwe  as part of their contribution to this year’s tree- planting programme. Speaking after the exercise on Tuesday, RCL President Margaret Sikwese  said they targeted the primary school as a way of educating learners to care […]Read More

300 THOUSAND CHILDREN TO BENEFIT THROUGH NATURAL REGENERATION INITIATIVE

By Meclina Chirwa  About 300 thousand children have been targeted to benefit through the natural regeneration initiative in the areas of Traditional Authority Mazengera and Chitekwere in Lilongwe. This was said on Tuesday in Lilongwe during the signing ceremony of the Forest Management Plan which the two T/As signed. Speaking during the ceremony, Lilongwe District […]Read More

EDUCATION EXPERTS WANT ACTUALISATION OF COMMITMENTS CHAKWERA MADE PRIOR TO

By Franklin Mtambalika  The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC), has asked the ministry of education to consider revamping the education system so that it focuses on skills development other than knowledge banking, as it has been the case before. This was said on Wednesday during a post UNGA dialogue meeting on transformative education with government […]Read More

POLICE CONDEMNS STUDENTS’ ACT OF MOB JUSTICE IN NKHOMA

By Jecina Chikwelete Police in Lilongwe have strongly condemned an act of mob justice at Mphanda Primary School in Nkhoma, Lilongwe, where pupils assaulted and stoned to death a theft suspect before setting his body ablaze. The incident happened on Monday, 21 November, in the area of Traditional Authority Chitekwere. The deceased has been identified […]Read More