AG defies CSOs on K270bn case Attorney General (AG) Charles Mhango says he will not step aside as lead defence lawyer in the K270.4 billion claim case by businessperson Leston Mulli and his enterprises. Civil society organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) in a statement issued on Sunday, argued the AG’s involvement in… Read More »
Supreme Court hears Khato case today Nine Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal judges are today set to hear a motion of appeal by two civil society organisations (CSOs) to replace the Malawi Law Society (MLS) in the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project case. If the two CSOs—Youth and Society (YAS) and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)—succeed in the… Read More »
Red Cross intensifies cholera prevention At Malawi Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has intensified efforts to prevent a possible cholera outbreak in 19 cholera-prone districts. The organisation is targeting 50 000 households in hotspot areas of Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Salima, Balaka, Mangochi, Machinga, Zomba, Phalombe, Mulanje, Blantyre, Mwanza, Chikwawa, Nsanje, Lilongwe, Dedza, Ntcheu and Kasungu. MRCS… Read More »
Minister Chiumia, five MPs face axe …several PSs, Directors, DCs in trouble too Six lawmakers including Civic Education Minister Grace Chiumia could lose parliamentary seats after the assets office wrote Speaker of the National Assembly to declare their seats vacant. Public Declarations of Assets and Liabilities director Christopher Tukula confirmed in an interview that the office has also… Read More »
Qech has no CT scanner Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (Qech), one of the biggest public referral hospitals in the country is running without a computerized tomography (CT) scanner making treatment of various health conditions such as hydrocephalus and spina bifida difficult. A CT scan allows doctors to see inside the body. It uses a combination of X-rays and a… Read More »
Researchers turn to stools for TB screening 2018 Complex, stressful and painful are some the words coming from clinicians struggling to collect respiratory samples from children undergoing tuberculosis tests. However, a new study shows stools offer a simple way to free children from sputum test that exposes them to the agonies of being hospitalised overnight and having a… Read More »
Mutharika asks Malawians to pray for good rains As the rainy season emerges, President Peter Mutharika has called on all religious groupings in the nation to observe national days of prayer from October 26 to 28 praying for good rains and a disaster free 2018/2019 rainy season. In a statement released on Thursday and signed by chief secretary… Read More »
Fresh scheme to fight graft Malawi To step up the graft fight, Malawi Law Society (MLS) has partnered three civil society organisations (CSOs) in a consortium United Against Corruption (UAC) to collectively fight serious and organised corruption in the country. MLS has joined Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), Church and Society Programme (CSP) of the CCAP… Read More »
More work to reach SDG targets—UN 2018 United Nations resident coordinator Maria Jose Torres Macho says there is a need to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets which are lagging behind such as addressing youth unemployment. Speaking at a reception on Wednesday night to commemorate United Nations Day which falls on 24 October, the UN envoy… Read More »
Health Sciences staff call off strike At Malawi Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS) staff have called off their strike after reaching a consensus with government on their demands. The staff started the strike on Monday to force management to align their salaries with other statutory corporations by giving them a 47 percent salary increment and pay outstanding… Read More »